The is a railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), which connects the cities of Kakogawa and Tamba.
The line begins at Kakogawa Station on the JR Kobe Line (Sanyō Main Line) and ends at Tanikawa Station on the Fukuchiyama Line.
History The Banshu Railway opened the Kakogawa - Nishiwakishi section in 1913, and extended the line to Tanikawa in 1924. The company was nationalised in 1943.
Freight services ceased in 1986, and CTC signalling was commissioned on the entire line in 2004.
Former branches of the Kakogawa Line included the Takasago Line (connected at Kakogawa Station), the Miki Line (connected at Yakujin Station) and the Kajiya Line (connected at Nomura Station, i.e. present-day Nishiwakishi Station).
Stations StationJapaneseDistance(km)TransfersLocation 加古川0.0 JR Kobe Line (Sanyō Main Line)(Takasago Line - closed 1984) KakogawaHyōgoPrefecture 日岡2.5 神野4.8 厄神7.4(Miki Railway Miki Line - closed 2008) 市場11.5 Ono 小野町13.7 粟生16.6Hōjō Railway LineShintetsu Ao Line 河合西19.2 青野ヶ原21.3 社町24.2 Katō 滝野27.3 滝28.4 西脇市31.2 (Kajiya Line - closed 1990)Nishiwaki 新西脇32.3 比延34.6 日本へそ公園36.1 黒田庄38.5 本黒田42.0 船町口43.8 久下村46.3 Tamba 谷川48.5 Fukuchiyama Line
Rolling stock 103 series EMUs 125 series EMUs
Former KiHa 20 DMUs KiHa 23 DMUs KiHa 30/35 DMUs KiHa 37 DMUs KiHa 40/47 DMUs
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