Nara Line (JR West)

Nara Line
A 221 series EMU on a Miyakoji Rapid service in April 2020
Overview
OwnerJR West
LocaleKyoto Prefecture
Termini
Stations19
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemUrban Network
Rolling stock103 series, 221 series
History
Opened1879
Technical
Line length34.7 km (21.6 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) (double-track)
95 km/h (59 mph) (single-track)
Route map
1
3: JR Kyoto Line
0.0
Kyōto
Nara Line (old route)
Tōji Temporary Station
1.1
Tōfukuji
Fushimi
Keihan Main Line
2.7
Inari
Tōkaidō Main Line (old route)
5.0
JR Fujinomori
Nara Line (old route)
7.2
Momoyama
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
13.9
Ujigawa S.B.
(−1926)
Uji (Keihan)
14.9
Uji
16.3
JR Ogura
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.