September
16, 1910 |
Foundation of the company Nara Kido Co., Ltd was established with capital funds of 3 million yen to lay down an electric railway between Osaka and Nara. The following month, its name was changed to Osaka Electric Railway Co. (Daiki) |
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April
18,
1914 |
Completion of the Ikoma Tunnel |
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April
30, 1914
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Opening of a railway line between Osaka and Nara The
railway line be-tween Uehommachi and Nara (Takama-cho), 30.6km, in length, was
opened. In addition, on July 8, 1914, a railway between Takama-cho
and Higashimuki-Nakamachi in Nara city, 0.2 km in length, was
opened. |
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January
1, 1921
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Acquisition of Tenri Light Railway Corporation In
February 1915, the Company started with a single steam railway
between Tenri and Horyuji, 9 km in length and with a track gauge
of 0.762 m. After the merger, in April 1922, the railway between
Hirahata and Tenri, 4.7 km in length, became a broad-gauge electric
railway. However, operation on the railway between Horyuji and
Hirahata ceased in 1945, following which it was terminated. |
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January
25, 1922
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The Company consolidated Ikoma Funicular Co.,
Ltd. In August 1918, the funicular railway between Toriimae
and Hozanji, 1.0 km in length, was opened. In addition, the
funicular railway between Hozanji and Ikoma-sanjo, 1.1 km in
length, was opened in March 1929. |
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March
21, 1923
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The railway line between Saidaiji and Kashiharajingu-mae was
opened.
In April 1921, the railway line between Saidaiji and Koriyama,
which was extended to Hirahata in April 1922, became available
along the entire line in March 1923. |
June
11, 1926
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Opening of the
Ayameike Amusement Park |
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August
31, 1926 |
Completion of the Daiki Building A modern terminal building was constructed and Uehommachi Station was relocated to the building. In September 1936, the Daiki Department store was opened throughout its compound. |
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September
28, 1927
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Establishment of Sangukyuko Electric Railway Co., Ltd. An
affiliated company, Sangukyuko Electric Railway, was established
with capital funds of 30 million yen. The object involved establishing
a connection with the Sakurai line (the present day Osaka line)
as well as a new project to make greater inroads in Ujiyamada. |
January
5, 1929
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The entire length of the railway line between Fuse and Sakurai was opened.The Sakurai line was opened
between Fuse and Yao in October 1924 and was then extended on
a sequential basis. In January 1929, the entire line up to Sakurai,
35.7 km in length, was opened. |
March
27, 1929
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Opening of Ikoma Mountaintop Amusement Park |
March
31, 1929
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The Company consolidated Iga Electric Railway Co., Ltd. In
August 1916, the railway lines between Iga-Ueno and Uenoshi,
and in July 1922, between Uenoshi and Nishi-Nabari were opened
respectively. In May 1926, the entire line between Iga-Ueno
and Nishi-Nabari, 26.3 km, in length, was electrified. In October
1964, the section of the line between Iga-Kambe and Nishi-Nabari,
9.7 km in length, was terminated. |
May
25, 1929 |
Opening of the Nara Kasuga-Okuyama excursion bus
service It is the very first omnibus service provided by the
Company and in September 1932, the Ishikiri line opened, following
which bus/limousine hire services were launched on a sequential
basis in the eastern part of Osaka. |
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August
1, 1929
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The Company consolidated Yoshino Railway Co., Ltd. In October
1912, the railway lines between Yoshinoguchi and Muda, in December
1923, between Yoshinoguchi and Kashiharajingu-mae, in November
1924, between Kashiharajingu-mae and Unebi and in March 1928,
between Muda and Yoshino were launched respectively, representing
a total available length of 28.6 km along the entire portion
of the line between Yoshino and Unebi. The line between Kashiharajingu-mae
and Unebi, 3.4 km in length, came to a halt in 1945 and was
removed afterwards from the network. |
November
22, 1929
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Opening of the Hanazono Rugby Ground The Hanazono Rugby Ground was opened with Prince and Princess Chichibu in the grandstand. |
August
16, 1930
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Completion of the Aoyama Tunnel |
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