Locale Hyōgo Prefecture Opened 1913 Line length 48.5 km (30.1 mi) Termini Tanikawa Station | Stations 21 Rolling stock 103 series, 125 series Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | |
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Owner West Japan Railway Company | ||
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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.
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- History
- Rolling stock
- Former
- References
The 48.5 kilometres (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.
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History
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).