Fukuchiyama Line

Fukuchiyama Line
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Fukuchiyama Line
Overview
Other name(s)JR Takarazuka Line (Amagasaki – Sasayamaguchi)
OwnerJR West
LocaleHyogo Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture
Termini
  • Amagasaki
  • Fukuchiyama
Stations32 (23 as the JR Takarazuka Line and 2 as the Tōkaidō Main line)
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemUrban Network (Amagasaki – Sasayamaguchi)
Rolling stock
  • 207 series EMU
  • 321 series EMU
  • 223-6000 series EMU
  • 223-5500 series EMU
  • 225-6000 series EMU
  • 287 series EMU
  • 289 series EMU
History
Opened1891
Technical
Line length106.5 km (66.2 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead line
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)

The Fukuchiyama Line (福知山線, Fukuchiyama-sen) is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) connecting Osaka and Fukuchiyama, Japan. Within JR West's "Urban Network" covering the Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto metropolitan region, the line from Osaka to Sasayamaguchi is also called the JR Takarazuka Line (JR宝塚線). The line traverses the cities of Kawanishi and Takarazuka in the northwestern corner of the Osaka metropolitan area.

Although Amagasaki is the line's official southeastern terminus, all trains continue east to Osaka and beyond on the JR Kōbe Line, or to the Gakkentoshi Line via the JR Tōzai Line.