Kintetsu Tenri Line

Kintetsu Tenri Line
Local train
Overview
Native name	天理線
Type	heavy rail
Locale	Nara Prefecture
Termini	Hirahata Tenri
Stations	4
Line number	H
Operation
Opened	1915
Owner	Kintetsu Corporation
Technical
Line length	4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead lines

The Kintetsu Tenri Line (近鉄天理線, Kintetsu Tenri sen) is a railway line of Kintetsu Corporation 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

Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)
Length: 4.5 km
Interlocking system: Electronic Interlocking

History

The Tenri Light Railway Co. opened a 762mm 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. The following year the line was converted to 1435mm 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.

Stations

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

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

References

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

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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