| Yamatoji Line | |
| Native Name: | 大和路線 |
| System: | Urban Network |
| Locale: | Kansai (Kyoto, Nara, Osaka prefectures) |
| Start: | Kamo |
| End: | JR Namba |
| Stations: | 22 |
| Open: | 1988 (1889) |
| Depot: | Nara Depot |
| Stock: | 201 series EMU 221 series EMU 207 series EMU (Kizu - Nara) 321 series EMU (Kizu - Nara) |
| Linelength Km: | 54.0 |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Electrification: | (overhead lines) |
| Speed: | (Nara - Tennoji) (Kamo - Nara, Tennoji - JR Namba) |
| Map State: | collapsed |
The is the common name of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line. The line is owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It starts at Kamo Station in Kyoto Prefecture and ends at JR Namba Station in Naniwa-ku, Osaka.
trains operate between or Nara Station and Tennoji, via a complete loop on the Osaka Loop Line. Trains divert from the Kansai Line at Shin-Imamiya Station instead of continuing to JR Namba. From Shin-Imamiya, they run on the Osaka Loop Line, making limited stops to Osaka Station, and then making every stop before completing the loop at Tennoji Station. However, some services do not complete the loop, as they terminate in Kyobashi. Trains also stop at every station east of .
4 services are operated every hour during weekday daytime and weekend nighttime, with 2 of them operating as far as . Some weekend services operate through service to the Wakayama Line towards Takada and Gojō.
All trains are operated using 221 series EMUs, with every of them being 8 cars.
operate the same route as the Yamatoji Rapid but make every stop on the Osaka Loop Line. They are operated in weekday rush hours, plus weekend nights. There are also services which operate through services to the Wakayama Line. All services are operated using 221 series EMUs.
" operate between JR Namba and either Takada on the Wakayama Line (daytime), or Nara / Kamo (morning, evening, night), with an interval of 2 trains per hour. Among the through trains towards the Wakayama Line during the evening rush, some of them are coupled with Nara-bound services before decoupling at Ōji. However there are no Namba-bound services where two trains couple at Ōji. Additionally, there are a few Namba-bound through service trains starting from Nara and detours to the Sakurai Line in the morning rush.
Trains stop at JR Namba, Shin-Imamiya, Tennoji,, and every station after Ōji.
During daytime, trains are operated using 4-car 221 series EMUs. During rush hours, 6-car 201 series EMUs are also used, but now there is a higher tendency that 221 series trains being used. From the timetable revision on 15 March 2008 until 11 March 2022, 3 Rapid services starting from Kashiwara (where Rapid trains normally skip) to Namba were operated.
The oldest section of the Yamatoji Line is between and, which opened on May 14, 1889. The present route was completed on August 21, 1907 when the new line between and, replacing the original route via, was opened. The name "Yamatoji Line" has been used since March 13, 1988, and the term “Yamatoji“ roughly translates to “Road to Yamato Province”.[1]
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with the Yamatoji Line being assigned station numbers between JR-Q17 and JR-Q39 with the exception of JR-Q35 (which will be assigned to a future station between Koriyama and Nara).[2] [3]
Local trains stop at every passenger station.
| No. | Station name | Regional Rapid | Direct Rapid | Rapid | Yamatoji Rapid | Transfers | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 加茂 | ● | ● | ● | Kansai Main Line (for Kameyama) | Kizugawa | Kyoto Prefecture | |||
| 木津 | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
| 平城山 | ● | ● | ● | Nara | Nara Prefecture | ||||
| 奈良 | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
| TBD | Expected to open in 2024 | ||||||||
| 郡山 | ● | ● | ● | ● | Yamatokōriyama | ||||
| 大和小泉 | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
| 法隆寺 | ● | ● | ● | ● | Ikaruga, Ikoma District | ||||
| Through service from/to Wakayama LineThrough service from Sakurai Line via Wakayama Line | |||||||||
| 王寺 | ● | ● | ● | ● | Ōji, Kitakatsuragi District | Nara Prefecture | |||
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