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Overview | |
Native name | 嵯峨野線 |
Locale | Kyoto Prefecture |
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Service | |
Type | Heavy rail |
System | Urban Network |
Operator(s) | ![]() |
History | |
Opened | 15 February 1897 (San'in Main Line) 13 March 1988 (Sagano Line name becomes first used) |
Technical | |
Line length | 34.2 km (21.3 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC (overhead lines) |
Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
The Sagano Line (嵯峨野線, Sagano-sen) is the popular name for a portion of the Sanin Main Line in the suburbs of Kyoto, Japan. The electrified and double-tracked railway is a commuter rail line in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line starts at Kyoto Station and ends at Sonobe Station.
The Sagano Line forms part of JR West's "Urban Network". This name has been in use since 1988.
The Sagano Scenic Railway (嵯峨野観光鉄道, Sagano Kankō Tetsudō) is a sightseeing railway that uses an abandoned section of the Sanin Main Line originally built in 1897. In 1989, the Sanin Main Line was rerouted between the present day Saga-Arashiyama Station to Umahori to accommodate track duplication and electrification. However the old route which ran along the Hozu River, had been popular with tourists. The Sagano Scenic Railway, an affiliate of JR West and developed jointly with the city of Kameoka, was founded, and the Sagano Scenic Line began operation in 1991.
The track and stations were all formerly used by the Sanin Main Line and still owned by JR West, while the train is composed of a former JR West Class DE10 diesel locomotive and torokko open-sided cars (derived from the English "truck") converted from former freight gondola cars. [1]
The Sagano Scenic Line stations are as follows (Sagano Line station in parentheses):
No. | Station | Japanese | Rapid | Distance (km) | Connections | Location |
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Sanin Main Line | ||||||
JR-E01 | Kyoto | 京都 | ● | 0.0 |
| Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto |
JR-E02 | Umekōji-Kyōtonishi | 梅小路京都西 | | | 1.7 | ||
JR-E03 | Tambaguchi | 丹波口 | | | 2.5 | ||
JR-E04 | Nijo | 二条 | ● | 4.2 |
| Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto |
JR-E05 | Emmachi | 円町 | ● | 5.8 | ||
JR-E06 | Hanazono | 花園 | | | 6.9 | Ukyo-ku, Kyoto | |
JR-E07 | Uzumasa | 太秦 | | | 8.6 | ||
JR-E08 | Saga-Arashiyama | 嵯峨嵐山 | ● | 10.3 |
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JR-E09 | Hozukyo | 保津峡 | | | 14.3 | Kameoka | |
JR-E10 | Umahori | 馬堀 | | | 18.1 |
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JR-E11 | Kameoka | 亀岡 | ● | 20.2 | ||
JR-E12 | Namikawa | 並河 | ● | 23.4 | ||
JR-E13 | Chiyokawa | 千代川 | ● | 25.2 | ||
JR-E14 | Yagi | 八木 | ● | 28.2 | Nantan | |
JR-E15 | Yoshitomi | 吉富 | ● | 32.2 | ||
JR-E16 | Sonobe | 園部 | ● | 34.2 | ||
Continuing service on the Sanin Main Line to Fukuchiyama and beyond |
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Torokko Arashiyama Station is the second train station on the Sagano Scenic Line, a sightseeing train that follows the picturesque Hozukyo Ravine of the old JR West Sagano Line. It is located in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
Torokko Hozukyō Station is the third train station on the Sagano Scenic Line, a sightseeing train that follows the picturesque Hozukyo Ravine of the old JR West Sagano Line. It is located in Kameoka, Kyoto, Japan.
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