Shigi Line

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeMinimum radius161 m (528 ft)Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead lines)Operating speed65 km/h (40 mph)
Route map

Legend
Osaka Line↑
0.0
 J12 Kawachi-Yamamoto
Osaka Line
2.0
 J13 Hattorigawa
2.8
 J14 Shigisanguchi
Nishi-Shigi Cable Line↓

The Shigi Line (信貴線, Shigi-sen) is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. The line connects Kawachi-Yamamoto Station and Shigisanguchi Station. The entire line is located in the city of Yao, and is 2.8 km (1.7 mi) long. At Kawachi-Yamamoto, the line connects to the Osaka Line, and at Shigisanguchi, to the Nishi-Shigi Cable Line.[1] The line opened in 1930, and has a ruling gradient of 40.0‰.[2]

Stations

No. Station Japanese Distance
(km) 		Transfers Location
 J12  Kawachi-Yamamoto 河内山本 0.0 D Osaka Line (D12) Yao, Osaka
 J13  Hattorigawa 服部川 2.0
 J14  Shigisanguchi 信貴山口 2.8 Z Nishi-Shigi Cable Line (Z14)

History

The line opened on 15 December 1930.[2]

References

  1. ^ Map of Shigi Line
  2. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 126, 267. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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Routes
(Lines)
Railway
     Namba/Nara Line and its branch
     Kyoto/Kashihara Line and its branches
     Keihanna Line
(Line owned by another entity)
     Osaka Line and its branch
     Nagoya Line and its branches
     Yamada/Toba/Shima Line
     Minami Osaka/Yoshino Line and its branches
(Narrow-gauge lines)
     Cable car
(Funicular)
Ropeway
(Aerial tramway)
Transferred and defunct lines
Transferred lines
Defunct lines
  • Higashi-Shigi Line [ja]
  • Ise Line [ja]
  • Ousa Line [ja]
  • Horyuji Line [ja]


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