Kintetsu

and nihongo|"Kintetsu Sightseeing Bus Co., Ltd."|近鉄観光バス株式会社 in 1999 (Kintetsu Sightseeing Bus Co. was consolidated by Kintetsu Bus Co. on September 1, 2006), and station service to Kintetsu Station Service Company on June 28, 2003, however, Kintetsu consolidated Kintetsu Station Service Company on March 31, 2006. Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. was renamed "Kintetsu Corpotation" on June 28, 2003 and the company logo of "Kintetsu" and "近鉄" were renewed and the logo for the official corporate name, "Kintetsu Corporation" and "近畿日本鉄道株式会社" appeared when.

Abbreviations

*June 1944 - 1948: nihongo|Kinki Nippon|近畿日本, nihongo|Kin-Nichi|近日
*Present: nihongo|Kintetsu|近鉄

Lines

Current lines (Category-1, ropeway and tramway)

Following lines belong to Kintetsu's nihongo|Category-1 railway business|第一種鉄道事業|Dai-isshu tetsudō jigyō and nihongo|ropeway|索道|sakudō business under the Railway Business Act and nihongo|tramway|軌道|kidō business under the Tram Act. This means that Kintetsu is the owner and operator of the lines.

*1,435 mm standard gauge lines
**Osaka Line (大阪線) (Uehommachi - Ise-Nakagawa)
***Shigi Line (信貴線) (Kawachi-Yamamoto - Shigisanguchi)
**Nagoya Line (名古屋線) (Kintetsu-Nagoya - Ise-Nakagawa)
***Yunoyama Line (湯の山線) (Kintetsu-Yokkaichi - Yunoyama-Onsen)
***Suzuka Line (鈴鹿線) (Ise-Wakamatsu - Hiratacho)
**Yamada Line (山田線) (Ise-Nakagawa - Ujiyamada)
**Toba Line (鳥羽線) (Ujiyamada - Toba)
**Shima Line (志摩線) (Toba - Kashikojima)
**Nara Line (奈良線) (Fuse - Kintetsu-Nara)
***Namba Line (難波線) (Kintetsu-Namba - Uehommachi)
***Ikoma Line (生駒線) (Ikoma - Oji)
**Kyoto Line (京都線) (Kyoto - Yamato-Saidaiji)
***Kashihara Line (橿原線) (Yamato-Saidaiji - Kashiharajingu-mae)
***Tenri Line (天理線) (Hirahata - Tenri)
***Tawaramoto Line (田原本線) (Shin-Oji - Nishi-Tawaramoto)
**Keihanna Line (けいはんな線) (Nagata - Ikoma)
*1,067 mm narrow gauge lines
**Minami-Osaka Line (南大阪線) (Osaka-Abenobashi - Kashiharajingu-mae)
***Domyoji Line (道明寺線) (Domyoji - Kashiwara)
***Nagano Line (長野線) (Furuichi - Kawachi-Nagano)
***Gose Line (御所線) (Shakudo - Kintetsu-Gose)
***Yoshino Line (吉野線) (Kashiharajingu-mae - Yoshino)
*762 mm narrow gauge lines
**Utsube Line (内部線) (Kintetsu-Yokkaichi - Utsube)
**Hachioji Line (八王子線) (Hinaga - Nishi-Hino)
*Funicular lines
**Ikoma Cable Line (生駒鋼索線) (Toriimae - Ikoma-Sanjo)
**Nishi-Shigi Cable Line (西信貴鋼索線) (Shigisanguchi - Takayasuyama)
*Ropeway
**Katsuragi Ropeway (葛城索道線) (Katsuragi-toazanguchi - Katsuragi-sanjo)

Current lines (Category-2)

Following line belongs to Kintetsu's nihongo|Category-2 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 facility is a separate company.
*1,435 mm standard gauge lines
**Keihanna Line (けいはんな線) (Ikoma - Gakken-Nara-Tomigaoka, trackage owned by Nara Ikoma Rapid Transit Railway Co., Ltd.)

Current lines (Category-3)

Following lines belong to Kintetsu's nihongo|Category-3 railway business|第三種鉄道事業|Dai-sanshu tetsudō jigyō under the Railway Business Act. This means that Kintetsu is the owner of the railway facility, but the trains are operated by separate companies.
*1,067 mm narrow gauge lines
**Iga Line (伊賀線) (Iga-Ueno - Iga-Kambe, trains operated by Iga Railway Co., Ltd.)
**Yōrō Line (養老線) (Kuwana - Ogaki - Ibi, trains operated by Yōrō Railway Co., Ltd.)

Until September 30, 2007, those lines were part of the Category-1 railway business.

Through-train services

Kintetsu trains also run on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line and the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line, but such lines are not Kintetsu lines.

Abandoned lines and transferred lines

*Hase Line (長谷線) (Sakurai - Hase, abandonded in 1938)
*Sanjo Line (山上線) (Takayasuyama - Shigizammon, closed in 1944 and abandoned in 1957)
*Horyuji Line (法隆寺線) (Shin-Horyuji - Hirahata, closed in 1945 and abandoned in 1952)
*Obusa Line (小房線) (Unebi - Kashiharajingu-eki, closed in 1950 and abandoned in 1952)
*Ise Line (伊勢線) (Edobashi - Shin-Matsusaka - Daijingu-mae, Shin-Matsusaka - Daijingu-mae: abandoned in 1942, Edobashi - Shin-Matsusaka: abandoned in 1961)
*Iga Line (伊賀線) (Nishi-Nabari - Iga-Kambe, abandoned in 1964)
*Shima Line (志摩線) (Kashikojima - Shinjuko, abandoned in 1969)
*Hachioji Line (八王子線) (Nishihino - Ise-Hachioji, closed in 1974 and abandoned in 1976)
*Higashi-Shigi Cable Line (東信貴鋼索線) (Shigisanshita - Shigisan, abandoned in 1983)
*Hokusei Line (北勢線) (Nishi-Kuwana - Ageki, transferred to Sangi Railway Co. in 2003)

Rail lines transferred to Nankai Electric Railway Co.

*Nankai Main Line (南海本線) (Namba - Wakayamashi)
**Tennoji Branch Line (天王寺支線) (Tengachaya - Tennoji, Tengachaya - Imaikecho: abandoned in 1984, Imaikecho - Tennoji: abandoned in 1993)
**Takashinohama Line (高師浜線) (Hagoromo - Takashinohama)
**Tanagawa Line (多奈川線) (Misakikoen - Tanagawa)
**Kada Line (加太線) (Kinokawa - Kada)
**Kitajima Branch Line (北島支線) (Wakayamahsi - Higashi-Matsue, abandoned in 1966)
*Koya Line (高野線) (Shiomibashi - Koyashita)
*Hankai Line (阪堺線) (Ebisucho - Hamadera-eki-mae) (transferred to Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd. in 1980)
**Ohama Branch Line (大浜支線) (Shukuin - Ohama-kitaguchi - Ohamakaigan) (closed in 1945, abandoned in 1980)
**Uemachi Line (上町線) (Tennoji-eki-mae - Sumiyoshikoen) (transferred to Hankai Tramway Co., Ltd. in 1980)
**Hirano Line (平野線) (Imaike - Hirano) (abandoned in 1980)

Unbuilt lines

*Gifu Line (岐阜線) (Ogaki - Gifu or Hashima), planned by Yoro Electric Railway Co.
*Shijonawate Line (四条畷線) (Sakuranomiya - Nukata), planned by Osaka Electric Railway Co.

Fare cards

Kintetsu accepts five types of pre-paid and post-pay fare cards: Pearl Card, Surutto Kansai, J-Thru Card, PiTaPa and ICOCA. Pearl Card is used for purchase of tickets and others are used in lieu of tickets. Validity of the cards varies by lines as shown in the table below.

Legend
* "+": Ticket gates of all stations on the line accept the card (some exceptions may exist).
* "-": No stations on the line accept the card (some exceptions may exist).
* "x": Ticket vending machines of all stations on the line accept the card, but ticket gates do not.Note:1: The sales of Pearl Card and J-Through Card ended on September 15, 2008.:2: The five major stations on the Shima Line that accept IC Cards are Toba, Nakanogō, Shima-Isobe, Ugata and Kashikojima.

Other major businesses

*am/pm Japan
*Kinki Nippon Rent-A-Car
*Kinki Nippon Tourist Travel Agency
*Kinki Sharyo
*Kintetsu Beppu Ropeway
*Keihanna Bus Holdings Co., Ltd.
**Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd.
**Narakanko Co., Ltd.
**Nara Kotsu Bus Line Co., Ltd.
*Kintetsu Department Store
*Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium
*Kintetsu World Express (Air Freight)
*Miyako Hotels and Resorts
*Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (baseball team, present: Orix Buffaloes)
*Kintetsu Liners (rugby team)
*Shima Spain Village theme park

External links

* [http://www.kintetsu.jp/english/ Corporate web site of Kintetsu Corporation] en icon
* [http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/ Railway and tourist guide website of Kintetsu] ja icon
* [http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/ Railway and tourist guide website of Kintetsu] en icon
* [http://www.kintetsu.com/ Travel agency web site] en icon
* [http://www.kiecan.com/ Canada Travel agency web site] en icon