Miyazu Line Explained

Miyazu Line
Native Name:宮津線
Native Name Lang:ja
Locale:Kyoto, Hyōgo
Stations:19
Open:1924
Operator:Willer Trains
Linelength Km:83.6
Speed:85km/h

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.[1] At this time, the nicknames Miyamai Line and Miyatoyo Line were assigned to the line.[2]

Former connecting lines

Route data

Station list

Legend: S - trains stop; | - trains pass

No.StationJapaneseDistance (km)RapidLimited ExpressTransfersLocation
Between
Stations
Total
Miyamai Line
M8西舞鶴style="text-align:right;"-0.0JR West

Maizuru Line

MaizuruKyoto
M9四所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 Miyazu
M13栗田5.820.2 
14宮津4.524.7SMiyafuku Line
Miyatoyo Line
14宮津4.524.7SMiyafuku LineMiyazuKyoto
T15天橋立4.429.1S 
T16岩滝口3.732.8 
T17与謝野2.935.7S Yosano
T18京丹後大宮7.042.7S Kyōtango
T19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 ToyookaHyōgo
T26豊岡3.083.6SSJR West: San'in Main Line

See also

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

Notes and References

  1. News: ウィラー初の鉄道路線「京都丹後鉄道」スタート…北近畿タンゴ鉄道の運行引き継ぐ. ja. 小佐野カゲトシ. Response. April 1, 2015. April 5, 2015.
  2. Web site: 経営ビジョン. Willer Group. April 4, 2015.