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Tenri Line

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Tenri Line
Local train
Overview
Native name天理線
OwnerThe logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway
Line numberH
LocaleNara Prefecture
Termini
Stations4
Color on map     (#E7A61A)
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemKintetsu Railway
Operator(s)Kintetsu Railway
History
Opened7 February 1915; 109 years ago (1915-02-07)
Technical
Line length4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead line)
Operating speed90 km/h (56 mph)
SignallingAutomatic closed block
Train protection systemKintetsu ATS
Route map

Kashihara Line
to Kashiharajingū-mae
to Yamato-Saidaiji
Hirahata
B
Nikaidō
Senzai
Tenri
(JRW)

The Tenri Line (天理線, Tenri sen) is a railway line of Kintetsu Railway in Nara Prefecture, Japan connecting Hirahata Station in Yamato-Kōriyama and Tenri Station in Tenri. The line has four stations including the terminal Tenri and the transfer station Hirahata. It is mainly used by commuters in the morning and evening, as well as by followers of Tenrikyo, headquartered in Tenri, especially during festivals of the religion.

Route data

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History

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The Tenri Light Railway Co. opened a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line from its namesake town to Horyuji on the Kansai Main Line in 1915.

The Osaka Electric Railway Co. acquired the line in 1921, the year it opened the Kashihara Line, which connected at Hirahata.[1] The following year the line was converted to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge and electrified at 600 VDC. That company merged with Kintetsu in 1944.

The Hirahata - Horyuji section closed in 1952, and in 1969 the voltage was raised to 1500 VDC. The line was duplicated in 1988.[2]

Stations

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Express trains and local trains stop at every station on the Tenri Line.

No. Station Japanese Distance
(km)
Connections Location
Through services are available to Kyoto via the B Kashihara Line and the B Kyoto Line.
 H32  Hirahata 平端 0.0 B Kashihara Line (B32) Yamatokoriyama Nara Prefecture
 H33  Nikaido 二階堂 1.3 Tenri
 H34  Senzai 前栽 3.2
 H35  Tenri 天理 4.5 U Man-yō Mahoroba Line (Sakurai Line)

References

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  1. ^ "天理線電化100周年記念ヘッドマーク列車を運行します" (PDF). kintetsu.co.jp (in Japanese). 25 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  2. ^ "天理線". kintetsu.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.