Katamachi Line
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| Overview | |||
| Other nameTemplate:Pluralize from text | Gakkentoshi Line | ||
| Native name | 片町線 | ||
| Owner | JR West | ||
| Locale | Osaka and Kyoto prefectures | ||
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| Stations | 24 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| System | Urban Network | ||
| Operator(s) | JR West JR Freight | ||
| Rolling stock | 207 series 321 series | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 22 August 1895 | ||
| Technical | |||
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| Number of tracks | Double-track (Between Matsuiyamate and Kyōbashi) Single-track (between Matsuiyamate and Kizu) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
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| Electrification | Template:1,500 V DC (overhead line) | ||
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| Train protection system | ATS-P and ATS-SW | ||
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The common name "Gakkentoshi Line", literally "Research City Line", comes from the Kansai Science City, which is located along the line around the border of Osaka and Nara prefectures.
Basic data
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- Operators, distances: 55.4 km (34.4 mi)
- West Japan Railway Company (Category-1, Services and tracks)
- Japan Freight Railway Company (Category-2, Services)
- Track:
- Double-track line:
- From Matsuiyamate to Kyōbashi
- Single-track line:
- From Kizu to Matsuiyamate
- Double-track line:
- Railway signalling:
- From JR Miyamaki to Kyōbashi: Automatic
- From Kizu to JR Miyamaki: Special Automatic (Track Circuit Detection)
- CTC centers:Ōsaka Operation Control Center
- CTC system:JR Takarazuka JR Tozai Gakkentoshisen traffic control system
History
The line was originally built and operated by the Script error: No such module "Nihongo". between Katamachi and Shijōnawate in 1895. Two years later, the Kansai Railway bought the line in order to have its own trunk line to Osaka from Nagoya, combined with constructing the section between Shijōnawate and Kizu. Katamachi Station was unable to be expanded, thus Amijima terminus was constructed. However Kansai Railway bought the Osaka Railway line from Nara via Ōji to Minatomachi (present JR Namba) in downtown Osaka, and shifted its main line to the ex-Naniwa Railway line. Thereafter, the Katamachi Line became a branch of the railway network of Osaka.
The Shigino to Hanaten section was duplicated in 1927, with the Katamachi to Shigino section double-tracked in 1955, the Hanaten to Shijonawate section in 1969, extended to Nagao in 1979, to Matsuiyamate in 1989, and the balance of the section to Kyobashi double-tracked between 2007 and 2009.[citation needed]
The section between Katamachi and Shijōnawate became the first Japan Governmental Railways electrified line in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area in 1932, with electrification extended to Nagao in 1950.[citation needed] After privatization of the then Japanese National Railways (JNR), the line became part of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) system, and the Kizu to Nagao section was electrified in 1989.[citation needed]
In 1997, the JR Tōzai Line was opened and connected to Katamachi Line at Kyōbashi, and Katamachi Station was closed (with Ōsakajō-kitazume Station becoming the replacement station). Most trains began operating through to the Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line).
Converted from a freight branch to a passenger route, the Osaka Higashi Line began service in 2008. Trains from Nara via Kansai Main (Yamatoji) Line began operation to Amagasaki Station. However, these through trains to Amagasaki have now ceased operation since March 2019, with the Osaka Higashi Line extension.
Station numbering was introduced to the line in March 2018 with stops being assigned station numbers between JR-H18 and JR-H41.[1][2]
Military use
Three military/weapons-related facilities used during the early 20th century were serviced by spurs located between Fujisaka and Tsuda Stations (Kin-ya Ammunition Dump, where two explosions occurred in 1909 and 1939), between Kawachi-Iwafune and Hoshida Stations (Uji Weapon Kori Factory), and the Osaka Army Arsenal warehouse between Hanaten and Shigino Stations.[citation needed]
Route and operation
The line is connected via the JR Tōzai Line in downtown Osaka, at Amagasaki, to the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) and Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line). This link enables trains operated from Nara to the west, as Kobe, Himeji, and Sanda.
Rapid services of several types of stops, with no surcharge, are also provided. Abbreviations are tentative for this article.
Some trains terminate at Matsuiyamate due to the single track to Kizu.
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- Operated all day, most trains between Matsuiyamate and Nishi-Akashi on Sanyō Main (JR Kobe) Line. Some in busy hours to Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line), some terminate at Kyōbashi.
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- Operated in early morning, late night, and busy hours only. Some from/to Nara, most from/to Dōshishamae or Kyōtanabe. Through to Nishiakashi or Shin-Sanda.
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- Mostly through to Shin-Sanda or Sasayamaguchi on Fukuchiyama (JR Takarazuka) Line. One per 15 minutes per direction.
Past services
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- Through trains from Osaka Higashi Line, operated only between Hanaten and Kyōbashi in this line. Four trains to Amagasaki from Nara in the morning, 4 vice versa in the evening. This service has ceased operation on the Katamachi Line starting from 16 March 2019, with the opening of the Shin-Osaka Extension of the Osaka Higashi Line.
Stations
| No. | Station | Stops | Transfers | Location | |||
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| English | Japanese | Regional Rapid | Rapid | District, City | Prefecture | ||
| Through service to/from Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) | |||||||
| JR-H18 | Kizu | 木津 | ● | ● | Page Template:Plainlist/styles.css has no content. | Kizugawa | Kyoto |
| JR-H19 | Nishi-Kizu | 西木津 | ● | ● | |||
| JR-H20 | Hōsono | 祝園 | ● | ● | Template:Rcb Template:Lnl (B21: Shin-Hōsono) | Seika, Sōraku | |
| JR-H21 | Shimokoma | 下狛 | ● | ● | |||
| JR-H22 | JR Miyamaki | JR三山木 | ● | ● | Kyōtanabe | ||
| JR-H23 | Dōshisha-mae | 同志社前 | ● | ● | |||
| JR-H24 | Kyōtanabe | 京田辺 | ● | ● | Template:Rcb Kyoto Line (B16: Shin-Tanabe) | ||
| JR-H25 | Ōsumi | 大住 | ● | ● | |||
| JR-H26 | Matsuiyamate | 松井山手 | ● | ● | |||
| JR-H27 | Nagao | 長尾 | ● | ● | Hirakata | Osaka | |
| JR-H28 | Fujisaka | 藤阪 | ● | ｜ | |||
| JR-H29 | Tsuda | 津田 | ● | ｜ | |||
| JR-H30 | Kawachi-Iwafune | 河内磐船 | ● | ● | File:Number prefix Keihan lines.svg Keihan Katano Line (KH66: Kawachi-Mori Station) | Katano | |
| JR-H31 | Hoshida | 星田 | ● | ● | |||
| JR-H32 | Neyagawa-Kōen | 寝屋川公園 | ● | ｜ | Neyagawa | ||
| JR-H33 | Shinobugaoka | 忍ケ丘 | ● | ｜ | Shijōnawate | ||
| JR-H34 | Shijōnawate | 四条畷 | ● | ● | Daitō | ||
| JR-H35 | Nozaki | 野崎 | ｜ | ｜ | |||
| JR-H36 | Suminodō | 住道 | ● | ● | |||
| JR-H37 | Kōnoikeshinden | 鴻池新田 | ｜ | ｜ | Osaka Monorail Main Line (proposed extension) | Higashiōsaka | |
| JR-H38 | Tokuan | 徳庵 | ｜ | ｜ | |||
| JR-H39 | Hanaten | 放出 | ● | ● | Template:Rcb Template:Lnl | Tsurumi, Osaka | |
| JR-H40 | Shigino | 鴫野 | ｜ | ｜ | Template:Rcb Osaka Higashi Line
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| Through service to/from JR Tōzai Line, further to/from Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) and Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) | |||||||
Rolling stock
- 207 series (from 1991)
- 321 series (from 2005)
All trains are based at Aboshi Depot.
Former
- 40 series
- 51 series
- 72 series
- 101 series
- 103 series
- 223-6000 series (until March 2011)
- KiHa 10 series
- KiHa 20 series
- KiHa 35 series
- KiHa 40 series
- KiHa 45 series
- KiHa 58 series
- KiHa 41000
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in 日本語). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in 日本語). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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