Domyoji Line

Template:Short description Template:Refimprove Template:Infobox rail line The 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 , whose plan was to connect towns of southern Kawachi Province to the then main line of the ,Template:Efn present-day Kansai Main Line.

In the following year, the whole railway from Template:STN to Template:STNTemplate:Efn was transferred to the , who extended the line to Nagano (present Template:STN) in 1902.

With its name changed to the Osaka RailwayTemplate:Efn in 1919, the company built its own railway directly to Osaka's downtown, diverting at Template:STN. The new line opened in 1923 to (present Template:STN) 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 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.

No.	Stations	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
Template:KNSN	Template:STN	道明寺	0.0	Template:Rcb Template:Lnl (F15)	Fujiidera
Template:KNSN	Template:STN	柏原南口	1.6	Template:Rcb Template:Lnl (Template:STN) (D17)	Kashiwara
Template:KNSN	Template:STN	柏原	2.2	Template:Plainlist