| Yoshino Line | |
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| Overview | |
| Owner |  Kintetsu Railway |
| Line number | F |
| Locale | Nara Prefecture |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 16 |
| Color on map | (#008446) |
| Service | |
| Type | Commuter rail |
| System | Kintetsu Railway |
| Operator(s) | Kintetsu Railway |
| Depot(s) | Muda (branch depot of Furuichi Inspection Depot) |
| History | |
| Opened | 25 October 1912; 113 years ago (1912-10-25) |
| Last extension | 25 March 1928; 97 years ago (1928-03-25) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 25.2 km (15.7 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Single-track |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Minimum radius | 160 m (520 ft)[1] |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC (overhead line) |
| Operating speed | 100 km/h (60 mph)[1] |
| Signalling | Automatic closing block |
| Train protection system | Kintetsu ATS |
TheYoshino Line (吉野線,Yoshino-sen) is a railway line inNara Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operatorKintetsu Railway. It connectsKashihara-Jingūmae inKashihara andYoshino inYoshino. All Express and Limited Express trains continue to and fromŌsaka Abenobashi Station on theMinami Osaka Line.
The Yoshino Railway (吉野鉄道) Co. opened the Yoshino - Muda section in 1912, and extended the line to Kashiharajingū-mae in 1923, electrifying the entire line at 1500 VDC at that time.[1] Amongst the rolling stock were three Bo'Bo' goodtrain locomotives delivered fromBrown, Boveri & Cie inSwitzerland.[2]
In 1929 the company merged with the Osaka Electric Railway Co., which merged with Kintetsu in 1944.
Freight services ceased in 1984, andCTC signalling was commissioned in 2001.
Kintetsu Railway introduced the Blue Symphony sight-seeing train on this line in 2018. The special train runs twice a day in both directions.[3]
| No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Limited Express | Transfers | Location | |
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| F42 | Kashiharajingū-mae | 橿原神宮前 | 0.0 | O |
| Kashihara | Nara Prefecture |
| F43 | Okadera | 岡寺 | 1.1 | | | |||
| F44 | Asuka | 飛鳥 | 2.2 | O | Asuka,Takaichi District | ||
| F45 | Tsubosakayama | 壺阪山 | 3.9 | O | Takatori, Takaichi District | ||
| F46 | Ichio | 市尾 | 6.0 | | | |||
| F47 | Kuzu | 葛 | 7.9 | | | Gose | ||
| F48 | Yoshinoguchi | 吉野口 | 9.5 | O | |||
| F49 | Kusurimizu | 薬水 | 11.2 | | | Ōyodo,Yoshino District | ||
| F50 | Fukugami | 福神 | 12.8 | O | |||
| F51 | Ōada | 大阿太 | 14.6 | | | |||
| F52 | Shimoichiguchi | 下市口 | 17.0 | O | |||
| F53 | Koshibe | 越部 | 18.7 | | | |||
| F54 | Muda | 六田 | 20.7 | O | |||
| F55 | Yamato-Kamiichi | 大和上市 | 22.9 | O | Yoshino, Yoshino District | ||
| F56 | Yoshino-Jingū | 吉野神宮 | 23.7 | O | |||
| F57 | Yoshino | 吉野 | 25.2 | O | Yoshino Ropeway | ||
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia
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