The is a railway line of the Kyoto Tango Railway in Kyoto Prefecture and Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Trains on the line are operated by Willer Trains Inc. as part of its Kyoto Tango Railway system.
The and the are the aliases assigned by Willer Trains to the sections of the line.
History
The Nishi-Maizuru - Miyazu section was opened in 1924 by the Japanese Government Railway, and extended west progressively, reaching Amino in 1926.
The Toyooka - Kumihama section opened in 1929, the Amino - Tango-Kanno section in 1931, and the line was completed in 1932 with the opening of the Kumihama - Tango-Kanno section
Freight services ceased in 1985, and in 1990 the Kitakinki Tango Railway commenced operating the line. It electrified the Amanohashidate - Miyazu section in 1996, enabling EMU services from the Miyafuku Line to service Amanohashidate Station.
On April 1, 2015, the train operation business of Kitakinki Tango Railway was transferred to Willer Trains, Inc., which named the railway system the Kyoto Tango Railway. At this time, the nicknames Miyamai Line and Miyatoyo Line were assigned to the line.
Former connecting lines Nodagawa station - The Kaya Railway Co. opened a 6 km line to its namesake town in 1926. In 1942 the line was extended 3 km to the Oeyama nickel mine, and a 4 km extension from Nodagawa to Iwataki built to service an ore treatment plant. Both extensions closed in 1946, and the original line closed in 1985.
Route data Operating Company: Willer Trains (Category-2, Services) Kitakinki Tango Railway (Category-3, Tracks) Distance: Toyooka — Nishi-Maizuru: 83.6 km Gauge: Stations: 19 Double-tracking: None Electrification: Amanohashidate - Miyazu (1500 VDC) Railway signalling: special automatic occlusive (electronic sign A review type)
Station list Legend: S - trains stop; | - trains pass
No.StationJapaneseDistance (km)RapidLimited ExpressTransfersLocationBetweenStationsTotalMiyamai LineM8西舞鶴-0.0JR West: Maizuru LineMaizuruKyotoM9四所5.45.4 M10東雲3.58.9 M11丹後神崎3.812.7 M12丹後由良1.714.4 MiyazuM13栗田5.820.2 14宮津4.524.7SMiyafuku LineMiyatoyo Line14宮津4.524.7SMiyafuku LineMiyazuKyotoT15天橋立4.429.1S T16岩滝口3.732.8 | T17与謝野2.935.7S YosanoT18京丹後大宮7.042.7S KyōtangoT19峰山5.648.3S T20網野7.255.5S T21夕日ヶ浦木津温泉5.661.1S T22小天橋5.466.5 | T23かぶと山3.269.7 | T24久美浜2.372.0SS T25コウノトリの郷8.680.6 | | ToyookaHyōgoT26豊岡3.083.6SSJR West: San'in Main Line
See also List of railway lines in Japan
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia