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Hanwa Line
Local train (225-5100 series EMU)
Overview
Owner
JR West
Locale
Osaka Prefecture Wakayama Prefecture
Termini
Tennōji, Ōtori
Wakayama, Higashi-Hagoromo
Stations
36
Service
Type
Heavy rail, Commuter rail
System
Urban Network
Depot(s)
Hineno, Suita
History
Opened
18 September 1929; 94 years ago (1929-09-18)
Technical
Line length
61.3 km (38.1 mi) (Tennoji - Wakayama) 1.7 km (1.1 mi) (Otori - Higashi-Hagoromo)
Number of tracks
Double (Tennoji - Wakayama) Single (Otori - Higashi-Hagoromo)
Track gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification
1,500 V DC (overhead lines)
Operating speed
120 km/h (75 mph)
The Hanwa Line (阪和線, Hanwa-sen) is a commuter rail line in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The 61.3 km (38.1 mi) line runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan and has a 1.7 km branchline in a southern Osaka suburb. The name is taken from the second syllable of Osaka and the first syllable of Wakayama.
The HanwaLine (阪和線, Hanwa-sen) is a commuter rail line in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR...
of the Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto area use the line as a bypass between the Tōkaidō Main Line in the north and the HanwaLine in the south. Traffic is heavier in...
West 205-0 and 205–1000 series sets (transferred from HanwaLine services) Fuji Kyuko Fujikyuko Line: 3-car Fujikyu 6000 series sets converted from 205 series...
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September 1995. Rinku Town is accessible from Osaka by the Nankai Main Line and JR HanwaLine. All train services to and from Kansai Airport (except Kansai Airport...
service, to the Kansai Main Line for Nagoya via the Ise Railway, and to the HanwaLine at Wakayama for Osaka. Operators, distances: Total: 384.2 km Central Japan...
Station on JR-West HanwaLine. It takes 5 minutes on foot from Nagai Station on JR-West HanwaLine and Osaka Municipal Subway Midōsuji Line. It takes 20 minutes...
the Yamatoji Line to Wakayama Station on the HanwaLine and Kisei Main Line, with through train service to JR Namba via the Yamatoji Line and to Nara via...
2444028°E / 34.4352667; 135.2444028 The Kansai Airport Line (関西空港線, Kansai-Kūkō-sen) is a railway line between Hineno Station and Kansai Airport Station in...
Line and Sanyo Main Line Special Rapid services and 116 225-5000 series vehicles with a maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph) for use on the HanwaLine....
The Yamatoji Line (大和路線, Yamatoji-sen) is the common name of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line. The line is owned and operated by West Japan...
The Koya Line (高野線, Kōya sen) is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by the Nankai Electric Railway,...
industrial value. The acquired lines include the Tsurumi Line, the HanwaLine and the Iida Line. On October 11, 1942, the Ministry of Railways adopted the...
service on 1 April 1994, on the HanwaLine. On 4 September of the same year, it began serving the Kansai Airport Line Rapid Service as Kansai International...
the site. The viewing platform is 500m away from Mozu Station on the HanwaLine and is directly across the street from the Sakai City Museum. This museum...
Wakayama Line (1970–January 2018) Osaka Higashi Line (1969–25 January 2018) HanwaLine (1968–16 March 2018) Nara Line (until 11 March 2022) Sanyō Main Line (Wadamisaki...
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containing a six lane expressway and the Kansai Airport Line, a rail link connecting to the HanwaLine, which connects Wakayama to Osaka. Limited express trains...