Katamachi Line

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Gakkentoshi Line
207 Series, local train bound for Matsuiyamate
Locale	Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture
Dates of operation	1988 (1895)–present
Track gauge	1,067 mm / 3 ft 6 in (narrow gauge)

The Katamachi Line (片町線, Katamachi-sen^?), also called the Gakkentoshi Line (学研都市線, Gakkentoshi-sen^?), is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line originates Kizu Station in Kyoto Prefecture through Kyōbashi Station in Osaka City. Its common name, literally "Science City Line," comes from the Kansai Science City, which is located on the line between Osaka and Nara.

The line is connected by the JR Tōzai Line to the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) and Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line), allowing trains from Nara to operate as far west as Kobe, Himeji, and Sanda.

Maximum speed: 110km/h

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Station Name	Distance from Kizu (km)	Stops				Transfers	Location
		Local trains	Regional Rapid Service	Rapid Service	Through Rapid Service		District/Ward/City	Prefecture
Connected to Nara Station via the Yamatoji Line
Kizu	0.0	S	S	S	Osaka Higashi Line	JR West ●Yamatoji Line, ●Nara Line	Kizugawa	Kyoto
Nishi-Kizu	2.2	S	S	S
Hōsono	5.1	S	S	S		Kintetsu Kyoto Line (Shin-Hosono Station)	Seika, Soraku District
Shimokoma	7.4	S	S	S		Kintetsu Kyoto Line (Komada Station)
JR Miyamaki	9.4	S	S	S		Kintetsu Kyoto Line (Miyamaki Station)	Kyotonabe
Doshisha-mae	10.5	S	S	S
Kyotanabe	12.4	S	S	S		Kintetsu Kyoto Line (Shin-Tanabe Station) 3 cars of the Rapid Service trains are detached/attached here.
Osumi	14.5	S	S	S
Matsuiyamate	17	S	S	S
Nagao	18.6	S	S	S			Hirakata	Osaka
Fujisaka	20.2	S	S	|
Tsuda	21.8	S	S	|
Kawachi-Iwafune	25.0	S	S	S		Keihan Railway Katano Line (Kawachi-Mori Station)	Katano
Hoshida	27.1	S	S	S
Higashi-Neyagawa	28.8	S	S	|			Neyagawa
Shinobugaoka	30.1	S	S	|			Shijonawate
Shijonawate	32	S	S	S			Daito
Nozaki	33.3	S	|	|
Suminodo	35.5	S	S	S
Konoike-Shinden	37.9	S	|	|			Higashi-Osaka
Tokuan	39.8	S	|	|
Hanaten	41.6	S	S	S	S	JR West Osaka Higashi Line	Tsurumi-ku, Osaka
Shigino	43.2	S	|	|	|	JR West Osaka Higashi Line (Opening in 2012) Osaka Municipal Subway Imazatosuji Line	Joto-ku, Osaka
Kyobashi	44.6	S	S	S	S	JR West ●JR Tozai Line (through trains), ●Osaka Loop Line Keihan Railway Keihan Main Line Osaka Municipal Subway Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line
Connected to Nishi-Akashi via the JR Kobe Line and Shin-Sanda via the Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)

[edit] See also

• Amagasaki rail crash

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