Kakogawa Line
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| Kakogawa Line | |
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 A Kakogawa Line train with artistic design by Tadanori Yokoo | |
| Overview | |
| Owner |  JR West |
| Locale | Hyōgo Prefecture |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 21 |
| Service | |
| Rolling stock | 103 series, 125 series |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 April 1913 |
| Last extension | 27 December 1924 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 48.5 km (30.1 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC (overhead line) |
| Operating speed | 85 km/h (53 mph) |
The Kakogawa Line (加古川線, Kakogawa-sen) is a railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), which connects the cities of Kakogawa and Tamba.[1]
The 48.5-kilometre (30.1 mi) line begins at Kakogawa Station on the JR Kobe Line (Sanyō Main Line) and ends at Tanikawa Station on the Fukuchiyama Line.
History
[edit]The Banshu Railway opened the Kakogawa - Nishiwakishi section in 1913, and extended the line to Tanikawa in 1924. The company was nationalised in 1943.
Freight services ceased in 1986, and CTC signalling was commissioned on the entire line in 2004.
Former branches of the Kakogawa Line included the Takasago Line (connected at Kakogawa Station), the Miki Line (connected at Yakujin Station) and the Kajiya Line (connected at Nomura Station, i.e. present-day Nishiwakishi Station).
Stations
[edit]| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) |
Transfers | Location | |
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| Kakogawa | 加古川 | 0.0 |  JR Kobe Line (Sanyō Main Line)(Takasago Line - closed 1984) |
Kakogawa | Hyōgo Prefecture |
| Hioka | 日岡 | 2.5 | |||
| Kanno | 神野 | 4.8 | |||
| Yakujin | 厄神 | 7.4 | (Miki Railway Miki Line - closed 2008) | ||
| Ichiba | 市場 | 11.5 | Ono | ||
| Onomachi | 小野町 | 13.7 | |||
| Ao | 粟生 | 16.6 | Hōjō Railway Line Shintetsu Ao Line | ||
| Kawainishi | 河合西 | 19.2 | |||
| Aonogahara | 青野ヶ原 | 21.3 | |||
| Yashirochō | 社町 | 24.2 | Katō | ||
| Takino | 滝野 | 27.3 | |||
| Taki | 滝 | 28.4 | |||
| Nishiwakishi | 西脇市 | 31.2 | (Kajiya Line - closed 1990) | Nishiwaki | |
| Shin-Nishiwaki | 新西脇 | 32.3 | |||
| Hie | 比延 | 34.6 | |||
| Nihon-heso-kōen | 日本へそ公園 | 36.1 | |||
| Kurodashō | 黒田庄 | 38.5 | |||
| Hon-Kuroda | 本黒田 | 42.0 | |||
| Funamachiguchi | 船町口 | 43.8 | |||
| Kugemura | 久下村 | 46.3 | Tamba | ||
| Tanikawa | 谷川 | 48.5 |  Fukuchiyama Line
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Rolling stock
[edit]- 103 series EMUs
- 125 series EMUs
Former
[edit]- KiHa 20 DMUs
- KiHa 23 DMUs
- KiHa 30/35 DMUs
- KiHa 37 DMUs
- KiHa 40/47 DMUs
References
[edit]- ^ "近畿エリア・広島エリアに「路線記号」を導入します：JR西日本". www.westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-24.
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