Wadamisaki Line

Wadamisaki Line
A Wadamisaki Line 103 series train at Hyōgo Station
Overview
Type	commuter rail
System	Urban Network
Locale	Hyōgo
Termini	Hyōgo Wadamisaki
Stations	2
Operation
Opened	8 July 1890
Owner	JR West
Technical
Line length	2.7 km (1.7 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed	85 km/h (53 mph)
Route map Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line Dentetsu Hyōgo 1910–1968 Sanyō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) 0.0 Hyōgo Station Sakaemachi Line 1910-1968 Hanshin Expressway Kobe Route 3 Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company 1.0 Shinkawa Signal1911-1930 Hyōgo Kaigan Line 1.3 Shinkawa Freight Yard-1911 Wada Swing BridgeHyōgo Canal 1.6 Kanebomae-1962 2.7 Wadamisaki1945?– Kobe Municipal Subway: Kaigan Line Kobe Municipal Tram: Wada Line - Wadamisaki–1945? Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard

The Wadamisaki Line (和田岬線 Wadamisaki-sen) is an unofficial name for the spur line of the Sanyō Main Line, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and connecting Hyogo on the main line and Wadamisaki.

Operation

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 club Vissel Kobe.

Stations

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

Rolling stock

DE10 locomotive-hauled train at Hyogo in 1993

Current

• 6-car 103 series EMUs (sometimes substituted by 207 series) (since 2001)

Former

• 60 series passenger coaches (sometimes substituted by SuHa 43 series passenger coaches), hauled by DE10 locomotive (until 1990)
• KiHa 35 series (from 1990 until 2001)

History

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.

Coordinates: 34°39′35.2″N 135°10′5.6″E / 34.659778°N 135.168222°E