Editing Katamachi Line (section)

==Route and operation==
The line is connected via the [[JR Tōzai Line]] in downtown Osaka, at {{STN|Amagasaki|x|JR West}}, 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, Hyōgo|Kobe]], [[Himeji, Hyōgo|Himeji]], and [[Sanda, Hyōgo|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.
;{{Nihongo|Local|普通|Futsū}}
:Operated all day, most trains between Matsuiyamate and Nishi-Akashi on [[San'yō Main Line|Sanyō Main]] ([[JR Kobe Line|JR Kobe]]) Line. Some in busy hours to Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line), some terminate at Kyōbashi.
;{{Nihongo|Regional Rapid|区間快速|Kukan Kaisoku}}
: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.
;{{Nihongo|Rapid|快速|Kaisoku}}
:Mostly through to Shin-Sanda or Sasayamaguchi on Fukuchiyama (JR Takarazuka) Line. One per 15 minutes per direction.

===Past services===
;{{Nihongo|Direct Rapid|直通快速|Chokutsū Kaisoku}}
: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]].