# Nara Line (Kintetsu)

The Nara Line (奈良線, Nara sen) is a Japanese railway line owned by the Kintetsu Railway. The line connects Fuse Station in the eastern suburbs of Osaka to Kintetsu Nara Station in the historic city of Nara, though operationally, the line begins at Ōsaka Namba Station on the Namba Line. Additionally, some trains run through-services starting at Kobe Sannomiya Station on the Hanshin Railway Main Line in Kobe. Eastern satellite cities such as Higashiosaka and Ikoma are connected by the line. This line is more direct than the JR line between Osaka and Nara.

## History

The line was opened by Osaka Electric Railway Company (大阪電気軌道, Osaka Denki Kidō) in 1914, dual track and electrified at 600 VDC.
Whereas the JR West Yamatoji Line routes south of the Ikoma mountain range to connect Osaka and Nara, the Kintetsu Nara Line uses a 3.4 km (2.1 mi) tunnel through the Ikoma mountain range. As a result, the Kintetsu route is more direct and has allowed municipalities along the line such as Ikoma to flourish as major commuter hubs. To respond to high demand, the railway operates services with up to ten cars long during the peak hours operating as rapid and limited express services. Because of the direct routing, the Nara Line is highly regarded for being the most important commuter rail route in the Kinki region. Higher demand over the years has gradually lead to a reduction of faster midday services as Kintetsu moved to a higher frequency of limited express trains during peak hours.
In 1969 the voltage was increased to 1500 VDC, and in 1970 the Namba Line was opened, and the operational starting station of the Line moved to Kintetsu Namba Station, from Uehonmachi Station of Osaka Line.

## Operation

Trains run to and from the Kintetsu Namba Line and the Hanshin Namba Line, and lead to Osaka Namba Station and Amagasaki Station, and Rapid Express trains also to Kobe Sannomiya Station on the Hanshin Main Line. Between Yamato-Saidaiji and Kintetsu Nara, through trains of the Kyoto Line also run.

### Local trains

    Amagasaki (Hanshin) or Ōsaka Namba - Higashi-Hanazono or Yamato-Saidaiji (partly Kintetsu Nara)
    in the morning and the evening:Amagasaki (Hanshin) or Ōsaka Namba - Hyotan-yama or Higashi-Ikoma
    partly: Amagasaki (Hanshin) or Ōsaka Namba - Ishikiri
    partly: Yamato-Saidaiji - Kintetsu Nara
    only one train: Ikoma → Yamato-Saidaiji (as the last connection from the last limited express train from Osaka for Nara)

### Suburban Semi-Express trains

    Amagasaki (Hanshin) or Ōsaka Namba - Yamato-Saidaiji or Kintetsu Nara

### Semi-Express trains

    Amagasaki (Hanshin) or Ōsaka Namba - Yamato-Saidaiji or Kintetsu Nara

### Express trains, Limited Express trains

    Ōsaka Namba - Kintetsu Nara

### Rapid Express trains

    Kobe Sannomiya (Hanshin) or Amagasaki (Hanshin) or Ōsaka Namba - Kintetsu Nara

## Stations

* ●: Trains stop.
* |: Trains pass.
* ▲: Trains stop when the large events are held at Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium.
* ※: One rapid express train for Nara stops at Ayameike on school days for Kinki University Elementary School and Kinki University Kindergarten.
* Local trains (普通, Futsū or 各駅停車, Kakueki-teisha) stop at every station.
| line name | No. | Station name | Japanese | Suburban Semi-Express | Semi-Express | Express | Rapid Express | Limited Express | Transfers | Location | Location |
| Through service to Hanshin Namba Line: | Through service to Hanshin Namba Line: | Through service to Hanshin Namba Line: | Through service to Hanshin Namba Line: | from Ōsaka Namba Local, Suburban Semi-Express, Semi-Express: to Amagasaki on the Hanshin Namba Line Rapid Express: to Kobe Sannomiya via Amagasaki on the Hanshin Main Line (3 trains start from Shinkaichi on the Kobe Kosoku Line on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.) | from Ōsaka Namba Local, Suburban Semi-Express, Semi-Express: to Amagasaki on the Hanshin Namba Line Rapid Express: to Kobe Sannomiya via Amagasaki on the Hanshin Main Line (3 trains start from Shinkaichi on the Kobe Kosoku Line on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.) | from Ōsaka Namba Local, Suburban Semi-Express, Semi-Express: to Amagasaki on the Hanshin Namba Line Rapid Express: to Kobe Sannomiya via Amagasaki on the Hanshin Main Line (3 trains start from Shinkaichi on the Kobe Kosoku Line on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.) | from Ōsaka Namba Local, Suburban Semi-Express, Semi-Express: to Amagasaki on the Hanshin Namba Line Rapid Express: to Kobe Sannomiya via Amagasaki on the Hanshin Main Line (3 trains start from Shinkaichi on the Kobe Kosoku Line on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.) | from Ōsaka Namba Local, Suburban Semi-Express, Semi-Express: to Amagasaki on the Hanshin Namba Line Rapid Express: to Kobe Sannomiya via Amagasaki on the Hanshin Main Line (3 trains start from Shinkaichi on the Kobe Kosoku Line on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.) | from Ōsaka Namba Local, Suburban Semi-Express, Semi-Express: to Amagasaki on the Hanshin Namba Line Rapid Express: to Kobe Sannomiya via Amagasaki on the Hanshin Main Line (3 trains start from Shinkaichi on the Kobe Kosoku Line on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.) | from Ōsaka Namba Local, Suburban Semi-Express, Semi-Express: to Amagasaki on the Hanshin Namba Line Rapid Express: to Kobe Sannomiya via Amagasaki on the Hanshin Main Line (3 trains start from Shinkaichi on the Kobe Kosoku Line on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.) | from Ōsaka Namba Local, Suburban Semi-Express, Semi-Express: to Amagasaki on the Hanshin Namba Line Rapid Express: to Kobe Sannomiya via Amagasaki on the Hanshin Main Line (3 trains start from Shinkaichi on the Kobe Kosoku Line on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.) |
| Namba Line | A01 | Ōsaka Namba | 大阪難波 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Hanshin Namba Line (through service) Osaka Metro (Namba) Sennichimae Line (S16) Midosuji Line Yotsubashi Line (Y15) Nankai (NK01: Namba) Nankai Main Line Nankai Koya Line  Q Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) (JR-Q17:JR Namba) | Chūō-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Namba Line | A02 | Kintetsu Nippombashi | 近鉄日本橋 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Osaka Metro (Nippombashi) Sennichimae Line (S17) Sakaisuji Line (K17) | Chūō-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Namba Line | A03 | Ōsaka Uehommachi (Kintetsu Department Store Uehommachi) | 大阪上本町 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Osaka Metro (Tanimachi Kyūchōme) Sennichimae Line (S18) Tanimachi Line (T25) Tracks of the Namba Line are also connected to Osaka Line tracks. | Tennoji-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Osaka Line | A03 | Ōsaka Uehommachi (Kintetsu Department Store Uehommachi) | 大阪上本町 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Osaka Metro (Tanimachi Kyūchōme) Sennichimae Line (S18) Tanimachi Line (T25) Tracks of the Namba Line are also connected to Osaka Line tracks. | Tennoji-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Osaka Line | A04 | Tsuruhashi | 鶴橋 | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | Sennichimae Line (S19) O Osaka Loop Line (JR-O04) | Ikuno-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Osaka Line | A05 | Imazato | 今里 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ikuno-ku, Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Osaka Line | A06 | Fuse | 布施 | ● | ● | ● | | | | | D Osaka Line (D06) | Higashi-Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Nara Line | A06 | Fuse | 布施 | ● | ● | ● | | | | | D Osaka Line (D06) | Higashi-Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Nara Line | A07 | Kawachi-Eiwa | 河内永和 | | | | | | | | | | | F Osaka Higashi Line (JR-F10: JR Kawachi-Eiwa) | Higashi-Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Nara Line | A08 | Kawachi-Kosaka (Osaka University of Commerce, Osaka Shoin Women's University) | 河内小坂 | ● | ● | | | | | | | | Higashi-Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Nara Line | A09 | Yaenosato | 八戸ノ里 | | | | | | | | | | | | Higashi-Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Nara Line | A10-1 Provisional | Uryūdō (Tentative, Planned) | 瓜生堂（仮称） | | | | | | Osaka Monorail Main Line (proposed extension) | Higashi-Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Nara Line | A10-2 | Wakae-Iwata | 若江岩田 | | | | | | | | | | | | Higashi-Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Nara Line | A11 | Kawachi-Hanazono | 河内花園 | | | | | | | | | | | | Higashi-Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Nara Line | A12 | Higashi-Hanazono (Hanazono Rugby Stadium) | 東花園 | ● | ● | ▲ | ▲ | | | | Higashi-Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Nara Line | A13 | Hyōtan-yama | 瓢箪山 | ● | | | | | | | | | | Higashi-Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Nara Line | A14 | Hiraoka | 枚岡 | ● | | | | | | | | | | Higashi-Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Nara Line | A15 | Nukata | 額田 | ● | | | | | | | | | | Higashi-Osaka | Osaka Prefecture |
| Nara Line | A16 | Ishikiri | 石切 | ● | ● | ● | | | | | | | Osaka Prefecture |
| Nara Line | A17 | Ikoma | 生駒 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | C Keihanna Line (C27) G Ikoma Line (G17) Y Ikoma Cable Line (Y17: Toriimae) | Ikoma | Nara Prefecture |
| Nara Line | A18 | Higashi-Ikoma (Tezukayama University Higashi-Ikoma Campus) | 東生駒 | ● | ● | | | | | | | | Ikoma | Nara Prefecture |
| Nara Line | A19 | Tomio | 富雄 | ● | ● | | | | | | | | Nara | Nara Prefecture |
| Nara Line | A20 | Gakuen-mae (Tezukayama Gakuen) | 学園前 | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | | Nara | Nara Prefecture |
| Nara Line | A21 | Ayameike | 菖蒲池 | ● | ● | | | ※ | | | | Nara | Nara Prefecture |
| Through service to: | Through service to: | Through service to: | From Yamato-Saidaiji: Local trains to B Kyoto Line for Kyōto (only some to Kintetsu Nara) Express trains to B Kyoto Line for Kyōto or Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line for Kokusaikaikan (all through to Kintetsu Nara) | From Yamato-Saidaiji: Local trains to B Kyoto Line for Kyōto (only some to Kintetsu Nara) Express trains to B Kyoto Line for Kyōto or Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line for Kokusaikaikan (all through to Kintetsu Nara) | From Yamato-Saidaiji: Local trains to B Kyoto Line for Kyōto (only some to Kintetsu Nara) Express trains to B Kyoto Line for Kyōto or Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line for Kokusaikaikan (all through to Kintetsu Nara) | From Yamato-Saidaiji: Local trains to B Kyoto Line for Kyōto (only some to Kintetsu Nara) Express trains to B Kyoto Line for Kyōto or Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line for Kokusaikaikan (all through to Kintetsu Nara) | From Yamato-Saidaiji: Local trains to B Kyoto Line for Kyōto (only some to Kintetsu Nara) Express trains to B Kyoto Line for Kyōto or Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line for Kokusaikaikan (all through to Kintetsu Nara) | From Yamato-Saidaiji: Local trains to B Kyoto Line for Kyōto (only some to Kintetsu Nara) Express trains to B Kyoto Line for Kyōto or Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line for Kokusaikaikan (all through to Kintetsu Nara) | From Yamato-Saidaiji: Local trains to B Kyoto Line for Kyōto (only some to Kintetsu Nara) Express trains to B Kyoto Line for Kyōto or Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line for Kokusaikaikan (all through to Kintetsu Nara) | From Yamato-Saidaiji: Local trains to B Kyoto Line for Kyōto (only some to Kintetsu Nara) Express trains to B Kyoto Line for Kyōto or Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line for Kokusaikaikan (all through to Kintetsu Nara) | From Yamato-Saidaiji: Local trains to B Kyoto Line for Kyōto (only some to Kintetsu Nara) Express trains to B Kyoto Line for Kyōto or Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line for Kokusaikaikan (all through to Kintetsu Nara) |
| Nara Line | A26 | Yamato-Saidaiji | 大和西大寺 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | B Kyoto Line B Kashihara Line | Nara | Nara Prefecture |
| Nara Line | A27 | Shin-Ōmiya | 新大宮 | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | | Nara | Nara Prefecture |
| Nara Line | A28 | Kintetsu Nara | 近鉄奈良 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | Nara | Nara Prefecture |

## Kintetsu Namba Line

The Namba Line (難波線, Nanba Sen) is an underground railway line owned by the Kintetsu Railway in Osaka, Japan, and opened in 1970. It is an extension of the Osaka Line and the Nara Line. The line is parallel to the Osaka Municipal Subway Sennichimae Line (Namba - Tanimachi Kyuchome). Along with the commuter trains of the Nara Line and the Hanshin Namba Line, some intercity trains including the "Urban Liner" connecting Osaka and Nagoya, also run on the line.