Tenri Line

Tenri Line
Tenri Line
	Local train
Overview
Native name	天理線
Owner	Kintetsu Railway
Line number	H
Locale	Nara Prefecture
Termini	Hirahata; Tenri;
Stations	4
Color on map	(#E7A61A)
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Kintetsu Railway
Operator(s)	Kintetsu Railway
History
Opened	7 February 1915; 109 years ago
Technical
Line length	4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Number of tracks	Double-track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC (overhead line)
Operating speed	90 km/h (56 mph)
Signalling	Automatic closed block
Train protection system	Kintetsu ATS
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Kashihara Line
	to Kashiharajingū-mae; to Yamato-Saidaiji →

The Tenri Line (天理線, Tenri sen) is a railway line of Kintetsu Railway in Nara Prefecture, Japan connecting Hirahata Station in Yamato-Kōriyama and Tenri Station in Tenri. The line has four stations including the terminal Tenri and the transfer station Hirahata. It is mainly used by commuters in the morning and evening, as well as by followers of Tenrikyo, headquartered in Tenri, especially during festivals of the religion.

Route data

Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length: 4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Interlocking system: Electronic Interlocking

History

The Tenri Light Railway Co. opened a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line from its namesake town to Horyuji on the Kansai Main Line in 1915.

The Osaka Electric Railway Co. acquired the line in 1921, the year it opened the Kashihara Line, which connected at Hirahata.^[1] The following year the line was converted to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge and electrified at 600 VDC. That company merged with Kintetsu in 1944.

The Hirahata - Horyuji section closed in 1952, and in 1969 the voltage was raised to 1500 VDC. The line was duplicated in 1988.^[2]

Stations

Express trains and local trains stop at every station on the Tenri Line.

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Connections	Location
Through services are available to Kyoto via the B Kashihara Line and the B Kyoto Line.
H32	Hirahata	平端	0.0	B Kashihara Line (B32)	Yamatokoriyama	Nara Prefecture
H33	Nikaido	二階堂	1.3		Tenri
H34	Senzai	前栽	3.2
H35	Tenri	天理	4.5	U Man-yō Mahoroba Line (Sakurai Line)

References

^ "天理線電化100周年記念ヘッドマーク列車を運行します" (PDF). kintetsu.co.jp (in Japanese). 25 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
^ "天理線". kintetsu.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

[1] "天理線電化100周年記念ヘッドマーク列車を運行します" (PDF). kintetsu.co.jp (in Japanese). 25 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

[2] "天理線". kintetsu.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

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