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Encyclopedia > Gakkentoshi Line
Gakkentoshi Line
System map
207 Series, local train bound for Matsuiyamate
Locale Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture
Dates of operation 1988 (1895) – present
Track gauge 1,067 mm / 3 ftin
(Narrow gauge)
Headquarters N/A

The Gakkentoshi Line (学研都市線 Gakkentoshi-sen?) is the nickname of the Katamachi Line (片町線 Katamachi-sen?), one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line originates Kizu Station in Kyoto Prefecture through Kyobashi Station in Osaka City. Its nickname, literally "Science City Line," comes from the Kansai Science City, which is located on the line between Osaka and Nara. JR-West207 Photographed year : 2003 Photographed person : MASA Photography place : JR Gakken-toshi Line Tokuan Station Train : 207 Series, LOCAL train bound for Matsuiyamate File links The following pages link to this file: Amagasaki rail crash Categories: GFDL images ... Osaka Prefecture (大阪府 ÅŒsaka-fu) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... The Iwashimizu Hachimangu, a Shinto shrine in Yawata. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Rail gauge is the distance between two rails of a railroad. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Narrow-gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 in (1. ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... ÅŒsaka-Kōbe-Kyōto is the name of a metropolitan area that is centered around the cities of Osaka in the Osaka prefecture, Kobe in the Hyogo prefecture, and Kyoto in the Kyoto prefecture. ... West Japan Railway Company (西日本旅客鉄道株式会社 Nishi Nihon Ryokaku Tetsudô Kabushiki Gaisha), commonly known as JR-West (JR西日本 JR Nishi Nihon), is one of JR companies in Japan that covers western Honshu. ... The Iwashimizu Hachimangu, a Shinto shrine in Yawata. ... Stations with the name Kyobashi (京橋駅; -eki) are located in: Osaka: Kyobashi Station Tokyo: Kyobashi Station (Tokyo_Metro_Ginza_Line) ... Kansai Science City ) is an unincorporated city located in the Keihanna Hills ), a border region between Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara Prefectures of Japan. ...


The Gakkentoshi Line is connected by the JR Tozai Line to the JR Kobe Line and JR Takarazuka Line, allowing trains from Nara to operate as far west as Kobe, Himeji, and Sanda. The JR Tozai Line (JR東西線) operated by the West Japan Railway Company connects Kyobashi Station in Osaka, Japan and Amagasaki Station in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. ... The JR Kōbe Line (JR神戸線, JR Kōbe sen) is an alias of a part of Tokaido and Sanyo Main Lines. ... The Fukuchiyama Line (福知山線) is a railway line of West Japan Railway (JR-West) between Osaka and Fukuchiyama, Japan. ... Port Tower at night For the basketball star Kobe Bryant go here. ... ÅŒtemae-dōri (main-street) as seen from Himeji castle Himeji (姫路市; -shi) is a city located in Kansai region (Hyogo prefecture), Japan. ... This article is about the city of Sanda in Japan. ...


Maximum speed: 120km/h


Stations

Connected to Nara Station
via JR Yamatoji Line
Station
Name
Distance
from
Kizu (km)
Rapid
Service
Regional
Rapid
Service
Local Connection Location
Kizu Station 0.0 JR-West: Yamatoji Line, Nara Line Kizu-cho, Soraku County, Kyoto Prefecture
Nishi-Kizu
Station
2.2  
Hosono Station 5.1 Kintetsu Kyoto Line
(Shin-Hosono Station)
Seika-cho, Soraku County, Kyoto Prefecture
Shimokoma
Station
7.4 Kintetsu Kyoto Line
(Komada Station)
JR-Miyamaki
Station
9.4 Kintetsu Kyoto Line
(Miyamaki Station)
Kyotonabe City,
Kyoto Prefecture
Doshishamae
Station
10.5  
Kyotanabe Station 12.4 Kintetsu Kyoto Line
(Shin-Tanabe Station)
3 cars of the Rapid Service trains are detatched/attached here.
Osumi Station 14.5  
Matsuiyamate
Station
17  
Nagao Station 18.6   Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture
Fujisaka Station 20.2 |  
Tsuda Station 21.8 |  
Kawachi-Iwafune
Station
25.0 Keihan Railway: Katano Line
(Kawachi-Mori Station)
Katano City, Osaka Prefecture
Hoshida Station 27.1  
Higashi-Neyagawa
Station
28.8 |   Neyagawa City, Osaka Prefecture
Shinobugaoka
Station
30.1 |   Shijonawate City, Osaka Prefecture
Shijonawate Station 32   Daito City, Osaka Prefecture
Nozaki Station 33.3 | |  
Suminodo Station 35.5  
Konoike-Shinden
Station
37.9 | |   Higashi-Osaka City,
Osaka Prefecture
Tokuan Station 39.8 | |  
Hanaten Station 41.6 JR-West: Osaka Outer Loop Line
(Opening in 2008)
Tsurumi Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Shigino Station 43.2 | | JR-West: Osaka Outer Loop Line
(Opening in 2008)
Osaka Municipal Subway:
Imazato-suji Line
Joto Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Kyobashi Station 44.6 JR-West: JR Tozai Line (direct),
Osaka Loop Line
Keihan Railway: Keihan Main Line
Osaka Municipal Subway:
Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line
Connected to Nishi-Akashi and Shin-Sanda
via JR Kobe Line and JR Fukuchiyama Line

See also

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Mass transit in Osaka
Municipal lines Subway: Midōsuji • TanimachiYotsubashi • Chūō • SennichimaeSakaisuji • Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi • Imazatosuji • People mover: New Tram
JR lines (Urban Network) Osaka LoopGakkentoshiHanwaKobeKosei • Kyoto • NaraOsaka Outer LoopTakarazuka • Tōzai • Yamatoji
Other networks HankyūHanshinKeihanKintetsu • Kitakyū • NankaiOsaka MonorailSemboku Rapid
Around Osaka HankaiKobe New TransitKobe RapidKobe SubwayKyoto SubwayNosedenRandenSanyōShintetsu
Terminals OsakaUmeda • Tennōji • NambaKyōbashi
Miscellaneous ICOCAPiTaPa

  Results from FactBites:
 
Kintetsu Kyoto Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (178 words)
The Kyoto Line (近鉄京都線) is a railway line of the Kintetsu Corporation connecting the Japanese cities of Kyoto, Uji, and Nara.
West Japan Railway (JR West): Tokaido Main Line(Biywako Line and JR Kyoto Line), Kosei Line, Nara Line, and Sanin Main Line (Sagano Line)
West Japan Railway (JR West): Gakkentoshi Line (Katamachi Line) (JR Miyamaki Station)
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