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Railway line in Mie prefecture, Japan
The Iga Line (伊賀線, Iga-sen) is a railway line in Iga, Mie, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Iga Railway Co., Ltd. (伊賀鉄道株式会社, Iga-tetsudō kabushiki-gaisha). The line connects Iga-Ueno Station with Iga-Kambe Station. The track and trains are owned by Kintetsu Railway, although the trains are operated by Iga Railway. It is also referred to as the Ninja Line (忍者線). Cars in the line have a face illustrated at their end.
The original Iga Railway opened the 26 km 1,067 mm gauge line between Iga-Ueno on the Kansai Main Line and Nishi-Nabari on 18 July 1922. The line was electrified at 600 V DC on 25 May 1926. The company merged with the Osaka Electric Railway on 31 March 1929.
The Iga-Kambe to Nishi-Nabari section closed in 1964.
Operation of the line was transferred to the (new) Iga Railway on 1 October 2007.
References
東急電鉄１０００系が伊賀鉄道に入線 [Tokyu 1000 series arrive on Iga Railway]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 50, no. 585. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. January 2010. p. 66.
^ Kubo, Toshi (July 2017). 東京メトロ日比谷線-4 [Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line - 4]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 57, no. 675. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. p. 125–126.
^ 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. p. 125. ISBN978-4-7770-1336-4.
Iga Railway Line 200 series
Iga Railway 200 series 2-car set 201 in December 2009, with original Tokyu cab and offset gangway door
Iga Railway 200 series 2-car set 202 in December 2010, with original Tokyu cab and central gangway door
Iga Railway 200 series 2-car set 204 in December 2010, with retro-fitted cab end
Kintetsu Railway