Katamachi Line

Katamachi Line
207 series EMU on a Local service
Overview
Other name(s)Gakkentoshi Line
Native name片町線
OwnerJR West
LocaleOsaka and Kyoto prefectures
Termini
Stations24
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemUrban Network
Operator(s)JR West
JR Freight
Rolling stock207 series
321 series
History
Opened22 August 1895; 129 years ago (1895-08-22)
Technical
Line length55.4 km (34.4 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track (Between Matsuiyamate and Kyōbashi)
Single-track (between Matsuiyamate and Kizu)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead line)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph)
Train protection systemATS-P and ATS-SW
Route map

km
year
closed
0.0
Kizu
0.6
Shin-Kizu
1911
2.2
Nishi-Kizu
Yamada River
5.1
Hōsono
7.4
Shimokoma
Hosono Base branch
9.4
JR Miyamaki
(second)
9.6
JR Miyamaki
(first)
10.5
Dōshisha-mae
Hogagawa Tunnel Hoga River
Sakagawa River
12.4
Kyōtanabe
Tenjingawa Tunnel Tenjin River
14.5
Ōsumi
17.0
Matsuiyamate
Otani Tunnel
18.6
Nagao
20.2
Fujisaka
21.8
Tsuda
25.0
Kawachi-Iwafune
Uji Weapon Kori Factory
27.1
Hoshida
28.8
Higashi-Neyagawa
Uchiage Tunnel
30.1
Shinobugaoka
32.0
Shijōnawate
33.3
Nozaki
Higashi-Suminodō
1948
Onji River
35.5
Suminodō
37.9
Kōnoikeshinden
39.8
Tokuan
Aboshi Depot
Hanaten Branch
Daini Neya River
41.6
Hanaten
Osaka Army
Arsenal warehouse
Hirano River (Joto Canal)
43.2
Shigino
Neya River
43.9
44.0
Shin-Kita
1916
44.8
Kyōbashi
45.3
Katamachi [ja]
1997

The Katamachi Line (片町線, Katamachi-sen), officially nicknamed the 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 in Kyoto Prefecture and 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.