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Osaka Nara: Stops: 2: Distance travelled: 54.4 km (33.8 mi) Average journey time: 52 minutes approx (Shin-Ōsaka – Nara) Train number(s) 9022M (towards Nara), 9021M (towards Osaka) [8] [9] Line(s) used: Osaka Higashi Line, Yamatoji Line: On-board services; Class(es) Standard: Disabled access: Yes: Sleeping arrangements: None: Catering ...
The Nara Line (奈良線, Nara-sen) is a commuter rail line in the Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto metropolitan area, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Its official termini are Kizu Station in Kizugawa and Kyōto Station in Kyoto, within Kyoto Prefecture; however, all trains continue past Kizu on the Yamatoji Line (Kansai Main Line) to Nara Station in Nara, Nara Prefecture.
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. [2]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. [2]
Nara Station (奈良駅, Nara-eki) is a railway station located in Nara, Japan.Operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), it is the main stop in the city of Nara on the Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line), the terminus for the Sakurai Line (Man-yō Mahoroba Line), and Nara Line trains for Kyoto begin here and run on the Kansai Line to Kizu before diverging.
The trains are now operated between Nara and Shin-Osaka, via the Yamatoji Line and the Osaka Higashi Line. On weekdays, 4 Shin-Osaka-bound trains are operated in the mornings, while 4 Nara-bound trains are operated in the evenings. On weekends, 2 round trips are operated both in the mornings and in the evenings.
The Osaka Line (大阪線, Ōsaka-sen) is a railway line in Japan owned by Kintetsu Railway, connecting Osaka and Mie Prefecture via Nara Prefecture. The line is the longest double-tracked railway of non-JR operators.
This means that Kintetsu operates trains on the line, but the owner of the railway trackage is a separate company. 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge line C Keihanna Line (Ikoma - Gakken-Nara-Tomigaoka, trackage owned by Nara Ikoma Rapid Transit Railway Co., Ltd.)
Trains are operated between Kōshien and Osaka-Umeda in weekday morning rush hours. In addition, 2 trains are operated from Ogi to Osaka-Umeda. In official route maps Hanshin shortens the name to "Express". Rapid Express (快速急行, Kaisoku Kyūkō) Trains are through trains to and from the Hanshin Namba Line and the Kintetsu Nara Line.