Iga Railway Iga Line


The Iga Line is a railway line in Iga, Mie, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Iga Railway Co., Ltd.. The line connects Iga-Ueno Station with Iga-Kambe Station. The track and trains are owned by Iga City, while the trains are operated by Iga Railway. The line is also referred to as the Ninja Line, with trains featuring a ninja-style livery.
Prior to 1 October 2007, the Iga Line was owned and operated by Kintetsu Railway. On 1 October 2007, operation of the line was transferred to Iga Railway, with Kintetsu Railway retaining ownership of the line. On 4 April 2017, the Iga Line became a third-sector railway with Iga City replacing Kintetsu Railway as the Category 3 railway operator.
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Stations

All stations are in Iga, Mie.
Station nameJapaneseDistance Distance Transfers
Iga-Ueno伊賀上野-0.0Kansai Main Line
Nii新居0.80.8
Nishi-Ōte西大手2.53.3
Uenoshi (Ninja City)上野市（忍者市）0.63.9
Hirokōji広小路0.54.4
Kayamachi茅町0.65.0
Kuwamachi桑町0.85.8
四十九0.76.5
Idamichi猪田道1.58.0
Ichibe市部1.29.2
Inako依那古1.410.6
Maruyama丸山1.311.9
Uebayashi上林1.113.0
Hido比土2.615.6
Iga-Kambe伊賀神戸1.016.6Kintetsu Osaka Line

Rolling stock

Current

Iga Railway operates five 2-car 200 series EMUs formed from ten former Tokyu 1000 series cars purchased between 2009 and 2012.

Car identities

The former identities of the fleet are as shown below.
Set No.Car No.Tokyu numbering
201Mo 201DeHa 1311
201Ku 101KuHa 1010
202Mo 202DeHa 1310
202Ku 102KuHa 1011
203Mo 203DeHa 1406
203Ku 103KuHa 1106
204Mo 204DeHa 1206
204Ku 104KuHa 1006
205Mo 205DeHa 1306
205Ku 105DeHa 1356

Former

  • Kintetsu Railway 860 series 2-car EMUs

History

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.
Prior to 1 October 2007, the Iga Line was owned and operated by Kintetsu Railway.
Operation of the line was transferred to the Iga Railway on 1 October 2007. Kintetsu Railway retained ownership of the line.
In March 2015, it was announced that Kintetsu Railway, Iga City and Iga Railway had agreed to transition the Iga Line to a third-sector railway. This was implemented on 4 April 2017 with Iga City replacing Kintetsu Railway as the Category 3 railway operator.
From 9 March 2024, ICOCA and all other Nationwide Mutual Usage Service IC cards can be used at all stations on the Iga Line.