Kintetsu Toba Line

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Kintetsu Toba Line
Kintetsu Ise-Shima Liner at Ujiyamada Station
Info
Type	Commuter rail
Locale	Mie: Ise, Toba
Terminals	Ujiyamada Toba
No. of stations	5
Operation
Opened	Mar 01, 1970
Operator(s)	Kintetsu
Technical
Line length	13.2 km (8.2 mi)
No. of tracks	2
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Electrification	Overhead, 1500V DC
Line map Legend All lines are Kintetsu unless otherwise noted Namba (Osaka) Uehommachi (Osaka) Kyoto Kashihara Line • Kyoto Line Yamato-Yagi Nagoya Osaka Line • Nagoya Line Ise-Nakagawa JR Sangū Line Iseshi JR: Iseshi JR Sangū Line Yamada Line 0.0 Ujiyamada Toba Line Seta River Toraoyama Tunnel Eitaiyama Tunnel Ise Expressway 1.9 Isuzugawa National Route 23 Isuzu River 4.9 Asama Shigō Signal Station Closed 1975 Shigō Tunnel 10.6 Ikenoura National Route 42 JR Sangū Line National Route 42 13.2 Toba JR: Toba Shima Line Kashikojima

The Kintetsu Toba Line (近鉄鳥羽線, Kintetsu Toba-sen^?) is a railway line of the Japanese private railway company Kintetsu, connecting Ujiyamada Station (Ise, Mie Prefecture) and Toba Station (Toba, Mie Prefecture) in Japan. The line runs parallel to the JR Central Sangū Line.

The line connects with the Yamada Line at Ujiyamada Station and the Shima Line at Toba Station. The Yamada Line, Toba Line, and Shima Line form a single train line that begins at Ise-Nakagawa Station and serves the Ise-Shima tourist region.

Contents 1 History 1.1 The final link 1.2 Timeline 2 Service 3 Stations 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

The Toba Line was constructed in the late 1960's / early 1970's to allow Kintetsu to run limited express trains from Osaka and Nagoya as far as Kashikojima in Shima. The decision to build the line was based on Kintetsu wanting to attract visitors from among the many people attending the 1970 World's Fair in Osaka to the Ise-Shima region where Kintetsu runs a variety of tourism business enterprises, and direct rail service would largely improve the bus system that was in place at that time, thereby making it more convenient to travel there.

[edit] The final link

Originally, what are now the Osaka Line and the Yamada Line were completed in the late 1920's / early 1930's by two separate companies, but both lines came under the control of Kintetsu in the 1940's. This made possible direct rail service from Osaka to Ise (at that time called Ujiyamada), primarily used by tourists and pilgrims going to Ise Grand Shrine. Also completed in the late 1920's was what is now the Shima Line which runs from Toba to Kashikojima. This line was built by a third independent railway company and went through the ownership of various companies over the years, finally falling under the umbrella of Kintetsu in 1965.

Kintetsu now owned train lines that stretched from both Osaka and Nagoya as far as Ise (Ujiyamada Station) as well as a small disconnected line running between Toba and Shima (Kashikojima Station), however there was no Kintetsu rail link between Ise and Toba, meaning Kintetsu passengers bound for Shima had to switch from train to a bus in Ise, then back to another train in Toba to complete the journey. The first solution, implemented in the 1960's, was building a bus ramp right up to the train platform of Ujiyamada Station and running buses that were timed to match up with the arriving limited expresses from Osaka and Nagoya, allowing passengers on those trains to easily switch to the bus without leaving the station or waiting long. However, in preparation for the 1970 World's Fair, Kintetsu decided it was a good time to implement the ideal solution which was direct rail access all the way to Kashikojima; thus the Toba Line was built to provide the final link.

Construction commenced in 1968 and a single track, connecting the Yamada Line and the Shima Line, was completed in 1970 just two weeks before the World's Fair began. Trains on this single-track Toba Line waited for each other to pass at a signal station located between Asama Station and Ikenoura Station near the line's midpoint. The line was officially completed when a second track was finished in 1975, thereby allowing bi-directional travel at all times.

[edit] Timeline

• May 01, 1968 - Construction begins.
• Dec 15, 1969 - First track opens on Ujiyamada ~ Isuzugawa section.
• Mar 01, 1970 - First track opens on Isuzugawa ~ Toba section. Direct service from both Osaka and Nagoya to Kashikojima begins.
• Dec 25, 1971 - Second track opens on Ujiyamada ~ Isuzugawa section.
• Apr 11, 1975 - Second track opens on Isuzugawa ~ Asama section.
• Dec 20, 1975 - Second track opens on Asama ~ Toba section. Bi-directional service begins; Shigō Signal Station is closed.
• May 30, 2001 - One man (conductor-less) train service begins.

[edit] Service

 LO  Local (普通 futsū)

For Nakagawa

For Toba, Kashikojima

(Locals stop at every station.)

 EX  Express (急行 kyūkō)

For Uehommachi (Osaka); via Nabari and Yagi (Kashihara)

For Nagoya; via Tsu and Yokkaichi

For Toba

(Expresses typically end at Ujiyamada, occasionally run all the way to Toba.)

 RE  Rapid Express (快速急行 kaisoku-kyūkō)

For Uehommachi (Osaka); via Nabari and Yagi (Kashihara)

For Toba

(Only runs mornings and evenings.)

(Rapid expresses typically end at Ujiyamada, occasionally run all the way to Toba.)

 LE  Limited Express (特急 tokkyū)

For Namba and Uehommachi (Osaka); via Nabari and Yagi (Kashihara)

For Kyoto; via Saidaiji (Nara)

For Nagoya; via Tsu and Yokkaichi

For Toba, Kashikojima

(Seat reservations and limited express fee required.)

 NS  Non-stop Limited Express (ノンストップ特急 nonsutoppu tokkyū)

For Namba (Osaka)

For Nagoya

For Kashikojima

(Runs once a day on weekdays, three times a day on weekends.)

(Seat reservations and limited express fee required.)

[edit] Stations

Legend
●	Trains stop here
○	Trains stop here sometimes
|	Trains do not stop here

Station		Dist (km)	Connections	LO	EX	RE	LE	NS	Location
Ujiyamada	宇治山田	0.0	Kintetsu: Yamada Line	●	●	●	●	●	Ise	Mie Prefecture
Isuzugawa	五十鈴川	1.9		●	●	●	○	|
Asama	朝熊	4.9		●	●	●	|	|
Ikenoura	池の浦	10.6		●	●	●	|	|	Toba
Toba	鳥羽	13.2	JR: Sangū Line Kintetsu: Shima Line	●	●	●	●	●

[edit] References

• (Japanese) Kintetsu Line Archives - Toba Line
• (Japanese) Wikipedia - Kintetsu Toba Line

[edit] External links

• Kintetsu railway network map - Osaka Line • Yamada Line • Toba Line • Shima Line
• Japan Guide - Shima Peninsula Travel - Toba Aquarium
• Japan Guide - Shima Peninsula Travel - Mikimoto Pearl Island

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