Domyoji Line Explained

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.

History

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.

Operation

All trains are operated as locals between Dōmyōji and Kashiwara. One set of two-car EMU serves the line all day.

Stations

All stations are in Osaka Prefecture.

No.StationsJapaneseDistance
(km)
TransfersLocation
道明寺0.0 (F15)Fujiidera
柏原南口1.6 (D17)Kashiwara
柏原2.2
  • (JR-Q27)
  • Osaka Line (D16)

Notes and References

  1. The Osaka Railway. The first was responsibly constructed (present) - of present Kansai Main Line, in 1900 merged to the, nationalized in 1907. The second was the successor of the Kanan Railway, apart from the first.
  2. Presently the entire stretch of Domyoji Line and part of Minami Osaka Line and Nagano Line