Domyoji Line | |
Stations: | 3 |
Routes: | 1 |
Depot: | Furuichi |
Linelength Km: | 2.2 |
Electrification: | (overhead lines) |
Signalling: | Automatic closed block |
Speed Km/H: | 65 |
Map State: | collapsed |
The is a single-tracked, 2.2 km short railway line operated by Kintetsu Railway, connecting Dōmyōji Station in the city of Fujiidera and Kashiwara Station in Kashiwara, both in Osaka Prefecture.
The line is the oldest in the Kintetsu railway network. Initially steam-powered, the line was built and opened in 1898 by the, whose plan was to connect towns of southern Kawachi Province to the then main line of the,[1] present-day Kansai Main Line.
In the following year, the whole railway from to [2] was transferred to the, who extended the line to Nagano (present) in 1902.
With its name changed to the Osaka Railway in 1919, the company built its own railway directly to Osaka's downtown, diverting at . The new line opened in 1923 to (present) with 1,500 V DC electrified, the first in Japan. Then the railway line between Dōmyōji and Kashiwara became a short branch line of the network.
In 1943, the predecessor of Kintetsu, the merged the company. In 1944 it renamed itself Kintetsu.
All trains are operated as locals between Dōmyōji and Kashiwara. One set of two-car EMU serves the line all day.
All stations are in Osaka Prefecture.
No. | Stations | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location |
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道明寺 | 0.0 | (F15) | Fujiidera | ||
柏原南口 | 1.6 | (D17) | Kashiwara | ||
柏原 | 2.2 |
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