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Kyōto Station
is a major railway station and transportation hub in Kyōto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest station building (after Nagoya Station) and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, Isetan department store, and several local government facilities under one 15-story roof. It also housed the Kyōto City Air Terminal until August 31, 2002. Lines Kyoto Station is served by the following railway lines: * ** * ** Tokaido Main Line (Biwako Line and JR Kyoto Line) ** Sanin Main Line (Sagano Line) ** Nara Line * ** ** * ** In addition to the lines above, the following lines, among others, have through services to Kyoto Station: * JR West **Kosei Line **Kusatsu Line JR West/JR Central Layout The station has a side platform and four island platforms serving eight tracks for the Tokaido Line (Biwako Line, JR Kyoto Line) and Kosei Line at ground level, three dead-end platforms serving four tracks for the Sanin Line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanin Line
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Haruka (train)
The is a limited express passenger train service operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) mainly between Kyoto Station to Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Dubbed as the ''Kansai Airport Limited Express'' (関空特急) by JR West, it is the fastest train service connecting the airport with downtown Osaka and Kyoto, and also travels to and from via Kyoto during peak hours. As ''Haruka'' trains travel over the Umeda Freight Line, they do not serve Osaka Station. A change of trains is required at either or . Operations There are a total of 30 daily return workings per direction (30 to the airport, 30 from the airport), with services operating every half an hour through most of the day. A typical travel time between Kyoto Station and the airport takes 1 hour 20 minutes per way. Before the discontinuation of services between Maibara and Yasu, two morning rush hour ''Haruka'' trains ran from Maibara to the airport, and one morning rush hour trip fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansai Airport Line
The is a railway line between Hineno Station and Kansai Airport Station in Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and owned by Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. between Rinkū Town and Kansai Airport. It opened on 15 June 1994. 『歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR』42号 27頁 Basic data *Railway signalling: Automatic * CTC centers: Kansai Airport Operation Control Center *CTC system: Kansai airport line CTC Rolling stock *Local (Shuttle) and rapid service trains use 4-car 223-0/223-2500 series and 225-5000 series trainsets. * Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka use 6- or 9-car 271 series and 281 series trainsets. *Nankai Electric Railway is a private railway in Japan, founded in 1884. The name ''Nankai'' (which means "South Sea") comes from the company's routes along the Nankaidō, the old highway that ran south from the old capital, Kyoto, along the sea coast. Nankai predates a ... trains use the track between Rinkū Town and Kan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Hakuto
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Chizu Express
The is a Japanese third-sector railway that connects Hyōgo, Okayama and Tottori prefectures. The Chizu Line is not electrified, but is a high-grade railroad, and extends a total of 56.1 kilometres. The limited expresses ''Super Hakuto'' and ''Super Inaba'' operate on this line. Chizu Express Chizu Line Some local trains operate through from the JR West Imbi Line (Tottori - Chizu). History Construction of the line was approved under the Railway Construction Act in 1922, and commenced by Japanese National Railways (JNR) in June 1966. Work was well advanced when a freeze on expenditure in 1980 resulted in construction being halted with 95% of the route acquired and 93% of the earthworks completed. The Tottori Prefectural Government facilitated the establishment of the Chizu Express Company in May 1986, which resumed construction. The line opened on December 3, 1994, and includes the 5,592 m Shitozaka tunnel. From November 29, 1997, the JR limited express ''Super Inaba'' se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisei Main Line
The is a railway line that parallels the coastline of the Kii Peninsula in Japan between Mie Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture. The name takes the ''kanji'' characters from the names of the old provinces of and . The line is operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) from Kameyama, the eastern terminus, to Shingū, and by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) from Shingū to Wakayamashi, the western terminus. The segment between Shingū and Wakayama is nicknamed as the , after the alternate name of the Kii Province. The line has connections with through service, to the Kansai Main Line for Nagoya via Ise Railway, and to the Hanwa Line at Wakayama terminus for Osaka. Basic data *Operators, distances: **Total: 384.2 km ** Central Japan Railway Company ( category 1) ***Kameyama - Shingū: 180.2 km **West Japan Railway Company (category 1) ***Shingū - Wakayamashi: 204.0 km ***1.0 km is property of Nankai Electric Railway shortly from Wakayamashi S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takayama Main Line
The is a Japanese railway line between Gifu Station in Gifu and Toyama Station in Toyama, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line directly links the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area (metropolitan Nagoya) and Hokuriku region in a shorter distance, but with a longer travel time, than by using the combination of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Hokuriku Main Line. Now the line primarily functions as a way to access the scenic areas of Hida (ancient Hida Province), in the rugged mountains of northern Gifu Prefecture, such as Gero ''onsen'' (hot spring), Takayama, Shirakawa-gō, and the Kiso River. The first section of the line, between Gifu and Kagamigahara, opened in . The whole line was completed in 1934. Basic data *Operators, distances: **Total distance: **Central Japan Railway Company ( Category 1) ***Gifu - Inotani: **West Japan Railway Company (Category 1) ***Inotani - Toyama: **Japan Freight Railway Company ( Categ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokuriku Line
The Hokuriku Main Line ( ja, 北陸本線, ) is a 176.6 kilometer railway line owned by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) connecting the Maibara Station in Maibara, Shiga, with the Naoetsu Station in Joetsu, Niigata. The section between Kanazawa Station and Naoetsu Station is now operated by third-sector railways. It serves the Hokuriku region on the northern central coast of Honshu, the largest island of Japan, as well as offering connections to the regions of Kansai, Tōkai, Kantō, and Tōhoku. The section of the line between Maibara and Kanazawa is an important transportation artery along the Sea of Japan coast, because the Shinkansen high-speed network has not yet been extended through the Hokuriku region. The Hokuriku Shinkansen was opened on March 14, 2015 between and , therefore the section between the Kanazawa Station and the Naoetsu Station was transformed from a JR line to a third-sector railway; the remaining Shinkansen segment onward to Kansai region i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JR West Nara Line
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