Kisei Main Line

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Kisei Main Line
JR Central (L) and JR West (R) trains meet at the division, Shingū
Line length:	384.2 km
Gauge:	1067 mm
Voltage:	1500 =
Legend Kansai Main Line JR-W/JR-C 0.0 Kameyama Kansai Main Line Suzuka Rivier 5.5 Shimonoshō 12.1 Ishinden Nagoya Kintetsu: Nagoya Line Ise Railway: Ise Line 15.5 Tsu Tsu-Shimmachi Kintetsu: Nagoya Line 19.3 Akogi Chūsei Railway 23.4 Takachaya 29.1 Rokken Kintetsu: Yamada Line Ise Electric Railway Meishō Line 34.6 Matsusaka Mie Electric Railway Kintetsu: Yamada Line 37.6 Tokuwa Ise Electric Railway 42.5 Taki Sangū Line 46.4 Ōka 49.6 Sana 55.1 Tochihara 60.8 Kawazoe 67.9 Misedani 73.0 Takihara 77.1 Aso 82.2 Ise-Kashiwazaki 86.9 Ōuchiyama 89.5 Umegadani Nisaka Tunnel 98.4 Kii-Nagashima 105.9 Minose 112.2 Funatsu 116.6 Aiga 123.3 Owase 127.4 Ōsoneura 134.4 Kuki 138.5 Mikisato 142.6 Kata 146.8 Nigishima 150.8 Atashika 153.2 Hadasu 155.2 Ōdomari 157.6 Kumanoshi 159.6 Arii 164.1 Kōshiyama 165.6 Kii-Ichigi 168.4 Atawa 173.8 Kii-Ida 176.6 Udono Kumano River JR-C 180.2 Shingū JR-W Kumanoji abandoned in 1982 Hirosumi anandoned in 1938 184.9 Miwasaki 186.6 Kii-Sano 188.7 Ukui 379.1 Kushinokawa abandoned in 1967 193.0 Nachi 193.9 Kii-Temma 195.1 Kii-Katsuura 197.8 Yukawa 199.9 Taiji 201.1 Shimosato 205.0 Kii-Uragami 209.9 Kii-Tahara 215.0 Koza 218.9 Kii-Hime 221.8 Kushimoto 227.6 Kii-Arita 229.4 Tanami 233.7 Tako 236.4 Wabuka 242.0 Esumi 245.0 Mirozu 250.7 Futagoyama S.B. 254.0 Susami 261.2 Kii-Hiki 267.3 Tsubaki 272.5 Kii-Tonda 275.4 Shirahama 279.7 Asso 283.2 Kii-Shinjō 285.4 Kii-Tanabe 289.5 Haya 294.5 Minabe 299.6 Iwashiro 305.5 Kirime 309.3 Inami 313.6 Inahara 320.4 Wasa 324.7 Dōjōji 326.3 Gobō Kishū Railway 329.2 Kii-Uchihara - 2.0 Yurauchi abandoned in 1968 334.5 0.0 Kii-Yura 341.3 Hirokawa Beach 343.9 Yuasa 347.3 Fujinami Arida Railway 351.2 Kii-Miyahara 355.6 Minoshima 358.1 Hatsushima 361.1 Shimotsu 363.8 Kamogō 367.7 Shimizuura Nogami Electric Railway 370.5 Kainan Renrakuguchi Hikata Nankai: Wakayama Tramway Line 372.3 Kuroe 375.9 Kimiidera 378.8 Miyamae 379.1 Tebira abandoned in 1941 379.5 Wakayamasō Yard abandoned in 1986 Wakayama Electric Railroad Kishigawa Line Nankai: Wakayama Tramway Line 380.9 Wakayama Wakayama Line Kii-Nakanoshima (L)Hanwa Line Tennōji 382.7 Kiwa 383.2 Ryōsha Bunkaiten "the Two Companies' Boundary" Nankai: Wakayamakō Line Nankai: Kada Line Nankai: Wakayama Tramway Line 384.2 Wakayamashi Nankai: Nankai Main Line

The Kisei Main Line (紀勢本線, Kisei-honsen^?) is a railway line that runs along the southern coastline of the Kii Peninsula in Japan, between Mie Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture. The name takes the kanji characters from the names of the old provinces of Kii (紀伊, Kii^?) and Ise (伊勢, Ise^?).

The line is operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) from Kameyama, the eastern terminus, to Shingū, and by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) from Shingū to Wakayamashi, the western terminus. The segment between Shingū to Wakayama is nicknamed as the Kinokuni Line (きのくに線, Kinokuni Line^?), after the alternate name of the Kii Province.

The line has connections with through service, to the Kansai Main Line for Nagoya via Ise Railway, and to the Hanwa Line at Wakayama terminus for Osaka.

Contents 1 Basic data 2 Services 3 Stations 3.1 From Kameyama to Shingū 3.2 From Shingū to Wakayamashi 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Basic data

• Operators, distances:
  • Total: 384.2 km
  • Central Japan Railway Company (category 1)
    • Kameyama - Shingū: 180.2 km
  • West Japan Railway Company (category 1)
    • Shingū - Wakayamashi: 204.0 km
  • Japan Freight Railway Company (category 2)
    • Kameyama - Shingū: 180.2 km
    • Shingū - Kii-Sano: 6.4 km
• Gauge: 1067 mm
• Stations: 96
• Track
  • Double: Kii-Tanabe - Wakayama
  • Single: the remainder
• Traction
  • Kameyama - Shingū: internal combustion
  • Shingū - Wakayama - Wakayamashi: electric 1500 V DC, internal combustion
• Railway signalling:
  • Kameyama - Shingū: Special Automatic (ja:閉塞方式#特殊自動閉塞式), a simplified automatic system
  • Shingū - Wakayama: Automatic
• Centralized traffic control (CTC) center:
  • Kameyama - Shingū: Tōkai Operation Control Center
  • Shingū - Wakayamashi: Tennōji Operation Control Center

[edit] Services

The Limited express (Wide View) Nanki ((ワイドビュー)南紀, (Wide View) Nanki^?) runs between Nagoya and Kii-Katsuura 4 laps a day via Ise Railway. Kuroshio (くろしお, Kuroshio^?), Super Kuroshio (スーパーくろしお, Super Kuroshio^?) and Ocean Arrow (オーシャンアロー, Ocean Arrow^?) run between Kyoto/Shin-Osaka/Tennōji and Shingū 16 laps a day.

The line is generally divided to five parts for local services, by Shingū, Kii-Tanabe, Gobō, and Wakayama.

[edit] Stations

For distances and connections, see the route diagram.

[edit] From Kameyama to Shingū

• R: stops of Rapid Mie (快速みえ, Kaisoku Mie^?)

Station	R	Location
Kameyama 亀山		Kameyama	Mie
Shimonoshō 下庄
Ishinden 一身田		Tsu
Tsu 津	S
Akogi 阿漕	-
Takachaya 高茶屋	-
Rokken 六軒	-	Matsusaka
Matsusaka 松阪	S
Tokuwa 徳和	-
Taki 多気	S	Taki, Taki
Ōka 相可
Sana 佐奈
Tochihara 栃原		Ōdai, Taki
Kawazoe 川添
Misedani 三瀬谷
Takihara 滝原
Aso 阿曽		Taiki, Watarai
Ise-Kashiwazaki 伊勢柏崎
Ōuchiyama 大内山
Umegadani 梅ヶ谷
Kii-Nagashima 紀伊長島		Kihoku, Kitamuro
Minose 三野瀬
Funatsu 船津
Aiga 相賀
Owase 尾鷲		Owase
Ōsoneura 大曽根浦
Kuki 九鬼
Mikisato 三木里
Kata 賀田
Nigishima 二木島		Kumano
Atashika 新鹿
Hadasu 波田須
Ōdomari 大泊
Kumanoshi 熊野市
Arii 有井
Kōshiyama 神志山		Mihama, Minamimuro
Kii-Ichigi 紀伊市木
Atawa 阿田和
Kii-Ida 紀伊井田		Kihō, Minamimuro
Udono 鵜殿
Shingū 新宮		Shingū	Wakayama

[edit] From Shingū to Wakayamashi

• R: Stops of Rapid Service (快速, Kaisoku^?)
• N: Stops of 2995M Rapid night train, from Shin-Osaka to Kii-Tanabe

Station	Stop	Location
JR West Kisei Main Line ("Kinokuni Line")
Shingū 新宮		Shingū	Wakayama
Miwasaki 三輪崎
Kii-Sano 紀伊佐野
Ukui 宇久井		Nachikatsuura, Higashimuro
Nachi 那智
Kii-Temma 紀伊天満
Kii-Katsuura 紀伊勝浦
Yukawa 湯川
Taiji 太地		Taiji, Higashimuro
Shimosato 下里		Nachikatsuura, Higashimuro
Kii-Uragami 紀伊浦神
Kii-Tahara 紀伊田原		Kushimoto, Higashimuro
Koza 古座
Kii-Hime 紀伊姫
Kushimoto 串本
Kii-Arita 紀伊有田
Tanami 田並
Tako 田子
Wabuka 和深
Esumi 江住		Susami, Nishimuro
Mirozu 見老津
Futagoyama S.B. 双子山信号場
Susami 周参見
Kii-Hiki 紀伊日置		Shirahama, Nishimuro
Tsubaki 椿
Kii-Tonda 紀伊富田
Shirahama 白浜
Asso 朝来		Kamitonda, Nishimuro
Kii-Shinjō 紀伊新庄		Tanabe
Kii-Tanabe 紀伊田辺	RN
Haya 芳養	R
Minabe 南部	RN	Minabe, Hidaka
Iwashiro 岩代	R
Kirime 切目	R	Inami, Hidaka
Inami 印南	RN
Inahara 稲原	R
Wasa 和佐	R	Hidakagawa, Hidaka
Dōjōji 道成寺	R	Gobō
Gobō 御坊	RN
Kii-Uchihara 紀伊内原	N	Hidaka, Hidaka
Kii-Yura 紀伊由良	RN	Yura, Hidaka
Hirokawa Beach 広川ビーチ	N	Hirogawa, Arida
Yuasa 湯浅	RN	Yuasa, Arida
Fujinami 藤並	RN	Aridagawa, Arida
Kii-Miyahara 紀伊宮原	N	Arida
Minoshima 箕島	RN
Hatsushima 初島	N
Shimotsu 下津	N	Kainan
Kamogō 加茂郷	RN
Shimizuura 冷水浦	S
Kainan 海南	RN
Kuroe 黒江	RN
Kimiidera 紀三井寺	N	Wakayama
Miyamae 宮前	N
Wakayama 和歌山	RN
JR West Kisei Main Line
Wakayama		Wakayama	Wakayama
Kiwa 紀和
Wakayamashi 和歌山市

[edit] See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

[edit] External links

• (Japanese) JR Central official website
• (English) JR Central official website
• (Japanese) JR West official website
• (English) JR West official website