Fukuchiyama Line

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The Fukuchiyama Line (福知山線) is a railway line of West Japan Railway (JR West) between Osaka and Fukuchiyama, Japan. The section of the line from Osaka to Sasayamaguchi is known as the JR Takarazuka Line (JR宝塚線), runs through the cities of Kawanishi and Takarazuka in the northwestern corner of the Osaka metropolitan area.

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Route data

  • Jurisdiction (enterprise classification): West Japan Railway (first kind railroad enterprise company)
  • Route distance: 106.5km
  • Rail gauge: 1067mm
  • The number of stations: 30 stations (23 stations as the JR Takarazuka Line)
  • Electrified section: Whole-line electrification (direct current 1500V)
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Rolling stock

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History

Modernization of the route was advanced around from the 1980s. Railway signal changes to CTC, and the whole-line electrification to the Fukuchiyama station will be completed in 1986.

On April 25, 2005, a train accident happened between two stations, Amagasaki and Tsukaguchi. The seven-car Rapid Service bound for Doshisha-mae on the Gakkentoshi Line crashed. (see: Amagasaki rail crash) Operations on the affected part of the line remained suspended until trial runs began on June 7, 2005. Service resumed on June 19, 2005.

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Stations

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The section under business

● : Stop , ▲ : Some trains pass , | : Pass
Rapid Service (快速): The Tambaji Rapid Service (丹波路快速, Tambaji-kaisoku) is included. (The Tambaji Rapid Service is operated between Osaka and Sasayamaguchi.)
Local (普通): The direction through train of Takatsuki and Kyoto stop at the station of ▲ (Tsukamoto Station).
Station Distance from
Amagasaki Station
(km)		 Local Rapid Service Connecting Lines Location
Tokaido Main Line
Osaka Station 7.7 ● ● West Japan Railway Company:Tokaido Main Line (JR Kyoto Line) Osaka Loop Line
Hanshin Electric Railway:Hanshin Main Line(Umeda Station)
Hanshin Electric Railway:Kyoto Line, Takarazuka Line, Kobe Line(Umeda Station)
Osaka Municipal Subway:Midosuji Line(Umeda Station), Tanimachi Line(Higashi-Umeda Station), Yotsubashi Line(Nishi-Umeda Station)		 Osaka Prefecture Kita-ku, Osaka
Tsukamoto Station 4.3 ▲ |   Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
Fukuchiyama Line
Amagasaki Station 0.0 ● ● West Japan Railway Company:Tokaido Main Line (JR Kobe Line), JR Tozai Line Hyogo Prefecture Amagasaki
Tsukaguchi Station 2.5 ● |  
Inadera Station 3.9 ● |  
Itami Station 5.8 ● ●   Itami
Kita-Itami Station 7.9 ● |  
Kawanishi-Ikeda Station 11.0 ● ● Hankyu Railway: Takarazuka Line(Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station)
Nose Electric Railway: Myoken Line(Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station)		 Kawanishi
Nakayamadera Station 14.5 ● ●   Takarazuka
Takarazuka Station 17.8 ● ● Hankyu Railway: Takarazuka Line, Imazu Line
Namaze Station 19.7 ● |   Nishinomiya
Nishinomiyanajio Station 21.9 ● ●  
Takedao Station 25.1 ● |   Takarazuka
Dojo Station 30.1 ● |   Kita-ku, Kobe
Sanda Station 33.7 ● ● Kobe Electric Railway:Sanda Line Sanda
Shin-Sanda Station 36.9 ● ●  
Hirono Station 39.7 ● ●  
Aino Station 44.0 ● ●  
Aimoto Station 48.2 ● ●  
Kusano Station 50.2 ● ●   Sasayama
Furuichi Station 53.5 ● ●  
Minami-Yashiro Station 56.1 ● ●  
Sasayamaguchi Station 58.4 ● ●  
Tamba-Oyama Station 60.7 ● ●  
Shimotaki Station 68.7 ● ●   Tamba
Tanikawa Station 73.0 ● ● West Japan Railway Company:Kakogawa Line
Kaibara Station 80.0 ● ●  
Iso Station 83.2 ● ●  
Kuroi Station 87.5 ● ●  
Ichijima Station 94.0 ● ●  
Tamba-Takeda Station 98.2 ● ●  
Fukuchiyama Station 106.5 ● ● West Japan Railway Company:Sanin Main Line
Kitakinki Tango Railway:Miyafuku Line		 Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture
ja:福知山線
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