Hanwa Line

Hanwa Line
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Local train (225-5100 series EMU)
Overview
Type	heavy rail, commuter rail
System	Urban Network
Locale	Osaka Prefecture Wakayama Prefecture
Termini	Tennōji, Ōtori Wakayama, Higashi-Hagoromo
Stations	36
Operation
Opened	September 18, 1929
Owner	JR West
Depot(s)	Hineno, Suita
Technical
Line length	63.0 km (39.1 mi) 61.3 km (38.1 mi) (Tennoji - Wakayama) 1.7 km (1.1 mi) (Otori - Higashi-Hagoromo)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead lines
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)

The Hanwa Line (阪和線, Hanwa-sen^?) is a commuter rail line in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The 61.3-kilometre (38.1 mi) line runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan and has a 1.7-kilometre branchline in a southern Osaka suburb.

The terminus of the line in Osaka is Tennōji Station in Tennōji-ku where most of the commuter trains on the line originate and terminate. However, many intercity limited express and rapid trains extend to the Osaka Loop Line beyond Tennōji.

The terminus in Wakayama is Wakayama Station. Some trains from Osaka terminate before Wakayama and some spur off to Kansai Airport Station on the Kansai Airport Line from Hineno Station. Tracks are connected to the Kisei Main Line and some trains continue on from there.

The Hagoromo Branch Line (羽衣支線, Hagoromo-shisen^?), also called the Hagoromo Line (羽衣線, Hagoromo-sen^?) or the Higashi-Hagoromo Branch Line (東羽衣支線, Higashi-Hagoromo-shisen^?), between Ōtori Station and Higashi-Hagoromo Station, is officially a part of the Hanwa Line. On the 1.7 km branch, only local shuttle trains operate.