Shigi Line

Shigi Line
Shigi Line
	A Shigi Line train between Kawachi-Yamamoto and Hattorigawa in May 2007
Overview
Native name	信貴線
Owner	Kintetsu Railway
Line number	J
Locale	Yao, Osaka, Japan
Termini	Kawachi-Yamamoto; Shigisanguchi;
Stations	3
Color on map	(#2e89d9)
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Kintetsu Railway
Operator(s)	Kintetsu Railway
Depot(s)	Takayasu
History
Opened	15 December 1930; 94 years ago
Technical
Track length	2.8 km (1.7 mi)
Number of tracks	Single-track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	161 m (528 ft)
Electrification	1,500 V DC (overhead lines)
Operating speed	65 km/h (40 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend

The Shigi Line (信貴線, Shigi-sen) is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Location

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]

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)

The line opened on 15 December 1930.^[2]

^ Map of Shigi Line
^ ^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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