JR Kyoto Line

JR Kyoto Line
Class 223 multiple unit at Yamazaki
Route length:	42.8 km
Gauge :	1067 mm ( cape track )
Power system :	1500 V  =
Top speed:	130 km / h
Dual track :	whole route
Society:	JR West
Legend ↑ Biwako Line 1880– → Nara line 1879– 513.6 0.0 Kyoto ( 京都 ) 1877– → Kintetsu Kyōto Line 1928– ← to the Sagano line 0.8 Ōmiya-dōri ( 大 宮 通 ) 1876-1877 Kyoto Railway Museum San'in Main Line ( Sagano Line ) 1897– Kyoto Market Hall 1927-1984 Kyoto freight yard 1913– 2.5 Nishiōji ( 西 大路 ) 1938– → Tōkaidō Shinkansen 1964– Katsura-gawa Katsuragawa signal point 5.3 Katsuragawa ( 桂 川 ) 2008– 6.4 Mukōmachi ( 向日 町 ) 1876– Kyoto Seiko Suita depot Signal point Jinsoku -1921 10.1 Nagaokakyō ( 長 岡 京 ) 1931– Kyoto Highway Meishin Highway ↔ Hankyū Kyōto main line 1928– 14.1 Yamazaki ( 山崎 ) 1876– 16.0 Sakurai ( 桜 井 ) -1926 16.3 Shimamoto ( 島 本 ) 2008– Hinokio-gawa Kajiwara signal point -1921 Aboshi depot 21.6 Takatsuki ( 高 槻 ) 1876– 24.5 Settsu-Tonda ( 摂 津 富田 ) 1924– Ibaraki-gawa 26.2 JR Sōjiji ( JR 総 持 寺 ) 2018– Signal point Ibaraki 28.2 Ibaraki ( 茨 木 ) 1876– ↔ Osaka Monorail 1990– Kinki highway → Osaka freight line 31.1 Senrioka ( 千里 丘 ) 1938– Tsuboi signal point -1921 32.7 Suita freight yard 32.8 Kishibe ( 岸 辺 ) 1947– ← Hoppō freight line Depot / depot 35.2 Suita ( 吹 田 ) 1876– ↔ Hankyū Senri Line 1921– Signal point Senri -1932 → Jōtō freight line Kanzaki-gawa → to the Osaka east line 38.3 Higashi-Yodogawa ( 東 淀 川 ) 1940– ← Hoppō freight line 39.0 Shin-Osaka ( 新 大阪 ) 1964– ↔ Tōkaidō Shinkansen / San'yō Shinkansen depot ↔ Hankyū Kyōto main line 1928– Yodo-gawa ← Umeda freight line Umeda ( 梅田 ) 556.4 42.8 Osaka ( 大阪 ) 1874– → Osaka ring line 1895– ↓ JR Kobe Line 1874– ↓ Fukuchiyama line 1891–

JR Kyōto Line ( Japanese JR 京都 線 , JR Kyōto-sen ) is the name used since 1988 for a section of the Tōkaidō main line , one of the most important railway lines in Japan . The line operated by the railway company JR West connects Kyōto with Osaka . Together with the Biwako Line and the JR Kobe Line , the JR Kyōto Line forms the main line of the urban rail network of JR West in the metropolitan region of Keihanshin (Kyōto / Osaka / Kobe ).

The general features and history of the entire Tokyo – Kobe route are covered in the main article. Further sections:

• Tōkaidō main line (Tokyo – Atami)
• Tōkaidō main line (Atami – Toyohashi)
• Tōkaidō main line (Toyohashi – Maibara)
• Biwako Line (Maibara – Kyōto)
• JR Kobe Line (Osaka – Kobe)

Route description

The JR Kyōto Line is 42.8 km long, electrified with 1500 V DC and has four tracks over its entire length . It begins in Kyoto Station , where it connects to the Biwako Line . Then it leads first west, parallel to the route of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and past the Kyoto Railway Museum and the Kyoto freight yard. After bridging the Katsura River , the route turns to the southwest and passes Mount Tennozan on its east side. It runs a short distance from the Meishin Highway and the Hankyū Kyōto main line of the Hankyū Dentetsu railway company . After the Shimamoto bottleneck, it reaches the Osaka Plain .

To the south of Takatsuki , in the city of Ibaraki, the route of the Osaka Monorail is crossed. Shortly thereafter, tracks branch off that follow the main line to Osaka. With several outgoing routes, they ensure that traffic to the Suita and Osaka freight stations is completely separated from passenger traffic. The Umeda freight line is of particular importance . The Shin-Osaka station, opened in 1964, is the gateway to the city of Osaka and the transfer point to the Shinkansen high-speed lines that cross here on a second level . The JR Kyōto Line finally reaches Osaka Station , another major transport hub, across the Yodo River . Here the route changes to the JR Kobe Line towards Kobe and Himeji .

Trains

Since 1964, a significant part of long-distance passenger traffic from Kyoto to Osaka has been handled on the parallel Tōkaidō-Shinkansen line . Two other railway companies, Hankyū Dentetsu with the Hankyū Kyōto main line and Keihan Denki Tetsudō with the Keihan main line, ensure a highly competitive competitive situation between these two cities . Numerous trains running on the JR Kyōto Line are connected to the Kosei Line and the Fukuchiyama Line .

The range of express trains is diverse. The Thunderbird ( サ ン ダ ー バ ー ド ) runs every half hour from Osaka via Kyoto and Fukui to Kanazawa . The Biwako Express ( び わ こ エ ク ス プ レ ス ) offers one pair of trains on weekdays from Osaka to Kusatsu or Maibara . The Haruka ( は る か ) connects Kyoto with Kansai International Airport every half hour ; he does not stop at Osaka station, but bypasses the city center on the Umeda freight line . The Hida ( ひ だ ) runs once a day from Osaka to Toyama , and the Kōnotori ( こ う の と り ) from Shin-Osaka to Fukuchiyama every hour . From Kyoto, the Kuroshio ( く ろ し お ) runs twice a day to Shingū in the south of the Kii Peninsula . After all, JR West and the Chizu Express company operate the Super Hakuto ( ス ー パ ーō く と ) from Kyoto via Osaka, Himeji and Tottori to Kurayoshi six times a day . The night trains Sunrise Izumo ( サ ン ラ イ ズ 出 雲 ) and Sunrise Seto ( サ ン ラ イ ズ 瀬 戸 ) also operate on the JR Kyōto Line. The rail freight by JR Freight handled.

In local transport, the timetable is designed so that the Biwako Line forms a unit together with the JR Kyōto Line and the JR Kobe Line - from Tsuruga via Maibara , Kyoto, Osaka and Sannomiya to Himeji. A distinction is made between three types of train: regional trains stop at all stations, but do not travel the entire route. The “Special Rapid” ( 新 快速 , Shin-Kaisoku ) designated express trains from Tsuruga to Himeji only stop at two stations between Osaka and Kyoto. The “Rapid Service” trains ( 快速 , Kaisoku ) have more stops . The basic cycle of all three train types is 15 minutes during the day.

photos

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  Kyoto station

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  Suita freight yard

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  Super Hakuto express train at Shin-Osaka station

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  Bridge over the Yodo-gawa near Osaka

Chronology of important events

• July 26, 1876: The Osaka - Mukōmachi line opens
• 05th Sep 1876: Opening of the Mukōmachi - Ōmiya-dōri line (temporary station)
• 0Feb 6, 1877: The Ōmiya-dōri - Kyōto line opens
• November 20, 1877: Freight traffic between Osaka and Kyoto begins
• 0July 1, 1889: Completion of the Tokyo - Kobe rail link
• 0April 1, 1895: Introduction of the route designation Tōkaidō Line (Tōkaidō-sen)
• 0July 5, 1896: second track between Mukōmachi and Suita
• 0Oct. 1, 1898: second track between Kyōto and Mukōmachi
• 0Feb. 3, 1899: second track between Osaka and Suita
• October 12, 1909: Introduction of the route name Tōkaidō Main Line (Tōkaidō-honsen)
• July 20, 1934: Electrification of the Osaka - Suita line
• Oct. 10, 1937: Electrification of the Suita - Kyoto line
• 0October 1st 1964: opening of the station Shin-Osaka as transfer hubs to the Shinkansen -Strecken
• 0April 1, 1987: Privatization of the Japanese State Railways and transfer of the line to the newly founded JR West
• 13 Mar 1988: Introduction of the name JR Kyōto Line
• Jan. 17, 1995: The Takatsuki - Osaka - Kobe route was interrupted for several days after the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake

List of train stations

Ka = Kaisoku (Rapid); Sk = Shin-kaisoku (Special Rapid)
● = all trains stop at this station; ○ = trains stop outside of rush hour

Surname		km	Ka	Sk	Connecting lines	location	place	prefecture
JR-A31	Kyoto ( 京都 )	00.0	●	●	Tōkaidō Shinkansen Biwako Line Kosei Line Nara Line San'in Main Line ( Sagano Line ) Kintetsu Kyōto Line Kyoto Metro : Karasuma Line	Coord.	Shimogyō , Kyoto	Kyoto
JR-A32	Nishiōji ( 西 大路 )	02.5	○	ǀ		Coord.	Minami , Kyoto
JR-A33	Katsuragawa ( 桂 川 )	05.3	○	ǀ		Coord.
JR-A34	Mukōmachi ( 向日 町 )	06.4	○	ǀ		Coord.	Muko
JR-A35	Nagaokakyō ( 長 岡 京 )	10.1	●	ǀ		Coord.	Nagaokakyō
JR-A36	Yamazaki ( 山崎 )	14.1	○	ǀ		Coord.	Ōyamazaki
JR-A37	Shimamoto ( 島 本 )	16.3	○	ǀ		Coord.	Shimamoto	Osaka
JR-A38	Takatsuki ( 高 槻 )	21.6	●	●		Coord.	Takatsuki
JR-A39	Settsu-Tonda ( 摂 津 富田 )	24.5	ǀ	ǀ		Coord.
JR-A40	JR-Sōjiji ( JR 総 持 寺 )	26.2	ǀ	ǀ		Coord.	Ibaraki
JR-A41	Ibaraki ( 茨 木 )	28.2	●	ǀ		Coord.
JR-A42	Senrioka ( 千里 丘 )	31.1	ǀ	ǀ		Coord.	Settsu
JR-A43	Kishibe ( 岸 辺 )	32.8	ǀ	ǀ		Coord.	Suita
JR-A44	Suita ( 吹 田 )	35.2	ǀ	ǀ		Coord.
JR-A45	Higashi-Yodogawa ( 東 淀 川 )	38.3	ǀ	ǀ		Coord.	Yodogawa , Osaka
JR-A46	Shin-Osaka ( 新 大阪 )	39.0	●	●	Tōkaidō Shinkansen San'yō Shinkansen Osaka Subway : Midōsuji Line	Coord.
JR-A47	Osaka ( 大阪 )	42.8	●	●	JR Kobe Line Fukuchiyama Line Osaka Ring Line in Kitashinchi Station : JR Tōzai Line in Umeda Station : Hankyū Kobe Main Line Hankyū Kyoto Main Line Hankyū Takarazuka Main Line Hanshin Main Line in Subway Station. Higashi-Umeda: Tanimachi Line in the subway station. Nishi-Umeda: Yotsubashi Line in Subway Station. Umeda: Midosuji lineage	Coord.	Kita , Osaka

Web links

• Information on the JR Kyōto Line at kyotostation.com (English)
• JR West route network (PDF, 1.0 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} JR 時刻表 2016 年 3 月 号 (JR timetable March 2016). Kōtsū shinbunsha, Tokyo 2016.

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