The is a Japanese

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line in

Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, an ...

, between Ao,

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and Hōjōmachi, Kasai. This is the only railway line operated by . The third sector company took former

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

line in 1985. The line links Hōjō, a central town of Kasai, and two railway lines, namely

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Kakogawa Line The 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 line begins at Kakogawa Station on the JR Kobe Line (Sanyō Main Line) and ends at Ta ...

and Shintetsu Ao Line.

Basic data

*Distance: 13.6 km / 8.5 mi. *

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: 1,067 mm / 3 ft. 6 in. *Stations: 8 *Double-track line: None *Electric supply: Not electrified *

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: Staff token

History

The opened the line in 1915. The railway was acquired by the in 1923 and nationalised in 1943 together with other Bantan Railway lines, i.e. the

, the

Takasago Line The was an 8.0-kilometer long railway line of Japanese National Railways between Kakogawa and Takasago all within Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. This line existed between 1913 and 1984. History The opened the line between Kakogawachō and Takasagogu ...

, the

Miki Line The was a Japanese railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, between Yakujin Station in Kakogawa and Miki Station in Miki. This was the only railway line operated. The line linked Miki and the West Japan Railway Company Kakogawa Line at Yakujin sta ...

and the

Kajiya Line The was a railway line of West Japan Railway Company between Nishiwaki and Taka District all within Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The line closed on April 1, 1990. Stations :Notes :1: Nomura Station was renamed Nishiwakishi Station upon closure of ...

. Freight services ceased in 1974, and in 1985 the Hojo Railway Company commenced operating the line.

Accidents

On 31 March 1945 a

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fighter on a test flight made an emergency landing near Abiki that damaged the line resulting in a derailment that killed 11 and injured 104 passengers.

Stations

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

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