CTC system:JR Takarazuka – JR Tozai – Gakkentoshisen traffic control system (JR west traffic control system)
Operationedit
All trains are local services and stop at every station on the line. Some trains terminate at Amagasaki, but most westbound trains continue on the Kobe Line to Nishi-Akashi and on the Takarazuka Line to Tsukaguchi and Takarazuka. All eastbound trains continue past Kyobashi on the Gakkentoshi Line.
Historyedit
The line was initially proposed in 1971 by Japanese National Railways (JNR) as a link between the Katamachi Line, which connected Osaka to its eastern suburbs, and Fukuchiyama Line, which connected the city to its northwestern suburbs. Osaka's municipal government had maintained tight controls over transportation within the city, and most intercity lines terminated outside the city center. The line, provisionally known as Katafuku Line (片福線, Kata- from Katamachi, -fuku from Fukuchiyama), and would give commuters a single-seat ride from the suburbs and an east-west connection through central Osaka.
A permit to lay the track was given 10 years later, but the project stopped because of JNR's financial problems.
In 1988, after JNR privatized and split into Japan Railway companies, West Japan Railway Company formed a private-public entity called Kansai Rapid Railway Co., Ltd. (関西高速鉄道株式会社, Kansai kōsoku tetsudō kabushiki gaisha) with the prefectural governments of Osaka and Hyōgo, and the cities of Osaka and Amagasaki.
The line was completed and opened as JR Tozai Line in 1997.
^New Station numbers. West Japan Railway News Release July 20, 2016
External linksedit
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources JR Tōzai Line news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Not to be confused with Tokyo Metro Tozai Line The JR Tōzai Line JR東西線 Jei aru Tōzai sen is one of several commuter rail lines and services in the Osaka Kobe Kyoto Metropolitan Area operated by West Japan Railway Company JR West The line whose name literally means east west runs underground through central Osaka and connects the Gakkentoshi Line at Kyobashi Station in Osaka and the JR Takarazuka Line and the JR Kobe Line at Amagasaki All stations on this line are in the city of Osaka except for the western terminus in Amagasaki Hyōgo Prefecture JR Tōzai Line207 series EMUOverviewNative nameJR東西線OwnerKansai Rapid Railway Co Ltd LocaleOsaka and AmagasakiTerminiKyōbashiAmagasakiStations9ServiceTypeCommuter railSystemUrban NetworkOperator s JR WestRolling stock207 series EMU321 series EMUDaily ridership233 577 daily 2015 1 HistoryOpened8 March 1997 26 years ago 1997 03 08 TechnicalLine length12 5 km 7 8 mi Number of tracksDouble trackTrack gauge1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in Electrification1 500 V DC overhead lines Operating speed90 km h 56 mph SignallingAutomatic Closed blockTrain protection systemATS P Contents 1 Basic data 2 Operation 3 History 4 Stations 5 Rolling stock 5 1 Former 6 References 7 External linksBasic data editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Operators distances 12 5 km 7 8 mi West Japan Railway Company Category 2 Services Kansai Rapid Railway ja Co Ltd Category 3 Tracks Railway signalling Automatic CTC centers Ōsaka Operation Control Center CTC system JR Takarazuka JR Tozai Gakkentoshisen traffic control system JR west traffic control system Operation editAll trains are local services and stop at every station on the line Some trains terminate at Amagasaki but most westbound trains continue on the Kobe Line to Nishi Akashi and on the Takarazuka Line to Tsukaguchi and Takarazuka All eastbound trains continue past Kyobashi on the Gakkentoshi Line History editThe line was initially proposed in 1971 by Japanese National Railways JNR as a link between the Katamachi Line which connected Osaka to its eastern suburbs and Fukuchiyama Line which connected the city to its northwestern suburbs Osaka s municipal government had maintained tight controls over transportation within the city and most intercity lines terminated outside the city center The line provisionally known as Katafuku Line 片福線 Kata from Katamachi fuku from Fukuchiyama and would give commuters a single seat ride from the suburbs and an east west connection through central Osaka A permit to lay the track was given 10 years later but the project stopped because of JNR s financial problems In 1988 after JNR privatized and split into Japan Railway companies West Japan Railway Company formed a private public entity called Kansai Rapid Railway Co Ltd 関西高速鉄道株式会社 Kansai kōsoku tetsudō kabushiki gaisha with the prefectural governments of Osaka and Hyōgo and the cities of Osaka and Amagasaki The line was completed and opened as JR Tozai Line in 1997 Stations editNo 2 Station Transfers LocationThrough train service to Katamachi Line Gakkentoshi Line JR H41 Kyobashi 京橋 nbsp Osaka Loop Line JR O08 nbsp Keihan Main Line KH03 nbsp nbsp Nagahori Tsurumi ryokuchi Line N22 Joto ku Osaka JR H42 Ōsakajō kitazume 大阪城北詰 Miyakojima ku JR H43 Osaka Temmangu 大阪天満宮 nbsp nbsp Sakaisuji Line K13 Minami morimachi Station nbsp nbsp Tanimachi Line T21 Minami morimachi Station Kita ku JR H44 Kitashinchi 北新地 Tōkaidō Main Line nbsp JR Kyoto Line JR A47 nbsp JR Kobe Line JR A47 nbsp JR Takarazuka Line JR G47 nbsp Osaka Higashi Line JR F01 nbsp Osaka Loop Line JR O11 Osaka Station nbsp nbsp Yotsubashi Line Y11 Nishi Umeda Station nbsp nbsp Midōsuji Line M16 Umeda Station nbsp nbsp Tanimachi Line T20 Higashi Umeda Station nbsp Hankyu Kōbe Line file Number prefix Hankyu Kyōto line svg20px Hankyu Kyoto Line nbsp Hankyu Takarazuka Line HK 01 Umeda Station nbsp Hanshin Main Line HS 01 Umeda Station nbsp Keihan Nakanoshima Line KH53 Watanabebashi JR H45 Shin Fukushima 新福島 nbsp Osaka Loop Line JR O12 Fukushima nbsp Hanshin Main Line HS 02 Fukushima Station nbsp Keihan Nakanoshima Line KH54 Nakanoshima Fukushima ku JR H46 Ebie 海老江 nbsp Hanshin Main Line HS 03 Noda Station nbsp nbsp Sennichimae Line S11 Nodahanshin Station JR H47 Mitejima 御幣島 Nishiyodogawa ku JR H48 Kashima 加島 Yodogawa ku JR H49 Amagasaki 尼崎 nbsp Tōkaidō Main Line JR Kobe Line JR A49 nbsp Fukuchiyama Line JR Takarazuka Line JR G49 Amagasaki Hyōgo PrefectureThrough train services to Tōkaidō Main Line JR Kobe Line or Fukuchiyama Line JR Takarazuka Line Rolling stock edit207 series from 1991 321 series from 2005 Former edit 223 6000 series from March 2008 until March 2011 References edit 平成27年 大都市交通センサス 首都圈報告書 PDF P 92 国土交通省 New Station numbers West Japan Railway News Release July 20 2016External links editJR Tozai Line Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title JR Tōzai Line amp oldid 1166420969, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
