The is a railway line that links Nara Prefecture to Wakayama Prefecture, both in the Kansai region of 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 StationJapaneseDistance (km)Rapid(orange)TransfersLocation王寺0.0 Oji, Kitakatsuragi DistrictNara畠田2.6 志都美4.5 Kashiba香芝6.6 Kintetsu Osaka Line (D22:)JR五位堂8.7 高田11.5 Yamatotakada大和新庄14.9 Katsuragi御所17.6 Kintetsu Gose Line (P26: )Gose玉手19.4 掖上20.9 吉野口24.9 Kintetsu Yoshino Line (F48)北宇智31.5 Gojō五条35.4● 大和二見37.1● 隅田41.1● HashimotoWakayama下兵庫43.2● 橋本45.1● Nankai Koya Line (NK77)紀伊山田48.0● 高野口50.6● 中飯降53.0● Katsuragi, Ito District妙寺54.6● 大谷56.7● 笠田58.2● 西笠田61.3● 名手63.2● Kinokawa粉河66.0● 紀伊長田67.2｜ 打田69.8● 下井阪72.0｜ 岩出74.2● Iwade船戸75.3｜ 紀伊小倉77.6｜ Wakayama布施屋79.9｜ 千旦81.4｜ 田井ノ瀬82.9｜ 和歌山87.5●
Rolling stock 227 series (from Spring 2019, with through services to the Sakurai Line) 221 series (only through rapid services to JR Namba via the Yamatoji Line)
Former rolling stocks 103 series (until 2018) 105 series (until 2020) 117 series (until 2020) 201 series ( some through rapid services to JR Namba via the Yamatoji Line until 2025)
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.
The line was electrified in 1980.
See also List of railway lines in Japan
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