Kishū Railway Line
| Kishu Railway Line | |
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Kitetsu 1 type
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| Overview | |
| Native name | 紀州鉄道線< |
| Locale | Wakayama Prefecture, Japan |
| Termini |
Gobō Station Nishi-Gobō Station |
| Stations | 5 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 15 June 1931 |
| Owner | Kishu Railway |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Kishu Railway Line (紀州鉄道線 Kishū Tetsudō-sen?) is a Japanese railway line between Gobō Station and Nishi-Gobō Station, all within Gobō, Wakayama. This is the only railway line of the Kishu Railway (紀州鉄道 Kishū Tetsudō?), as the company's main business is managing real estate and hotels. The current Tokyo-based hotel company, previously not a railway operator, took over the line in 1973 in order to gain the prestige of being a railway company. Despite its name meaning the railway of the entire Kii Province (Kishū, the current Wakayama), the railway is the second shortest passenger line in Japan, the shortest being the Shibayama Railway. Kitetsu (紀鉄?) is the abbreviation of the company's name.
As of 1 April 2015[update], the railway operates a fleet of two Kitetsu 1 diesel railcars, numbered Kitetsu 1 and 2.
Diesel railcar KR301, formerly SKR301 used on the Shigaraki Kohgen Railway in Shiga Prefecture until October 2015 was introduced on the line from 30 January 2016.
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