Nara Line (JR West)

Nara Line
A 221 series EMU on a Miyakoji Rapid service in April 2020
Overview
Owner	JR West
Locale	Kyoto Prefecture
Termini	Kizu Kyoto
Stations	19
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	Urban Network
Rolling stock	103 series, 221 series
History
Opened	1879
Technical
Line length	34.7 km (21.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) (double-track) 95 km/h (59 mph) (single-track)
Route map Legend 1: Sagano Line 2: Biwako Line 1 3: JR Kyoto Line 0.0 Kyōto ← 3 ／ 2 →　■ Nara Line (old route) ・Kintetsu Kyoto Line Tōkaidō Shinkansen Tōji Temporary Station ・Tōji Kamo River・Lake Biwa Canal Keihan Main Line 1.1 Tōfukuji Toba-kaidō Fushimi Keihan Main Line 2.7 Inari Tōkaidō Main Line (old route) Meishin Expressway 5.0 JR Fujinomori Nara Line (old route) 7.2 Momoyama Keihan Uji Line Rokujizō (Keihan) Yamashina River 9.6 Rokujizō (■ T01) Uji Gunpowder Works 　Kohata factory spur 10.6 Kohata ・L: Kowata (Keihan) 12.0 Ōbaku Keiji Bypass Mimurodo 13.9 Ujigawa S.B. (−1926) Uji (Keihan) Uji River 14.9 Uji 16.3 JR Ogura Iseda 18.1 Shinden ・L: Ōkubo 20.2 Jōyō Kintetsu Kyoto Line 22.0 Nagaike Hase River 24.0 Yamashiro-Aodani Aodani River 25.3 Yamashiro-Taga 27.3 Tamamizu Tama River Tenjin River Fudō River 30.3 Tanakura 33.1 Kamikoma Kizu River Shin-Kizu (−1911) ←Gakkentoshi Line Yamatoji Line→ 34.7 Kizu 37.9 Narayama 41.7 Nara Yamatoji Line

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.