Type Heavy rail Operating speed Line length 87.5 km (54.4 mi) | Opened 1896 Stations 36 Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | |
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Locale Nara, Wakayama prefectures Rolling stock 105 series, 103 series, 117 series, 221 series, 201 series EMUs Electrification 1,500 V DC overhead catenary Owner West Japan Railway Company Terminis Ōji Station, Wakayama Prefecture | ||
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The Wakayama Line (和歌山線, Wakayama-sen) is a railway line that links Nara Prefecture to Wakayama Prefecture in Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It connects Ōji Station on the Yamatoji Line to Wakayama Station on the Hanwa Line and Kisei Main Line, with through train service to JR Namba via the Yamatoji Line and to Nara via the Sakurai Line.
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History
The section between Oji and Takada was opened in 1891 by the Osaka Railway. The Minami Kazu Railway opened the Takada to Yoshinoguchi section in 1896, and extended the line to Gojo in 1898, the same year the Kiwa Railway opened the Gojo to Hashimoto section, extending it to Wakayama in 1900, the year the Osaka Railway merged with the Kansai Railway.
The line was electrified in 1980.
References
Wakayama Line Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA