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The {{Nihongo|'''Kajiya Line'''|鍛冶屋線|Kajiya-sen}} was a railway line of [[West Japan Railway Company]] between [[Nishiwaki, Hyōgo|Nishiwaki]] and [[Taka District, Hyōgo|Taka District]] all within [[Hyōgo Prefecture]], Japan. The line closed on April 1, 1990.
{{Infobox rail line
| name                            = Kajiya Line
| image                           = JNR Kiha 37 1001 at Nishiwaki Station 19861231.jpg
| image_width                     = 300px
| native_name                     = 鍛冶屋線
| native_name_lang                = ja
| caption                         = A KiHa 37 DMU at Nishiwaki Station on the Kajiya Line in December 1986
| type                            = [[regional rail|Commuter rail line]]
| status                          = Ceased operation
| locale                          = [[Hyogo Prefecture|Hyogo]]
| start                           = {{STN|Nishiwakishi}}
| end                             = [[Kajiya Station]]
| stations                        = 7
| routes                          = 
| daily_ridership                 = 
| open                            = {{start date and age|1913|08|10|df=y}}
| close                           = 1 April 1990
| owner                           = {{ric|JR West|name=y}}
| operator                        = JR West
| character                       = Rural and urban
| linelength                      = {{cvt|13.2|km|mi}}
| tracklength                     = 
| tracks                          = Entirely [[Single-track railway|Single-tracked]]
| gauge                           = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
| electrification                 = None
| elevation                       = 
}}

==Stations==
{| class="wikitable" rules="all"
|-
!colspan="2"|Name
!Distance<br />(km)
!Connections
!colspan=2|Location
|-
|{{STN|Nishiwakishi||Nomura}}<sup>1</sup>
|[[:ja:西脇市駅|野村]]
|style="text-align:right"|0.0
|[[Kakogawa Line]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Nishiwaki, Hyōgo|Nishiwaki]]
|style="width:1.5em; text-align:center;" rowspan="7"|[[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]]
|-
|{{STN|Nishiwaki}}
|[[:ja:西脇駅|西脇]]
|style="text-align:right"|1.6
|&nbsp;
|-
|{{STN|Ichihara|Hyōgo}}
|[[:ja:市原駅 (兵庫県)|市原]]
|style="text-align:right"|4.7
|&nbsp;
|-
|{{STN|Hayasu}}
|[[:ja:羽安駅|羽安]]
|style="text-align:right"|7.0
|&nbsp;
|-
|{{STN|Sogai}}
|[[:ja:曽我井駅|曽我井]]
|style="text-align:right"|8.8
|&nbsp;
|rowspan="3"|[[Naka, Hyōgo|Naka]]<sup>2</sup>
|-
|{{STN|Nakamuramachi}}
|[[:ja:中村町駅|中村町]]
|style="text-align:right"|10.9
|&nbsp;
|-
|{{STN|Kajiya}}
|[[:ja:鍛冶屋駅|鍛冶屋]]
|style="text-align:right"|13.2
|&nbsp;
|}
:'''Notes'''
:1: Nomura Station was renamed Nishiwakishi Station upon closure of the Kajiya Line.
:2: The former town of Naka became a part of the town of [[Taka, Hyōgo|Taka]] in 2005.

==History==
The {{Nihongo|Banshū Railway|播州鉄道|Banshū Tetsudō}} opened the line between 1913 and 1923. The railway was acquired by the {{Nihongo|Bantan Railway|播丹鉄道|Bantan Tetsudō}} in 1923 and nationalised in 1943 together with other Bantan Railway lines, i.e. the [[Kakogawa Line]], the [[Takasago Line]], the [[Miki Line]], and the [[Hōjō Line]].<ref>{{Teishajo|I|171}}</ref>

Under the operation of [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR), freight services ceased in 1974. JR West succeeded the line in 1987 and closed it in 1990, concurrently with the [[Miyazu Line]] and the [[Taisha Line (JR West)|Taisha Line]], as the last of 83 "[[specified local lines]]" selected for closure.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=JNR/JR 25年の大アルバム|magazine=Japan Railfan Magazine|publisher=Koyusha|language=Japanese|issue=390|date=October 1993|page=50}}</ref>

==References==
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
{{Reflist}}

{{West Japan Railway Company Lines}}
{{Specified local lines|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Rail transport in Hyōgo Prefecture]]
[[Category:Lines of West Japan Railway Company]]
[[Category:Closed railway lines in Japan]]
[[Category:Railway lines closed in 1990]]