Kakogawa Line

Kakogawa Line
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A Kakogawa Line train with artistic design by Tadanori Yokoo
Overview
Locale	Hyōgo Prefecture
Termini	Kakogawa Tanikawa
Stations	21
Operation
Opened	1913
Owner	JR West
Rolling stock	103 series, 125 series
Technical
Line length	48.5 km (30.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead
Operating speed	85 km/h (53 mph)

The Kakogawa Line (加古川線, Kakogawa-sen^?) is a railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), which connects the cities of Kakogawa and Tamba.

The 48.5 kilometres (30.1 mi) line begins at Kakogawa Station on the JR Kobe Line (Sanyō Main Line) and ends at Tanikawa Station on the Fukuchiyama Line.

The Banshu Railway opened the Kakogawa - Nishiwakishi section in 1913, and extended the line to Tanikawa in 1924. The company was nationalised in 1943.

Freight services ceased in 1986, and CTC signalling was commissioned on the entire line in 2004.

Former branches of the Kakogawa Line included the Takasago Line (connected at Kakogawa Station), the Miki Line (connected at Yakujin Station) and the Kajiya Line (connected at Nomura Station, i.e. present-day Nishiwakishi Station).