Wakayama Line
Wakayama Line | |
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Overview | |
Owner | JR West |
Locale | Nara, Wakayama prefectures |
Termini | |
Stations | 36 |
Service | |
Type | Heavy rail |
Rolling stock | 105 series, 103 series, 117 series, 221 series, 201 series EMUs |
History | |
Opened | 1896 |
Technical | |
Line length | 87.5 km (54.4 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary |
Operating speed | 85 km/h (53 mph) |
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.
Stations
Rolling stock
- 103 series
- 105 series (until 2020)
- 117 series (until 2020)
- 201 series
- 221 series
- 227 series (from Spring 2019)
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.[citation needed]
The line was electrified in 1980.[citation needed]
See also
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.