Kishū Railway Line

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The Kishū Railway Line (紀州鉄道線, Kishū Tetsudō-sen^?) is a Japanese railway line between Gobō Station and Nishi-Gobō Station, all within Gobō, Wakayama. This is the only railway line of Kishū Railway (紀州鉄道, Kishū Tetsudō^?), while the company's main business is real estates and hotels. The line was opened by Gobō Rinkō Railway (御坊臨港鉄道, Gobō Rinkō Tetsudō^?, "Gobō Portside Railway") in 1931, but it suffered from low riderships. The current Tokyo-based hotel company, originally not a railway operator, took over the line in 1972, so that it can gain the prestige as a railway company. Despite its name meaning the railway of whole Kii Province (Kishū, the current Wakayama), the company is the second shortest of normal railways in Japan, next to Shibayama Railway. Kitetsu (紀鉄, Kitetsu^?) is the abbreviation of the company's name, while the railway line is often called Rinkō (りんこう, Rinkō^?) among locals, taken from the name of the former operator.

Contents 1 Basic data 2 Stations 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Basic data

• Distance: 2.7 km
• Gauge: 1,067 mm
• Stations: 5
• Track: single
• Traction: internal combustion (diesel)
• Railway signalling: staff token

[edit] Stations

Gobō - Gakumon - Kii-Gobō - Shiyakusho-mae - Nishi-Gobō

[edit] See also

• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of railway lines in Japan

[edit] External links

• (Japanese) Kishū Railway Railway Division, from Kishū Railway official website.