27-693: All lines are Kintetsu unless otherwise noted The Yamada Line ( 山田線 , Yamada-sen ) is a railway line of the Japanese private railway company Kintetsu Railway , connecting Ise-Nakagawa Station ( Matsusaka, Mie ) and Ujiyamada Station ( Ise, Mie ) in Japan. The line runs parallel to parts of the JR Central Kisei Main Line and Sangū Line . The line connects with the Toba Line at Ujiyamada Station. The Yamada Line, Toba Line, and Shima Line form
54-631: A railway gauge of 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge , however the Sankyū Ise Line (Nagoya Line) was built using a gauge of 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ), so it was necessary for passengers to change trains at Ise-Nakagawa. However, in September 1959, the Nagoya Line suffered severe damage due to the Ise-wan Typhoon and while repairing
81-710: A couple of years; the Ise Line was extended northeast to Nagoya and a new track connecting the Ise Line (at Edobashi ) to Sankyū-Nakagawa was completed (this would later become the Kintetsu Nagoya Line ). Once this major change took place, ridership on the Matsusaka ~ Ujiyamada section of the Main Line became significantly higher and the parallel section of the Ise Line was closed in 1942. In 1941, Sankyū and its parent company Daiki merged to form Kansai Kyuko Railway ( Kankyū ),
108-560: A merger struggle and, in 1936, Sankyū won the battle and acquired Iseden and its lines. The Iseden Main Line became known as the Sankyū Ise Line. Sankyū now owned two lines that both terminated in Ujiyamada: The Main Line which ran west towards Osaka and the Ise Line which ran north to Kuwana with plans for an extension to Nagoya. However, the last 20 km (12 mi) of both lines closely paralleled each other, so Sankyū developed
135-464: A plan to utilize one of these two sets of tracks to provide service to both Osaka and Nagoya and to phase out and eventually close the other. It was decided that the Sankyū Main Line was the better line for this task and that Sankyū-Nakagawa Station (now Ise-Nakagawa ) would serve as the three-way meeting point of trains bound for Osaka, Nagoya, and Ujiyamada. This plan became a reality within just
162-469: A seat pitch of 1,300 mm (51 in). The intermediate "Regular" cars will have 2+2 abreast seating and a seat pitch of 1,160 mm (46 in). Seating in both types of accommodation will consist of fixed-back shell seats. In May 2022 Kintetsu announced that new commuter trainsets, classified as 8A would be in service for October 2024. Kintetsu accepts ICOCA , PiTaPa , and other compatible nation-wide IC cards throughout their network except on
189-844: A single train line that begins at Ise-Nakagawa Station and serves the Ise-Shima tourist region. In 1941 when the line received its name, the city of Ise was called Ujiyamada and was actually a merger of two towns formerly called Uji and Yamada. The heart of the old town of Yamada was near modern-day Ujiyamada Station, the terminus, and thus the line was named the "Yamada Line". LO Local ( 普通 ; futsū ) EX Express ( 急行 ; kyūkō ) RE Rapid Express ( 快速急行 ; kaisoku-kyūkō ) LE Limited Express ( 特急 ; tokkyū ) NS Non-stop Limited Express ( ノンストップ特急 ; nonsutoppu tokkyū ) SV Premium Express Shimakaze ( しまかぜ ; Shimakaze ) The Yamada Line
216-692: A station on the Ise Railway. The Ise Railway became the Ise Electric Railway on September 12, 1926, which merged with the Sangu Express Electric Railway on September 15, 1936. On March 15, 1941, the Sangu Express Electric Railway merged with Osaka Electric Railway to become a station on Kansai Express Railway's Nagoya Line. This line in turn was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu. The station
243-479: Is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. On September 16, 1910, Nara Tramway Co., Ltd. ( 奈良軌道株式会社 , Nara Kidō ) was founded and renamed Osaka Electric Tramway Co., Ltd. ( 大阪電気軌道株式会社 , Ōsaka Denki Kidō , Daiki (大軌)) a month after. Osaka Electric Tramway completed Ikoma Tunnel and started operating a line between Osaka and Nara (present-day Nara Line ) on April 30, 1914. The modern Kashihara, Osaka, and Shigi lines were completed in
270-504: Is now the Osaka Line . However, at that time the Osaka Line, which was operated under a different name by Osaka Electric Railroad ( Daiki ), only ran to Sakurai and Sankyū managed the section from Sakurai to Ujiyamada ; this railway was known as the Sankyū Main Line ( 参急本線 , Sankyū-honsen ) . During the construction of the easternmost section of the Sankyū Main Line (most of what
297-720: Is now the Yamada Line), another private railway company, Ise Electric Railway ( Iseden ), was constructing another line right alongside that would eventually link with Nagoya and was known as the Iseden Main Line . The two lines opened within just a few weeks of each other in 1930 which led to there being three parallel lines (the third being the Sangū Line ) owned by three different companies running between Matsusaka and Ujiyamada. Sankyū and Iseden pledged to work together to ensure they both prospered, however both companies soon began
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#1732890542258324-653: Is the owner and operator of the lines. All lines operate with 1,500 V DC overhead catenary except for the Keihanna Line, which operates on 750 V DC third rail. Following line belongs to Kintetsu's Type II Railway Business ( 第二種鉄道事業 , Dai-nishu tetsudō jigyō ) under the Railway Business Act. This means that Kintetsu operates trains on the line, but the owner of the railway trackage is a separate company. Following lines belong to Kintetsu's Type III Railway Business ( 第三種鉄道事業 , Dai-sanshu tetsudō jigyō ) under
351-538: The 1920s, followed by the Kyoto Line (a cooperative venture with Keihan Electric Railway ). Daiki founded Sangu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. ( 参宮急行電鉄株式会社 , Sangū Kyūkō Dentetsu , Sankyū (参急)) in 1927, which consolidated Ise Electric Railway Co., Ltd. ( 伊勢電気鉄道株式会社 , Ise Denki Tetsudō , Iseden (伊勢電)) on September 15, 1936. In 1938, Daiki teamed up with its subsidiary Kansai Express Electric Railway Co., Ltd. ( 関西急行電鉄株式会社 , Kansai Kyūkō Dentetsu ) to operate
378-511: The Ikoma cable car and Katsuragi ropeway. Various discount tickets are also available from their website or ticket machines, with varying valid areas and usage periods. Surutto Kansai passes can be used in the Keihanshin area, west of Aoyamachō and north of Tsubosakayama stations. Edobashi Station Edobashi Station ( 江戸橋駅 , Edobashi-eki ) is a passenger railway station in located in
405-796: The Railway Business Act. This means that Kintetsu is the owner of the railway facility, but the trains are operated by separate companies. Until September 30, 2007, those lines were part of the Category 1 railway business. Kintetsu trains also run on the Osaka Metro Chūō Line (all Keihanna Line trains), the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line , and the Hanshin Railway Hanshin Namba Line , but such lines are not Kintetsu lines. To separate both former Kankyū lines and Nankai Railway lines, on June 1, 1947,
432-550: The beginning of the then-isolated Shima Line . Kintetsu Railway Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd. ( 近畿日本鉄道株式会社 , Kinki-nippon Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha ) , referred to as Kintetsu ( 近鉄 ) and officially Kinki-Nippon Railway , is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group . The railway network connects Osaka , Nara , Kyoto , Nagoya , Tsu , Ise , and Yoshino . Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd.
459-465: The city of Tsu , Mie Prefecture , Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway . Edobashi Station is served by the Nagoya Line , and is located 65.3 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kintetsu Nagoya Station . The station was consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected by a level crossing. Edobashi Station opened on January 1, 1917 as
486-593: The first private railway service from Osaka to Nagoya. Another subsidiary Sankyū bought Kansai Express Electric Railway on January 1, 1940 and continued the service on its own. Then, Sankyū consolidated Yoro Railway Co., Ltd. ( 養老鉄道株式会社 , Yōrō Tetsudō , not the present Yoro Railway Co., Ltd.) on August 1. Daiki consolidated its largest subsidiary Sankyū on March 15, 1941 and was renamed Kansai Express Railway Co., Ltd. ( 関西急行鉄道 , Kansai Kyūko Tetsudō , Kankyū (関急)) . Kankyū consolidated Osaka Railway Co., Ltd. ( 大阪鉄道株式会社 , Ōsaka Tetsudō , Daitetsu (大鉄), owner of
513-690: The following lines were transferred to Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd. that was renamed from Kōyasan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. As of 1 April 2017 , Kintetsu operates a fleet of 1,905 electric multiple unit (EMU) vehicles, the second largest fleet for a private railway operator in Japan after Tokyo Metro (2,766 vehicles). The newest Hinotori 80000 series EMU trainsets entered revenue service on limited express services between Osaka Namba and Kintetsu Nagoya in spring 2020. Eight six-car sets and three eight-car sets, 72 vehicles in total, will enter service by 2021. The end cars in each set will be designated "High Grade cars" with 1+2 abreast seating and
540-458: The line came under its current ownership and name. Although the city of Ujiyamada (the basis for the name "Yamada Line") changed its name to Ise in 1955, the train line still maintains the same name to this day. Even though Kintetsu owned both the Nagoya Line and the Yamada Line, direct service between Nagoya and Ujiyamada was not possible because the Sankyū Main Line (Yamada Line) was built using
567-417: The line, Kintetsu widened the gauge of the entire line to 1,435 mm so that express trains could travel directly from Nagoya to Ujiyamada without changing; this service began in early 1960. Direct service from both Osaka and Nagoya was extended from Ujiyamada to Kashikojima in 1970 with the opening of the Toba Line which provided a connection between Ujiyamada at the end of the Yamada Line and Toba at
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#1732890542258594-502: The precursor to Kintetsu. Before this merger, the Sankyū Main Line had originated at Sakurai and terminated at Ujiyamada, however after the merger the various lines were combined and renamed, resulting in the section between Sakurai and Ise-Nakagawa, along with part of Daiki's lines, becoming the Osaka Line and the section between Ise-Nakagawa and Ujiyamada becoming the Yamada Line, as it is today. In 1944, following mergers with other Kansai area railway companies, Kankyū became Kintetsu and
621-490: The present Minami Osaka Line ) on February 1, 1943 and moved its headquarters from Uehommachi to Osaka Abenobashi. Kankyū was renamed Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. ( 近畿日本鉄道株式会社 , Kinki Nippon Tetsudō , Kinki Nippon (近畿日本) or Kin-nichi (近日)) after it consolidated Nankai Railway in June 1944: it maintained the name when Nankai regained its independence in 1947. After World War II , Kintetsu branched out and became one of
648-418: The same day Kintetsu Corporation was split, it was renamed as Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. as a holding company, while Kintetsu Split Preparatory Company, Ltd. was renamed as Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd. Following lines belong to Kintetsu's Type I Railway Business ( 第一種鉄道事業 , Dai-isshu tetsudō jigyō ) and Cableway ( 索道 , sakudō ) Business under the Railway Business Act. This means that Kintetsu
675-818: The world's largest travel agencies, Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd., opening offices in the United States of America (Kintetsu International Express, Inc.) and other countries. The first charged limited express train service started between Uehommachi and Nagoya in 1947, and this is the start of the present Kintetsu limited express trains. The rail network was mostly completed by consolidating Nara Electric Railway Co., Ltd. ( 奈良電気鉄道株式会社 , Naraden (奈良電)) , Shigi-Ikoma Electric Railway Co., Ltd. ( 信貴生駒電鉄株式会社 ) , Mie Electric Railway Co., Ltd. ( 三重電気鉄道株式会社 , Mieden (三重電)) and other companies. Kintetsu moved its headquarters again from Osaka Abenobashi to Osaka Uehommachi on December 5, 1969. On June 28, 2003, Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd.
702-537: Was built in the late 1920s and early 1930s to provide a more direct link for pilgrims and travelers going between Osaka and Ise Grand Shrine in Ujiyamada (now Ise ) and was designed to compete with the Japanese National Railways Sangū Line (now owned by JR Central ). Originally built and operated by Sangū Express Electric Railway ( Sankyū ) the line was designed to link directly with what
729-413: Was renamed Kintetsu Corporation. The corporation was split on April 1, 2015. Its railway business division was succeeded by Kintetsu Split Preparatory Company, Ltd. (founded on April 30, 2014), while its real estate business division by Kintetsu Real Estate Co., Ltd., its hotel business division by Kintetsu Hotel Systems, Inc., and its retail business by Kintetsu Retail Service Corporation, respectively. On
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