Kintetsu Shigi Line

Kintetsu Shigi Line train seen between Kawachi-Yamamoto and Hattorigawa, May 2007

The Kintetsu Shigi Line (近鉄信貴線, Kintetsu Shigi-sen) is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu. The line connects Kawachi-Yamamoto Station and Shigisanguchi Station. The entire line is located in the city of Yao, and is 2.8 km long. At Kawachi-Yamamoto, the line connects to the Kintetsu Osaka Line, and at Shigisan-guchi, to the Nishi-Shigi Cable Line.^[1] The line opened in 1930, and has a ruling gradient of 4% (1 in 25), the steepest of any Kintetsu line.

Stations

Kawachi-Yamamoto Station - Hattorigawa Station - Shigisanguchi Station

Statistics

Length: 2.8 km
Rail gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)
Number of stations: 3
Interlocking: Electronic interlocking

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

↑ Map of Kintetsu Lines

Kintetsu Railway and Transport

1,435 mm lines

Osaka / Nagoya Line Area	Osaka Line Shigi Line Nagoya Line Yunoyama Line Suzuka Line Yamada Line Toba Line Shima Line

Nara / Kyoto Line Area	Namba Line Nara Line Ikoma Line Keihanna Line Kyoto Line Kashihara Line Tenri Line Tawaramoto Line

1,067 mm lines	Minami-Osaka Line Dōmyōji Line Nagano Line Gose Line Yoshino Line

Funicular lines	Ikoma Cable Line Nishi-Shigi Cable Line

Ropeway lines	Katsuragi Ropeway Line



Former lines	Hachiōji Line Hokusei Line Iga Line Utsube Line Yōrō Line

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