The Kintetsu Utsube Line (近鉄内部線, Kintetsu Utsube-sen?) is a railway line operated by the Japanese private railway company Kintetsu, connecting Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station and Utsube Station, both in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan.
The line connects (indirectly) with the Kintetsu Nagoya Line and Kintetsu Yunoyama Line at Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station; these other lines use an elevated platform whereas the Utsube Line uses a ground-level platform. At Hinaga Station, the line connects with the Kintetsu Hachiōji Line, a one-station branch line. Because all trains on the Hachiōji Line offer direct service to Kintetsu-Yokkaichi via the Utsube Line, the two lines are collectively called the Utsube-Hachiōji Line (内部・八王子線, Utsube-Hachiōji-sen?).
Unlike major Kintetsu lines, the line does not accept PiTaPa or ICOCA which are smart card ticketing systems.
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