nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: With private railway companies, such as the Osaka Electric Tramway (currently Kinki Nippon Railway Company), expanding their networks from the Taisho era, the line gradually lost passengers to them.
Japanese: 大正時代から大阪電気軌道（現在の近畿日本鉄道）などの私鉄が並行して路線網を伸ばしてくると次第に利用客を奪われた。
English: Although the line's modernization was delayed, the Nara-Minatomachi section and the Nagoya-Kameyama section were electrified in 1973 and 1982 respectively.
Japanese: また、近代化が遅れていたが、1973年に奈良-湊町間、1982年に名古屋-亀山間が電化された。
English: After the launch of JR, the Kamo-JR Namba section was incorporated into the Urban Network and its transport capacity was improved.
Japanese: JR発足後は、加茂-JR難波間はアーバンネットワークの一環として輸送の改善が図られた。
English: The Minatomachi-Kashihara section of the Osaka Railway (the first) (ten miles and ten chains (unit) ≒16.29 km) was opened to traffic.
Japanese: 大阪鉄道(初代)湊町-柏原間（10マイル10チェーン(単位)≒16.29km）が開業。
English: Minatomachi Station (current JR Namba Station), Tennoji Station, Hirano Station, Yao Station and Kashihara Station were established.
Japanese: 湊町駅（現在のJR難波駅）、天王寺駅、平野駅、八尾駅、柏原駅が開業。
English: The Kamese Temporary Station-Inabayama Temporary Station section (64C ≒1.29 km) was opened to traffic by extending the line, and as a result, the Minatomachi-Nara section was fully opened to traffic.
Japanese: 亀瀬仮-稲葉山仮間（64C≒1.29km）が延伸開業し、湊町-奈良間が全通。
English: The Kizu-Nara section of Nara Railway (4M32C ≒ 7.08 km) opened to traffic by extending the line, and as a result, the Kyoto-Nara section was fully opened to traffic.
Japanese: 奈良鉄道木津-奈良間（4M32C≒7.08km）が延伸開業し、京都駅-奈良間が全通。
English: The unit of business distance was simplified from miles/chains to miles only (4M32C => 4.4 M).
Japanese: 営業距離の単位をマイル・チェーンからマイルのみに簡略化（4M32C→4.4M）。
English: The Nagoya-Maegasu section (10M21C ≒ 16.52 km) and the Kuwana Temporary Station-Kuwana section (64C ≒ 1.29km) were opened to traffic.
Japanese: 名古屋-前ヶ須間（10M21C≒16.52km）、桑名仮-桑名間（64C≒1.29km）が開業。
English: The Yatomi - Kuwana section (4M53C ≒ 7.50 km) was opened to traffic by extending the line, and as a result, the Nagoya-Kusatsu section was fully opened to traffic.
Japanese: 弥富-桑名間（4M53C≒7.50km）が延伸開業し、名古屋-草津間が全通。
English: The Kamo-Shinkizu section was opened to traffic by extending the line, and was connected to the line running toward the Amishima Station (it later became the Katamachi Line).
Japanese: 加茂-新木津間が延伸開業し、網島駅方面への路線（後の片町線）に接続。
English: The Daibutsu-Nara section (57C ≒ 1.15 km) of branch line was opened to traffic by extending the line, and as a result, the Nagoya-Nara section was fully opened to traffic.
Japanese: 支線大仏-奈良間（57C≒1.15km）が延伸開業し、名古屋-奈良間が全通。
English: The unit of business distance was simplified from miles/chains to miles only (the Nagoya-Minatomachi section 106M67C => 106.8M).
Japanese: 営業距離の単位をマイル・チェーンからマイルのみに簡略化（名古屋-湊町間106M67C→106.8M）。
English: The Kamo-Daibutsu-Nara section (6.1M ≒ 9.82 km) and the Kamo-Shinkizu section were formally abolished.
Japanese: 加茂-大仏-奈良間（6.1M≒9.82km）、加茂-新木津間が正式に廃止。
English: Hinaga Signal Station was established between Yokkaichi and Kawarada, and Kida Signal Station was established between Kawarada and Kasado.
Japanese: 四日市-河原田間に日永信号場を、河原田-加佐登間に木田信号場を開設。
English: The Imamiya-Naniwa Station-Osakako Station (Japan National Railway) section (5.2M ≒ 8.37 km) of freight branch line was opened to traffic (the line was later incorporated into the Osaka Loop Line and became its freight branch line).
Japanese: 貨物支線今宮-浪速駅-大阪港駅(国鉄)間（5.2M≒8.37km）が開業（後に大阪環状線に編入され、同線の貨物支線となる）。
English: The unit of business distance was changed from miles to meters (Nagoya - Minatomachi 108.8M =>175.1km, Yokkaichi - Yokkaichiko 1.1M => 1.7km, Imamiya - Osakako 5.2M => 8.2km)
Japanese: 営業距離の単位をマイルからメートルに変更（名古屋-湊町間108.8M→175.1km、四日市-四日市港間1.1M→1.7km、今宮-大阪港間5.2M→8.2km）。
English: Service was interrupted on the Oji-Kawachi-Katakami section because Kamenose Tunnel was deformed by a landslide.
Japanese: 王寺-河内堅上間の亀ノ瀬トンネルが地滑りで変形したため使用不可能となり、同区間が不通となる。
English: Kamenose-higashiguchi Temporary Station (Kamenose Signal Station was renamed) was established at the east entrance of Kamenose Tunnel and Kamenose-nishiguchi Temporary Station was established at the west entrance.
Japanese: 亀ノ瀬トンネルの東口に亀ノ瀬東口仮停車場（亀ノ瀬信号場から変更）、西口に亀ノ瀬西口仮停車場を開設。
English: Service was resumed betwee Oji and Kamenose-higashiguchi/Kamenose-nishiguchi, and passengers were required to walk between two temporary stations.
Japanese: 王寺-亀ノ瀬東口間と亀ノ瀬西口間が運行再開、両仮停車場間は徒歩連絡となる。
English: Kashiwara Temporary Paltform was established at a place adjacent to the Ando Station of Osaka Electric Tramway' Sakurai Line (current Kintetsu Osaka Line), which was located 900m south of the Kashiwara Station, and substitute transport for the interrupted section began by using this line and the Wakayama Line (two lines connected at the Shimoda Station, current Kintetsu Shimoda Station, and the Kasiba Station).
Japanese: 柏原駅南方900m、大阪電気軌道桜井線（現在の近鉄大阪線）安堂駅に隣接する箇所に柏原仮乗降場が設置され、同線と和歌山線（下田駅、現在の近鉄下田駅および香芝駅で接続）を用いて不通区間の代替輸送を開始。
English: The operation on the Oji-Kawachi-Katakami section was resumed using a single track that was newly constructed on the opposite side of Yamato-gawa River.
Japanese: 不通だった王寺-河内堅上間を大和川対岸の新線に切り替えて単線で復旧。
English: The Yao-Ryuge Train Yard-Sugimotocho section of freight branch lone (11.3km) opened to traffic.
Japanese: 貨物支線（阪和貨物線）八尾-竜華操車場-杉本町間(11.3km)が開業。
English: Umaokoshi Station, at which only Sangi Railway's direct trains bound for Yokkaichi Station stop, was established between Tomidahama and Yokkaichi.
Japanese: 富田浜-四日市間に、三岐鉄道の四日市駅直通列車のみ停車する午起駅が開業。
English: The Imamiya-Naniwa-Osakako section (8.2km) and the Naniwa-Osakahigashiko section (3.0km) of the freight branch line were incorporated into the Osaka Loop Line.
Japanese: 貨物支線今宮-浪速-大阪港間(8.2km)、浪速-大阪東港間(3.0km)が大阪環状線に編入。
English: Limited Express "Kasuga" using diesel cars started to run between Nagoya-Wakayama via the Hanwa Feight Line,.
Japanese: 名古屋-和歌山駅間に阪和貨物線経由で気動車特急「かすが(列車)」新設。
English: Express "Kii (train)" started to run by integrating Express "Yamato,""Ise," and "Nachi."
Japanese: 急行「大和」・「伊勢」・「那智」を統合し、急行「紀伊(列車)」新設。
English: As the result of the division and privatization of JNR, JR Central became the operator of the Nagoya-Kameyama section (59.9km), and JR West became the operator of the Kameyama-Minatomachi section (115.2km) as well as the Yao-Ryuge Signal Station-Sugimotocho section (11.3km).
Japanese: 国鉄分割民営化により、名古屋-亀山間(59.9km)を東海旅客鉄道が、亀山-湊町間(115.2km)、八尾-竜華信号場-杉本町間(11.3km)を西日本旅客鉄道が承継。
English: Japan Freight Railway Company became a first class railway operator of the Yokkaichi-Shiohama section (3.3km) and the Hirano-Kudara section (1.4km), and it also became a second class railway operator of the Nagoya-Kameyama section (59.9km), the Kizu-Shinimamiya section (45.5km) and the Ryuge Signal Station-Sugimotocho section (10.5km).
Japanese: 日本貨物鉄道が四日市-塩浜間(3.3km)、平野-百済間(1.4km)の第一種鉄道事業者、名古屋-亀山(59.9km)、木津-新今宮間(45.5km)、竜華信号場-杉本町間(10.5km)の第二種鉄道事業者となる。
English: Cars of the Diesel train Series Kiha 82 used for Limited Express "Nanki" were replaced with Series Kiha 85 (wide-view).
Japanese: 特急「南紀」をキハ82系気動車からキハ85系気動車（ワイドビュー）に置き換え。
English: Cars on Diesel trains Series Kiha 58/65 used for Rapid "Mie" were replaced with Series Kiha 75.
Japanese: 快速「みえ」をキハ58・65系気動車からキハ75系気動車に置き換え。
English: Japan Freight Railway Company's second class railway business (40.6km of the Kizu-Hirano section, 10.5km of the former Ryuge Signal Station-Sugimotocho section) was abolished.
Japanese: 日本貨物鉄道の第二種鉄道事業（木津-平野間40.6km、旧・竜華信号場-杉本町間10.5km）廃止。
English: As the line competes with Kintetsu Nagoya Line between Nagoya and Yokkaichi, JR Central tried to regain lost ground by starting to operate Rapid "Mie," in addition to a special discount fare applied to this section since the era of Japan National Railway.
Japanese: 名古屋-四日市間は近鉄名古屋線と競合しており、日本国有鉄道時代から設定していた四日市までの特定区間運賃に加え、JR東海となってから快速「みえ」を運転開始し巻き返しを図っている。
English: In addition, the company converted a part of the line into double-track section and already purchased the land necessary for converting the rest of the Nagoya - Kawarada section into double-track section.
Japanese: また一部の区間ではあるが複線化されているほか、単線区間も名古屋から河原田までは、ほぼ全線に亘り用地が確保されている。
English: Several signal stations have been established using the above-mentioned land in the case where the distance between the stations is long.
Japanese: 駅間の長いところはその用地を利用した信号場がいくつか増設されている。
English: During the daytime, the company began to operate Rapid service, which stops at the same stations with Rapid Mie, between Nagoya and Yokkaichi after the revision of timetable made in March 2009.
Japanese: さらに、昼間においては、快速みえと停車駅同様の名古屋四日市間の快速列車が2009年3月のダイヤ改正で設定された。
English: There is the Nagoya Train Terminal on the right, and "Aichi Station," where Kansai Railway was established, used to be located there.
Japanese: その進行右側には名古屋車両区が広がるが、最初に関西鉄道が開業した「愛知駅」駅もここにあった。
English: On the line's left, there used to be Sasajima Station, and the freight line running to Nagoya Freight Terminal Station, the successor of Sasajima Station, diverges from the line just before Hatta.
Japanese: 一方左側にはかつて笹島駅があり、その機能を移転した名古屋貨物ターミナル駅への貨物線が八田の手前で分岐する。
English: Nagoya Rinkai Kosoku Railway Company Ltd. (the Nishinagoyako Line of Nagoya Rinkai Kosoku Railway) is also using this freight line.
Japanese: この貨物線は名古屋臨海高速鉄道（名古屋臨海高速鉄道西名古屋港線）も利用している。
English: The Kintetsu Hatta Station of Kintetsu Nagoya Line and the Hatta Station of Nagoya Municipal Subway Higashiyama Line are located nearby.
Japanese: 近くに近鉄名古屋線の近鉄八田駅や名古屋市営地下鉄東山線の八田駅もある。
English: Thereafter, trains pass over the Shinkawa River (Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture), National Road 302 and arrive at the Haruta Station.
Japanese: 続いて新川(愛知県名古屋市)を渡り、国道302号をオーバークロスし春田駅に。
English: The line connects to the Meitetsu Bisai Line at Yatomi Station, but many houses are located around the station.
Japanese: 弥富駅は名鉄尾西線と接続するがそれらしい雰囲気はなく、駅周辺も民家が迫る。
English: After passing Nagashima Station, located on a river sandbar, Kintetsu Nagashima Station of Kintetsu Railway is located in the vicinity, trains run side by side along Kintetsu through the area where the Nagara-gawa and the Ibi-gawa Rivers flow and cross under the Kintetsu Line just before arriving at Kuwana Station.
Japanese: 中州にあり、付近に近鉄の近鉄長島駅がある長島駅を過ぎ、長良川と揖斐川が一帯となった大河を近鉄と平行して、桑名駅に着く手前で近鉄線をアンダークロスする。
English: This station is the central station for Kuwana City, and other than the station building, bus terminals, hotels, and supermarkets are located in the open space in front of the station.
Japanese: 駅ビルや広場の先にバスセンターやホテル、スーパーなどが建つ桑名市の中心駅である。
English: Trains cross under the Sangi Hokusei Line, run side by side along the Kintetsu Nagoya Line, enter Asahi-cho (Mie Prefecture), part from the Kintetsu Line just before the works of Toshiba and arrive at Asahi Station.
Japanese: 三岐北勢線をアンダークロスし、近鉄名古屋線と併走しながらカーブして朝日町(三重県)に入り、東芝の工場の手前で近鉄線と離れ朝日駅に。
English: Trains enter Yokkaichi City just before crossing under the Isewangan Expressway, cross under the Sangi Line of Sangi Railway and the Kintetsu Line and arrive at Tomida Station (Mie Prefecture).
Japanese: 伊勢湾岸自動車道をアンダークロスする手前で四日市市に入り、三岐鉄道三岐線と近鉄線をアンダークロスし富田駅(三重県)に着く。
English: Tomida Station is a vast freight terminal station where many freight cars are being deposited, and smoke emitted from Yokkaichi Industrial Complex is seen in the sky in the background.
Japanese: 富田は広大な貨物ターミナル駅で貨車が何両も留置されており背後に四日市のコンビナートから吐き出す煙が空高く上がっている。
English: However, the atmosphere of the surrounding area is hardly that of an area near a station, and a large-scale supermarket with a vast parking space is located across National Route one.
Japanese: しかし、付近は駅前とは思えない雰囲気で国道1号の先に大規模スーパーがあり広大な駐車場が広がる。
English: Though the station was named after the City, the central station of Yokkaichi City is actually Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station of the Kintetsu Line.
Japanese: 市名を冠した駅であるが、四日市市の中心駅は実質的には近鉄の近鉄四日市駅に移っている。
English: The station building is long horizontally, and a broad street runs straight from the station square, where bus stops are located, toward Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station.
Japanese: 駅舎は横に長く、バス乗り場のある駅前広場からは、近鉄四日市駅方面へ広い道路が真っ直ぐ延びている。
English: The line connects to the Ise Line of Ise Railway at this station, and trains arrive at this station running between two single-tracks, one for up trains and the other for down trains.
Japanese: ここは伊勢鉄道伊勢線と接続し、途中で単線が上下線に別れその間を走って駅に着く。
English: As the platform of Ise Railway is located on a hill, passengers transferring to it use the platform of the Kansai Main Line.
Japanese: 伊勢鉄道のホームは高台にあり、乗り換えは関西本線のホーム経由で乗り換えとなる。
English: Superior trains coming from Nagoya, such as Limited Express "Nanki (train)" and Rapid "Mie (train)," directly run onto Ise Railway from this station and towards Tsu.
Japanese: 名古屋発の特急「南紀(列車)」や快速「みえ(列車)」などの優等列車はこの駅から伊勢鉄道へ乗り入れ、津方面に向かう。
English: Though the track is a double-track in spots up to Yakkaichi, it becomes a single-track from there.
Japanese: 四日市あたりまではまだらに複線であったが、このあたりから単線になる。
English: Trains run through a rural zone where houses are sparsely located, and then run around the foot of a low hill situated at the sourthern edge of the Suzuka mountain range.
Japanese: 周辺は田園風景となり民家も少なく、鈴鹿山脈の南端にあたり小高い山の裾を廻る。
English: Trains enter Kameyama City, and the water surface is shielded by a bank after passing the Idagawa Station close to where a housing complex is located.
Japanese: 亀山市に入り、近くに団地のある井田川駅を過ぎ、堤防に遮られて水面が見えなくなる。
English: Trains run through paddy fields and arrive at Kameyama Station after merging with the Kisei Main Line coming from the left side.
Japanese: 水田などの広がる中を行くと左手から紀勢本線が近づき合流して亀山に着く。
English: The station is located on a hill, the Suzuka-gawa River flows south of the station, high land is located north of the station and the turret of the former Kameyama-jo Castle is visible from the station.
Japanese: 丘陵地にあり南は鈴鹿川ですぐ北は台地になり、かつての亀山城の櫓が僅かに残る。
English: However, because trains made up of many cars used to run during the JNR era, the station platforms and facilities for waiting other trains are quite long.
Japanese: しかし、国鉄時代は長大編成の列車が走っていたため、各駅ともホームや行き違い施設の有効長が非常に長い。
English: A steep section called Kabuto-goe is located on the Kabuto - Tsuge section, and the Nakazaike Signal Station, which is located at twenty-five steep on this section, is a signal station for a switchback.
Japanese: この先、加太-柘植間には加太越えと呼ばれる急勾配の難所があり、この区間の25勾配上にある中在家信号場はスイッチバックの信号場である。
English: As Kansai Railway constructed the track from Kusatsu toward Tsuge, trains on the Kusatsu line run straight while trains on the Kansai Main Line diverge toward the left when coming from the Kameyama side.
Japanese: もともと関西鉄道が草津から柘植へ向かって線路を敷いてきたため、亀山方向から来ると草津線が直線で、関西本線が左へ分岐する。
English: Locomotives for Kabuto-goe once turned back at Tsuge, and there were necessary facilities, such as a turnplate and a water tower located at this station.
Japanese: 柘植にはかつて加太越えの蒸気機関車の折り返しなどのために転車台や給水塔もあった。
English: After Tsuge, trains run through Iga Basin side by side along National Route twenty-five and arrive at Shindo Station.
Japanese: 柘植を出ると周囲は開け、国道25号線と併走して伊賀盆地を走り、新堂駅となる。
English: The station once had two platforms and three tracks, but it has one platform and two tracks at present.
Japanese: 以前は2面3線の構造だったが、1面2線の単純な配線に変更されている。
English: Trains run straight toward the west for a while, pass Sanagu Station which has two platforms and two tracks and arrive at Iga-Ueno Station.
Japanese: しばらく真っ直ぐ西に向いて走り2面2線の佐那具駅を過ぎると、伊賀上野駅となる。
English: The Iga-Ueno Station has two platforms and three tracks, and the trains on the Iga Line of Iga Railway, converted from the Kintetsu Iga Line, arrive at and depart from this down-train platform.
Japanese: 伊賀上野は2面3線の構造で、下りホームから近鉄伊賀線から転換した伊賀鉄道伊賀線が発着している。
English: Trains run on flatland for a while, and after passing Shimagahara Station which has two platforms and two tracks, they run side by side along National Route 163 and enter a mountainous area.
Japanese: しばらく平地部分を走り、2面2線の島ヶ原駅からは国道163号と併走し、山間地へと入る。
English: While passengers can enjoy the beautiful valley of Kizu-gawa River (Kyoto Prefecture) from the train windows, this area is a bottleneck for the maintenance of safety since the line is often interrupted by heavy rain.
Japanese: 車窓から木津川(京都府)の渓谷美を見ることができるが、その反面、大雨が降るとしばしば不通となり、保安上のネックにもなっている。
English: After passing Ogawara Station(Kyoto Prefecture) located near the Minami-Yamashiro village office, trains arrive at the Kasagi Station which is famous for cherry-blossoms and a beautiful valley.
Japanese: 南山城村役場に近い大河原駅(京都府)を過ぎ、笠置駅は桜と渓谷美で有名である。
English: The next station, Kamo Station(Kyoto Prefecture), is located on the overpass and has two platforms and three tracks, and the line connects with the Yamatoji Rapid train bound for Tenoji/Osaka at this station.
Japanese: 次の加茂駅(京都府)は2面3線の橋上駅で、天王寺・大阪方面への大和路快速と接続している。
English: As the center track lies between two platforms, diesel trains coming from Kameyama use this center track in principle so that passengers can transfer to electric cars going to Osaka on the same platform, and vice versa.
Japanese: 中線は両側をホームに挟まれており、亀山方面からの気動車は基本的に中線から発着して、大阪方面への電車とホーム上で乗り換えられるようにしている。
English: The line is electrified from Kamo to the west, and trains run through Fudozan Tunnel and arrive at the Kizu Station (Kyoto Prefecture).
Japanese: 加茂以西は電化区間となり、不動山トンネルを抜け木津駅(京都府)に至る。
English: Though Kansai Railway earlier operated the line between Kamo and Nara via Daibutsu, this line was later abolished when a shortcut line connecting Kamo and Kizu was completed.
Japanese: 加茂-奈良間では関西鉄道が先に大仏駅経由で開業していたが、のちに木津付近で加茂から木津への短絡線が完成することにより大仏経由の路線は廃止となった。
English: The site of the above line's track exists at present, and the site of the old track, replaced due to an earthquake, is located near Fudozan Tunnel.
Japanese: 現在はその廃線跡があるほか、不動山トンネル付近では、地震によって線路が付け替えられた旧線跡がある。
English: Kizu Station is a key junction of traffic since the Nara Line and the Katamachi Line, running towards Nara, Kyoto, and Kyobashi, diverge at this station.
Japanese: 木津では奈良線と片町線が分岐していて、奈良・京都・京橋方向に線路がつながり、交通の要衝である。
English: After Kizu, trains run with a view to Kizu Interchange of Keinawa Expressway and National Route twenty-four on the right hand side.
Japanese: 木津を出ると京奈和自動車道の木津インターチェンジや国道24号などを右に見ながら進む。
English: After entering Nara Prefecture, trains arrive at Narayama Station followed by Saho Signal Station at which a side track running to Nara Train Depo diverges.
Japanese: 奈良県に入ると平城山駅、すぐ先に奈良電車区への入出区線が分岐している佐保信号場となる。
English: Both newly developed residential districts and ancient burial mounds are seen in this area, the northern part of Nara City.
Japanese: 奈良市北部の新興地域を行くこのあたりは、新しい住宅地と古墳群が同居している。
English: The removal of the old building of Nara Station, which is famous for temple-style architecture, was once studied, but it was finally decided to preserve it in the vicinity of the station.
Japanese: 寺社風建築で有名な旧奈良駅舎は撤去も検討されたが、現地付近に保存されることとなった。
English: The station's utilization status is not so good due to the fact that Kintetsu Nara Station of Kintetsu Railway is in a superior position in terms of convenience for Nara sightseeing and access to public offices, and the line is inferior to the Kintetsu line in terms of fare, required time and frequency of operation of the trains going to Kyoto and Osaka.
Japanese: 奈良への観光や官公庁などへのアクセス面においては近鉄の近鉄奈良駅がより優れており、運賃・所要時間・本数面において対京都・大阪の競争力も近鉄より低いため駅の利用は芳しくない。
English: Also, no superior trains like the Limited Express arrive at or depart from the station in spite of the fact that it is a terminal station of the JR line located in the prefectural capital.
Japanese: また、県庁所在地のJR線のターミナル駅でありながら、特急などの優等列車の発着はない。
English: After departing Nara, trains run through the vast scenery of the Nara Basin and arrive at Koriyama Station (Nara Prefecture) which has two platforms and two tracks.
Japanese: 奈良を出て、しばらく奈良盆地の広大な景色の中を進むと2面2線の単純な配線の郡山駅(奈良県)に着く。
English: Trains run seeing residential districts, paddies/fields and ponds for breeding gold fish, cross under the Kintetsu Kashihara Line and arrive at Yamato-Koizumu Station.
Japanese: 住宅地と田畑と金魚の飼育のための池を見ながら、近鉄橿原線をアンダークロスして進むと大和小泉駅。
English: After passing over Yamato-gawa River and crossing under the Kintetsu Tawaramoto Line, the Wakayama Line joins from the left.
Japanese: 大和川を渡って、近鉄田原本線をアンダークロスすると、和歌山線が左手から合流する。
English: This station is a key junction of traffic in the western part of Nara Prefecture as the Wakayama Line, the Kintetsu Ikoma Line and the Kintetsu Tawaramoto Line concentrate here.
Japanese: この駅は和歌山線のほか近鉄生駒線、近鉄田原本線が集結する奈良県西部の交通の要衝となっている。
English: Thereafter, trains run side by side along National Route twenty-five, enter Osaka Prefecture and arrive at Kawachi-Katakami Station which has two platforms and two tracks.
Japanese: この先、国道25号線も併走して大阪府に入り、2面2線の河内堅上駅となる。
English: After departing Kawachi-Katakami Station, trains make a curve to the right and then left, pass over the Yamato-gawa River and arrive at Takaida Station (Kashiwara City, Osaka Prefecture).
Japanese: 河内堅上を出て右左にカーブして大和川を渡り、高井田駅(大阪府柏原市)。
English: Trains run on this narrow path for a while and arrive at Kashiwara station after passing where the Kintetsu Line diverges to the right.
Japanese: しばらくこの隘路を進むと、近鉄線が右に分かれていき、柏原駅(大阪府)となる。
English: After departing Kashiwara Station, trains enter Yao City and arrive at Shiki Station soon after crossing under National Route 170 (Osaka Outer Loop Line).
Japanese: 柏原を出ると八尾市に入り、国道170号（大阪外環状線）をアンダークロスするとすぐに志紀駅となる。
English: Kintetsu Yao Station of the Kintetsu Railway is located about one kilometer north of the station, and its surrounding area is prosperous since bank branches, a shopping arcade, and a large-scale commercial complex are located there.
Japanese: 約1kmほど北には近鉄の近鉄八尾駅があり、周辺には銀行の支店や商店街、さらに大型商業施設があるため、そちらが栄えている。
English: After departing Yao Station, trains run seeing the vast site of the former Ryuge Train Yard on the left and arrive at the Kyuhoji Station where the line connects with the Osaka-higashi Line, a passenger line that was converted from the Joto Freight Line.
Japanese: 八尾を出ると左手に広大な竜華操車場跡を見ながら城東貨物線を旅客線として転用したおおさか東線と接続する久宝寺駅となる。
English: The Ryuge Track Yard used to be between the tracks of up-train and down-train, and the platforms of up-train and down-train were located separately.
Japanese: かつては上下線の間に竜華操車場があり、上下線ホームがかなり離れて配置されていた。
English: This station is located on the overpass and has two platforms and four tracks, and Local usually connects with Rapid trains at this station.
Japanese: この駅は2面4線の橋上舎駅で、通常普通はここで快速と緩急接続を行っている。
English: Trains enter Hirano Ward, Osaka Prefecture at the point where the Kinki Jidosha Expressway and Osaka-chuo-kanjo-sen Belt Line crosses under the line.
Japanese: 近畿自動車道と大阪中央環状線がアンダークロスしたあたりで大阪市平野区に入る。
English: The Osaka-higashi Line diverges to the right and the Hanwa Freight Line used to diverge to the left just before Kami Station.
Japanese: 加美駅の手前で、おおさか東線が右手に分かれ、そして左手には阪和貨物線が分かれていた。
English: After the freight service was abolished, only special trains and sabitori-ressha (trains operated for removing the rust from the track) using the 117 Series made just one round trip a day on the Hanwa Freight Line.
Japanese: 阪和貨物線は貨物輸送廃止後、臨時列車と117系による錆取り列車が1日1往復走るだけだった。
English: However, the above operation was suspended in July 2004 and the line was formally abolished in March 2009.
Japanese: しかし、2004年7月からはそれも休止され、2009年3月に正式に廃止された。
English: As the track of the Joto Freight line is only connected to the up-train track (toward Nagoya) of Kansai Main Line, both up and down freight trains run on the up-train track of Kansai Main Line.
Japanese: 配線上、城東貨物線は関西本線の上り線（名古屋方面）にだけ線路がつながっているため、貨物列車は上下列車とも関西本線の上り線を走る。
English: However, there is no platform for the track on which down-trains pass (toward Namba) since tracks are set up in a irregular form.
Japanese: しかし、構内配線は変形しており、下り線（JR難波方面）の通過線にはホームがない。
English: After departing Hirano Station, trains cross over National Route 479 (Inner Loop Line) and run on the elevated track with a view of Kudara Station.
Japanese: 平野を過ぎ、国道479号（内環状線）をオーバークロスし、百済駅を見ながら地上から高架へ上がっていく。
English: Trains run with a view of the elevated track of the Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line, cross under the elevated track of the Hanwa Line and arrive at Tennoji Station immediately after passing the point at which the Osaka Loop Line merges.
Japanese: 近鉄南大阪線の高架を望みながら進み、高架の阪和線をアンダークロスし、大阪環状線が右から合流すると天王寺駅に到着する。
English: At Tennoji Station, one of the nation's biggest terminals, the line connects with the Osaka Loop Line and the Hanwa line as well as the Midosuji Line and Tanimachi Line of Osaka Municipal Subway, and the stations of the Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line and the Uemachi Line of Hankai Electric Tramway are also located on the opposite side of Abiko-suji Street.
Japanese: 天王寺は大阪環状線、阪和線と接続するほか、大阪市営地下鉄大阪市営地下鉄御堂筋線と大阪市営地下鉄谷町線そして、あびこ筋を挟んで南側には近鉄南大阪線と阪堺電気軌道上町線もあり、日本国内有数の一大ターミナルとなっている。