Hanwa Line
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| Hanwa Line | |
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 Local train (205-1000 series EMU) |
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| Locale | Osaka Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture |
| Dates of operation | 1929–present |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm / 3 feet 6.0 inches (narrow gauge) |
The Hanwa Line (阪和線 Hanwa-sen) is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company. The 61.3-kilometre (38.1 mi) line runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan and has a 1.7-kilometre branchline in Osaka suburb.
It was built in 1929 and operated by the Hanwa Electric Railway Company until 1940, when it was merged into Nankai Railway (predecessor of Nankai Electric Railway) and became the Yamanote Line of Nankai. The Yamanote Line was then nationalized in 1944 and named Hanwa Line.
When Kansai International Airport opened in 1994, the Hanwa Line became one of the main railway links between the city and the airport (along with the Nankai Main Line).
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[edit] Trains
The terminus of the line in Osaka is Tennōji Station in Tennōji-ku where most of commuter trains on the line originate and terminate. However, many intercity limited express and rapid trains extend to the Osaka Loop Line beyond Tennōji.
The terminus in Wakayama is Wakayama Station. Some trains from Osaka terminate before Wakayama and some spur off to Kansai Airport Station on the Kansai Airport Line from Hineno Station. Tracks are connected to the Kisei Main Line and some trains continue thereto.
The Hagoromo Branch Line (羽衣支線 Hagoromo-shisen), also called the Hagoromo Line (羽衣線 Hagoromo-sen) or the Higashi-Hagoromo Branch Line (東羽衣支線 Higashi-Hagoromo-shisen), between Ōtori Station and Higashi-Hagoromo Station, is officially a part of the Hanwa Line. On the 1.7 km branch, only local shuttle trains operate.
[edit] Limited express trains
- Hanwa Line segment in bold
- Haruka: Maibara/Kyoto/Shin-Osaka - Tennoji - Hineno - Kansai Airport
- Kuroshio / Super Kuroshio / Ocean Arrow: Kyoto/Shin-Osaka - Tennoji - Wakayama - Shirahama/Shingu
[edit] Commuter trains
- Trains stop at every station on the line, and they are operated between Tennoji and Otori in the non-rush hour.
- Kishuji Rapid Service: Osaka Loop Line - Wakayama
- Trains run on the Osaka Loop Line from Kyobashi to Tennoji via Osaka, before entering Hanwa Line at Tennoji with stopping at Sakuranomiya, Temma, Osaka, Nishikujo, Bentencho, Taisho and Shin-Imamiya stations. They go loop in the rush hour with stops at every station between Tennoji and Osaka via Tsuruhashi and Kyobashi, then Nishikujo, Bentencho, Taisho and Shin-Imamiya. They make rapid service stops throughout its route and stop at every station between Hineno and Wakayama except in the morning.
- Kansai Airport Rapid Service: Osaka Loop Line/Tennoji - Hineno - Kansai Airport
- Trains usually run in tandem with Kishuji Rapid between Kyobashi and Hineno before splitting off and making every stop on the Kansai Airport Line. They go loop in the rush hour with stops at every station between Tennoji and Osaka via Tsuruhashi and Kyobashi, then Nishikujo, Bentencho, Taisho and Shin-Imamiya.
- Direct Rapid Service: Osaka Loop Line - Tennoji - Wakayama/Kansai Airport
- Trains run during morning rush hour on weekdays, and make rapid service stops throughout its route and every stop on the Osaka Loop Line.
- Rapid Service: Tennoji - Wakayama
- Trains run entirely in Hanwa Line with extended service to the Kisei Main Line except the non-rush hour.
- Stations on the Hanwa Line where trains stop: at Tennōji, Sakaishi, Mikunigaoka, Ōtori, Izumi-Fuchū, Higashi-Kishiwada, Kumatori, Hineno, Izumi-Sunagawa, Kii, Musota and Wakayama.
- B-Rapid Service: Tennoji - Wakayama
- Trains run mainly in early mornings and late nights, with rapid service stops from Tennoji to Kumatori, then local stops to Wakayama.
- Regional Rapid Service: Tennoji - Hineno/Wakayama
- Trains make rapid service stops from Tennoji to Otori, then local stops to Wakayama. They mainly run between Tennoji and Hineno in the non-rush hour, and also in the morning and as the last train for Hineno.
[edit] Stations
[edit] Hanwa Line
[edit] Higashi-Hagoromo Branch Line
| Station | Transfers | Location | ||
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| Ōtori | 鳳 | JR West: Hanwa Line (see above) | Sakai | Osaka Prefecture |
| Higashi-Hagoromo | 東羽衣 | Nankai: Main Line, Takashinohama Line | Takaishi | |
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