Hanwa Line
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| Hanwa Line | |
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 Hanwa Line (JNR 205) |
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| Locale | Osaka Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture |
| Dates of operation | 1929 – present |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm / 3 ft 6 in (Narrow gauge) |
| Headquarters | N/A |
The Hanwa Line (阪和線 Hanwa-sen?) is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company. It runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan.
It was built in 1929 and operated by the Hanwa Electric Railway Company until 1944, when it was nationalized.
When Kansai International Airport opened in 1994, the Hanwa Line became one of the main railway links between the city and the airport (along with the Nankai Main Line).
JR West plans to offer through service to the Osaka Outer Loop Line upon the new line's completion in 2012.
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[edit] Trains
[edit] Limited express trains
- Hanwa Line segment in bold
- Haruka: Maibara/Kyoto/Shin-Osaka - Tennoji - (Hineno) - Kansai Airport
- Kuroshio / Super Kuroshio / Ocean Arrow: Kyoto/Shin-Osaka - Tennoji - Wakayama - Shirahama/Shingu
- Hanwa Liner: Tennoji - Wakayama
[edit] Commuter trains
- Makes every stop on the line
- Kishuji Rapid Service: Kyobashi - Wakayama
- Runs on Osaka Loop Line from Kyobashi to Tennoji via Osaka, before entering Hanwa Line at Tennoji. Makes rapid service stops throughout its route.
- Kansai Airport Rapid Service: Kyobashi/JR Namba/Tennoji - Hineno - Kansai Airport
- Often runs in tandem with Kishuji Rapid between Kyobashi/Tennoji and Hineno before splitting off and making every stop on the Kansai Airport Line.
- Rapid Service: Tennoji - Wakayama
- Runs entirely in Hanwa Line, except in early mornings and late nights with extended service to Shin-Osaka and Kisei Main Line.
- In Hanwa Line, Rapid Service stops at Tennōji, Sakaishi, Mikunigaoka, Ōtori, Izumi-Fuchū, Higashi-Kishiwada, Kumatori, Hineno, Izumi-Sunagawa, Kii, Musota, and Wakayama stations.
- B-Rapid Service: Tennoji - Wakayama
- Runs mainly in early mornings and late nights, with rapid service stops from Tennoji to Kumatori, then local stops to Wakayama.
- Regional Rapid Service: Tennoji - Wakayama
- Runs mainly during morning rush hour, with rapid service stops from Tennoji to Otori, then local stops to Wakayama.
[edit] Stations
[edit] Hanwa Line
| Station | Transfers | Location | |||
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| Through trains from Shin-Osaka and Kyobashi via Osaka Loop Line, JR Namba via Yamatoji Line | |||||
| Tennōji | 天王寺 | JR West: Osaka Loop Line, Yamatoji Line Osaka Municipal Subway: Midosuji Line, Tanimachi Line Kintetsu: Minami-Osaka Line Hankai Tramway: Hankai Line |
Tennoji-ku, Osaka |
Osaka Prefecture |
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| Bishōen | 美章園 | Abeno-ku, Osaka |
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| Minami-Tanabe | 南田辺 | ||||
| Tsurugaoka | 鶴ヶ丘 | ||||
| Nagai | 長居 | Osaka Municipal Subway: Midosuji Line | Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka |
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| Abikochō | 我孫子町 | ||||
| Sugimotochō | 杉本町 | ||||
| Asaka | 浅香 | Sakai-ku, Sakai |
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| Sakaishi | 堺市 | ||||
| Mikunigaoka | 三国ヶ丘 | Nankai: Koya Line | |||
| Mozu | 百舌鳥 | ||||
| Uenoshiba | 上野芝 | Nishi-ku, Sakai |
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| Tsukuno | 津久野 | ||||
| Ōtori | 鳳 | JR West: Higashi-Hagoromo Branch Line (see below) | |||
| Tonoki | 富木 | Takaishi | |||
| Kita-Shinoda | 北信太 | Izumi | |||
| Shinodayama | 信太山 | ||||
| Izumi-Fuchū | 和泉府中 | ||||
| Kumeda | 久米田 | Kishiwada | |||
| Shimomatsu | 下松 | ||||
| Higashi-Kishiwada | 東岸和田 | ||||
| Higashi-Kaizuka | 東貝塚 | Kazuika | |||
| Izumi-Hashimoto | 和泉橋本 | ||||
| Higashi-Sano | 東佐野 | Izumisano | |||
| Kumatori | 熊取 | Kumatori | |||
| Hineno | 日根野 | JR West: Kansai Airport Line | Izumisano | ||
| Through trains to Kansai Airport via Kansai Airport Line | |||||
| Nagataki | 長滝 | Izumisano | Osaka Prefecture |
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| Shinge | 新家 | Sennan | |||
| Izumi-Sunagawa | 和泉砂川 | ||||
| Izumi-Tottori | 和泉鳥取 | Hannan | |||
| Yamanakadani | 山中渓 | ||||
| Kii | 紀伊 | Wakayama | Wakayama Prefecture |
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| Musota | 六十谷 | ||||
| Kii-Nakanoshima | 紀伊中ノ島 | ||||
| Wakayama | 和歌山 | JR West: Kisei Main Line, Wakayama Line Wakayama Electric Railway: Kishigawa Line |
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| Line continues as Kisei Main Line | |||||
[edit] Higashi-Hagoromo Branch Line
| Station | Transfers | Location | ||
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| Otori | 鳳 | JR West: Hanwa Line (see above) | Sakai | Osaka Prefecture |
| Higashi-Hagoromo | 東羽衣 | Nankai: Main Line, Takashinohama Line | Takaishi | |
