The Wadamisaki Line (和田岬線, Wadamisaki-sen)[1] is a branch line of the Sanyō Main Line, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and connecting Hyogo on the main line and Wadamisaki.

Wadamisaki Line
A Wadamisaki Line 103 series train at July 2017
Overview
OwnerJR West
LocaleHyōgo
Termini
Stations2
Service
Typecommuter rail
SystemUrban Network
Rolling stock207 series
History
Opened8 July 1890
Technical
Line length2.7 km (1.7 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed85 km/h (53 mph)
Route map

Dentetsu Hyōgo 1910–1968
0.0
Hyōgo Station
Sakaemachi Line 1910–1968
Hanshin Expressway Kobe Route 3
1.0
Shinkawa Signal
1911–1930
Hyōgo Kaigan Line
1.3
Shinkawa Freight Yard
-1911
Wada Swing Bridge
Hyōgo Canal
1.6
Kanebomae
-1962
2.7
Wadamisaki
1945?–
Kobe Municipal Tram: Wada Line
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Wadamisaki
–1945?

Operation

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The 2.7-kilometre (1.7 mi) line has only two stops, and only operates during morning and evening, and mainly serves commuters to the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Electric factories in the Wadamisaki industrial area of Kobe.

Although the line is officially part of the Sanyo Main Line, there is no regular through service between the branch and the main line, and Wadamisaki Branch trains depart from a separate platform at Hyogo. Because the line has no intermediate station and Wadamisaki Station is unmanned, all fare collection is conducted at Hyogo. The line makes just two daily roundtrips on weekends, with additional trips for events at Noevir Stadium, the home stadium of J-League football club Vissel Kobe.

Stations

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Station Distance Connections Location
Hyōgo 兵庫 0.0 km   Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (JR-A64) Hyogo-ku, Kobe
Wadamisaki 和田岬 2.7 km   Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line (K06)

Rolling stock

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DE10 locomotive-hauled train at Hyogo in 1993

Current

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  • 3+3 car 207 series (regular services since 19 March 2023)

Former

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History

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The line was opened on 8 July 1890, and electrified in 2001.

There is also a spur to the now-defunct Hyōgo Kaigan Line (operated 1910–1984) about 1 km away from Hyōgo Station and a link to the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipbuilding facility at Kobe Shipyard just after Wadamisaki Station.

References

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  1. ^ "JR San'yo Main Line[Wadamisaki Line](Hyogo-Wadamisaki)". japantravel.navitime.com. NAVITIME JAPAN. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

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