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{{Primary sources|date=January 2023}}{{short description|Railway line in Japan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox rail line | name = Katamachi Line | other_name = Gakkentoshi Line | native_name = 片町線 | native_name_lang = ja | color = FF1493 | logo = JRW kinki-H.svg | logo_width = 50 | logo_alt = | image = JRW series207 Gakken.jpg | image_width = 300px | image_alt = | caption = 207 series EMU on a Local service | type = [[Heavy rail]] | system = Urban Network | status = | locale = [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] and [[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]] prefectures | start = {{STN|Kizu|x|Kyoto}} | end = {{STN|Kyōbashi|x|Osaka}} | stations = 24 | routes = | daily_ridership = | open = {{start date and age|1895|08|22|df=y}} | close = | owner = [[JR West]] | operator = JR West<br>[[JR Freight]] | character = | depot = | stock = [[207 series (JR West)|207 series]]<br>[[321 series]] | linelength_km = 55.4 | tracklength_km = | tracks = [[Double-track railway|Double-track]] (Between {{STN|Matsuiyamate|x}} and {{STN|Kyōbashi|x|Osaka}})<br>[[Single-track railway|Single-track]] (between Matsuiyamate and {{STN|Kizu|x|Kyoto}}) | gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}} | electrification = {{1,500 V DC}} ([[overhead line]]) | trainprotection = [[ATS-P]] and ATS-SW | speed = {{cvt|110|km/h}} | elevation = | map = {{Katamachi Line RDT|inline=yes}} }} The {{Nihongo|'''Katamachi Line'''|片町線|Katamachi-sen}}, officially nicknamed the {{Nihongo|'''Gakkentoshi Line'''|学研都市線|Gakkentoshi-sen}}, is a [[commuter rail]] line and service in the [[Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto]] Metropolitan Area of Japan, owned and operated by [[West Japan Railway Company]] (JR West). The line connects [[Kizu Station (Kyoto)|Kizu Station]] in [[Kyoto Prefecture]] and [[Kyōbashi Station (Osaka)|Kyōbashi Station]] in [[Osaka]]. 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== {{Unreferenced section|date=May 2013}} *Operators, distances: {{Convert|55.4|km|mi|abbr=on}} **[[West Japan Railway Company]] ([[Rail transport in Japan#Category-1|Category-1]], Services and tracks) **[[Japan Freight Railway Company]] ([[Rail transport in Japan#Category-2|Category-2]], Services) *Track: **Double-track line: ***From Matsuiyamate to Kyōbashi **Single-track line: ***From Kizu to Matsuiyamate *[[Railway signalling]]: **From JR Miyamaki to Kyōbashi: Automatic **From Kizu to JR Miyamaki: Special Automatic ([[:ja:閉塞方式#特殊自動閉塞式|Track Circuit Detection]]) *[[Centralized traffic control|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 {{Nihongo|Naniwa Railway|浪速鉄道|Naniwa Tetsudō}} 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 {{ill|Osaka Railway|ja|大阪鉄道 (初代)}} line from Nara via Ōji to Minatomachi (present {{STN|JR Namba|x}}) 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|date=September 2016}} 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|date=September 2016}} 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|date=September 2016}} 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 Line|Kansai Main]] ([[Yamatoji Line|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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=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! |trans-title="Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area! |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=「駅ナンバー」一覧表 |trans-title="Station number" list |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}</ref> ===Military use=== Three military/weapons-related facilities used during the early 20th century were serviced by spurs located between {{STN|Fujisaka|x}} and [[Tsuda Station]]s (Kin-ya Ammunition Dump, where two explosions occurred in 1909 and 1939), between {{STN|Kawachi-Iwafune|x}} and [[Hoshida Station]]s (Uji Weapon Kori Factory), and the Osaka Army Arsenal warehouse between {{STN|Hanaten|x}} and [[Shigino Station]]s.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} ==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]]. ==Stations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" |No. ! colspan="2" |Station ! colspan="2" |Stops ! rowspan="2" |Transfers !colspan="2" |Location |- !English !Japanese !style="background:#cfc;" | Regional Rapid !style="background:#feb;" | Rapid !District, City !Prefecture |- ! colspan="8" align="center" |''Through service to/from [[Kansai Main Line]] ([[Yamatoji Line]])'' |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H18||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Kizu|x|Kyoto}} | 木津 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |● |{{Plainlist| * {{rcb|JR West|Nara|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Nara}} * {{rcb|JR West|Yamatoji|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Yamatoji}} (part of {{rcb|JR West|Kansai|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Kansai}}) }} | rowspan="2" |[[Kizugawa, Kyoto|Kizugawa]] | rowspan="9" |[[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]] |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H19||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Nishi-Kizu|x}} | 西木津 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |● | |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H20||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Hōsono|x}} | 祝園 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |● |{{rcb|Kintetsu|Kyoto|route}} {{lnl|Kintetsu|Kyoto}} (B21: {{STN|Shin-Hōsono|x}}) | rowspan="2" |[[Seika, Kyoto|Seika]], [[Sōraku District, Kyoto|Sōraku]] |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H21||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Shimokoma|x}} | 下狛 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |● | |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H22||#ff1493}} | {{STN|JR Miyamaki|x}} | JR三山木 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |● | | rowspan="5" valign="center" |[[Kyōtanabe, Kyoto|Kyōtanabe]] |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H23||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Dōshisha-mae|x}} | 同志社前 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |● | |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H24||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Kyōtanabe|x}} | 京田辺 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |● |{{rcb|Kintetsu|Kyoto|route}} Kyoto Line (B16: {{STN|Shin-Tanabe|x}}) |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H25||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Ōsumi|x}} | 大住 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |● | |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H26||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Matsuiyamate|x}} | 松井山手 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |● | |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H27||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Nagao|x|Osaka}} | 長尾 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |● | | rowspan="3" |[[Hirakata, Osaka|Hirakata]] | rowspan="15" |[[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H28||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Fujisaka|x}} | 藤阪 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |'''|''' | |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H29||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Tsuda|x}} | 津田 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |'''|''' | |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H30||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Kawachi-Iwafune|x}} | 河内磐船 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |● |[[File:Number prefix Keihan lines.svg|25px]] [[Keihan Katano Line]] (KH66: [[Kawachi-Mori Station]]) | rowspan="2" |[[Katano, Osaka|Katano]] |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H31||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Hoshida|x}} | 星田 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |● | |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H32||#ff1493}} |[[Neyagawakōen Station|Neyagawa-Kōen]] | 寝屋川公園 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |'''|''' | |[[Neyagawa, Osaka|Neyagawa]] |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H33||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Shinobugaoka|x}} | 忍ケ丘 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |'''|''' | |[[Shijōnawate, Osaka|Shijōnawate]] |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H34||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Shijōnawate|x}} | 四条畷 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |● | | rowspan="3" |[[Daitō, Osaka|Daitō]] |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H35||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Nozaki|x|Osaka}} | 野崎 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |'''|''' | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |'''|''' | |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H36||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Suminodō|x}} | 住道 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |● | |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H37||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Kōnoikeshinden|x}} | 鴻池新田 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |'''|''' | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |'''|''' |''[[Osaka Monorail|Osaka Monorail Main Line]] (proposed extension)'' | rowspan="2" |[[Higashiōsaka, Osaka|Higashiōsaka]] |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H38||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Tokuan|x}} | 徳庵 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |'''|''' | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |'''|''' | |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H39||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Hanaten|x}} | 放出 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |● |{{rcb|JR West|osakahigashi|route}} {{lnl|JR West|osakahigashi}} |[[Tsurumi-ku, Osaka|Tsurumi]], [[Osaka, Osaka|Osaka]] |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H40||#ff1493}} | {{STN|Shigino|x}} | 鴫野 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |'''|''' | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |'''|''' |{{rcb|JR West|osakahigashi|route}} Osaka Higashi Line {{ric|Osaka Metro|i|name=y}} (I19) | rowspan="2" |[[Jōtō-ku, Osaka|Jōtō]], Osaka |- | {{RouteBox|JR-H41||#ff1493}} |{{STN|Kyōbashi|x|Osaka}} | 京橋 | style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" |● | style="text-align:center; background:#feb;" |● |{{Plainlist| * {{rcb|JR West|Osaka|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Osaka}} * [[File:Number prefix Keihan lines.svg|25px]] [[Keihan Main Line]] (KH04) * [[File:Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi line symbol.svg|20px]] [[Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line]] (N22) }} |- ! colspan="8" align="center" |''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 (JR West)|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 series#223-6000 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 == {{reflist}} {{Osaka transit}} {{West Japan Railway Company Lines}} [[Category:Lines of West Japan Railway Company]] [[Category:Gakkentoshi Line|*]] [[Category:Railway lines opened in 1895]] [[Category:1067 mm gauge railways in Japan]] [[Category:1500 V DC railway electrification]]
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