Ise Electric Railway

Japanese: 伊勢電気鉄道 - いせでんきてつどう
Ise Electric Railway

...The company was originally called Nara Kido (Nara Railway Company), and in 1956 it linked up with the Sangu Kyuko Electric Railway (Yamada Line), running the longest distance train in Japan at the time, covering 137.3 km between Uehonmachi (Osaka) and Ujiyamada. It then merged with the Ise Electric Railway (Nagoya Line), Osaka Railway (Minami Osaka Line), and others, and in 1961 merged with Nankai Railway to form Kintetsu Railway (the Nankai Line was separated in 1947). In 1984, it converted the Nagoya Line to standard gauge, making it possible to operate direct trains from Osaka to Nagoya. ...

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Japanese:

…創立当初の社名は奈良軌道)で,同系の参宮急行電鉄(山田線)と結んで31年上本町(大阪)と宇治山田の間137.3kmに,当時日本一の長距離電車を走らせた。その後伊勢電気鉄道(名古屋線),大阪鉄道(南大阪線)などを統合し,44年南海鉄道と合併して近畿日本鉄道を創立(南海線は47年に分離)した。59年名古屋線を標準軌間に改め,大阪から名古屋までの直通運転を可能にした。…

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