Yoshino Line

The Yoshino Line (吉野線, Yoshino-sen) is a railway line in Nara Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. It connects Kashihara-Jingūmae in Kashihara and Yoshino in Yoshino. All Express and Limited Express trains continue to and from Ōsaka Abenobashi Station on the Minami Osaka Line.

Yoshino Line
Overview
OwnerKintetsu Railway
LocaleNara Prefecture
TerminiKashihara-Jingūmae
Yoshino
Stations16
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Depot(s)Muda (branch depot of Furuichi Inspection Depot)
History
Opened25 October 1912
Technical
Line length25.2 km (15.7 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius160 m[1]
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed100 km/h (60 mph)[1]

History
Electric freight train at Shimoichiguchi Station ca 1925

The Yoshino Railway (吉野鉄道) Co. opened the Yoshino - Muda section in 1912, and extended the line to Kashiharajingū-mae in 1923, electrifying the entire line at 1500 VDC at that time.[1] Amongst the rolling stock were three Bo'Bo' goodtrain locomotives delivered from Brown, Boveri & Cie in Switzerland.[2]

In 1929 the company merged with the Osaka Electric Railway Co., which merged with Kintetsu in 1944.

Freight services ceased in 1984, and CTC signalling was commissioned in 2001.

Stations
  • O: stop,
  • |: pass
  • (Express trains, local trains, and semi-express trains stop at every station.)
No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Limited Express Transfers Location
F42 Kashiharajingū-mae 橿原神宮前 0.0 O Kashihara Nara Prefecture
F43 Okadera 岡寺 1.1 |
F44 Asuka 飛鳥 2.2 O Asuka, Takaichi District
F45 Tsubosakayama 壺阪山 3.9 O Takatori, Takaichi District
F46 Ichio 市尾 6.0 |
F47 Kuzu 葛 7.9 | Gose
F48 Yoshinoguchi 吉野口 9.5 O
F49 Kusurimizu 薬水 11.2 | Ōyodo, Yoshino District
F50 Fukugami 福神 12.8 O
F51 Ōada 大阿太 14.6 |
F52 Shimoichiguchi 下市口 17.0 O
F53 Koshibe 越部 18.7 |
F54 Muda 六田 20.7 O
F55 Yamato-Kamiichi 大和上市 22.9 O Yoshino, Yoshino District
F56 Yoshino-Jingū 吉野神宮 23.7 O
F57 Yoshino 吉野 25.2 O

References

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

  1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 123. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. "Direct-current locomotives for the Yoshina Railway, Japan" (PDF). The Brown Boveri Review. Baden: Brown, Boveri & Cie. April 1925. pp. 87–89.
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