Wadamisaki Line

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San'yō Main Line Wadamisaki Branch (Wadamisaki Line)
Wadamisaki Line train at Hyōgo
Overview
Type	commuter rail
System	Urban Network
Locale	Hyōgo
Termini	Hyōgo Wadamisaki
Stations	2
Operation
Opened	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)

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

1 Operation
2 Stations
3 Rolling stock
- 3.1 Current
- 3.2 Former
4 History

Operation [edit]

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 Kobe Wing Stadium, the home stadium of J-League club Vissel Kobe.

Stations [edit]

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	Hyogo-ku, Kobe

Rolling stock [edit]

DE10 locomotive-hauled train at Hyogo in 1993

Current [edit]

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

Former [edit]

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 [edit]

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

In addition, there is 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 / 34.659778; 135.168222