Domyoji Line

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Domyoji Line
Kintetsu 6400 series train crossing the Yamato River on the Domyoji Line, February 2007
Overview
Locale	Osaka Prefecture
Termini	Dōmyōji Kashiwara
Stations	3
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Services	1
Operator(s)	Kintetsu Railway
Depot(s)	Furuichi
History
Opened	March 24, 1898
Technical
Line length	2.2 km (1.4 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead lines
Operating speed	65 km/h (40 mph)

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Legend
km Minami Osaka Line 0.0 Dōmyōji 1.0 1911- 1924 Yamato River 1.6 Kashiwara- minamiguchi 1924- 2.2 Kashiwara Kansai Main Line Yamatoji Line

The Domyoji Line (道明寺線, Dōmyōji-sen) is a single-tracked, 2.2 km short railway line operated by Kintetsu Railway, connecting Dōmyōji Station in the city of Fujiidera and Kashiwara Station in Kashiwara, both in Osaka Prefecture.

History[]

The line is the oldest in the Kintetsu railway network. Initially steam-powered, the line was built and opened in 1898 by the Kayō Railway (河陽鉄道, Kayō tetsudō), whose plan was to connect towns of southern Kawachi Province to the then main line of the Osaka Railway (大阪鉄道, Osaka tetsudō),^[1] present-day Kansai Main Line.

In the following year, the whole railway from Kashiwara to Tondabayashi^[2] was transferred to the Kanan Railway (河南鉄道, Kanan tetsudō), who extended the line to Nagano (present Kawachi-Nagano) in 1902.

With its name changed to the Osaka Railway^[1] in 1919, the company built its own railway directly to Osaka's downtown, diverting at Dōmyōji. The new line opened in 1923 to Osaka Tennōji (大阪天王寺) (present Ōsaka Abenobashi) with 1,500 V DC electrified, the first in Japan. Then the railway line between Dōmyōji and Kashiwara became a short branch line of the network.

In 1943, the predecessor of Kintetsu, the Kansai Express Railway (関西急行鉄道, Kansai kyūkō tetsudō) merged the company. In 1944 it renamed itself Kintetsu.

Operation[]

All trains are operated as locals between Dōmyōji and Kashiwara. One set of two-car EMU serves the line all day.

Stations[]

All stations are in Osaka Prefecture.

For distances and connections, see diagram.

• Dōmyōji 道明寺
  • In Fujiidera city
• Kashiwara-minamiguchi 柏原南口
• Kashiwara 柏原
  • In Kashiwara city

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