Fukuchiyama Line

{{short description|Railway line in Japan}} {{more citations needed|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox rail line | name = Fukuchiyama Line | other_name = JR Takarazuka Line (Amagasaki – Sasayamaguchi) | color = {{rcr|JR West|Takarazuka}} | logo = JRW kinki-G.svg | logo_width = 50px | logo_alt = | image = JRW EC 287 series FA04.jpg | image_width = 300px | image_alt = Tanbaji Rapid service | caption = Limited express ''Kounotori'' running on the Fukuchiyama Line | type = Heavy rail | system = Urban Network (Amagasaki – Sasayamaguchi) | status = | locale = [[Osaka Prefecture]], [[Hyogo Prefecture]], and [[Kyoto Prefecture]] | start = Amagasaki | end = Fukuchiyama | stations = 32 (23 on the JR Takarazuka Line and 2 on the Tōkaidō Main Line) | routes = | daily_ridership = | open = {{start date and age|1891}} | close = | owner = [[JR West]] | operator = | character = | stock = {{unbulleted list|207 series EMU|321 series EMU|223-6000 series EMU|223-5500 series EMU|225-6000 series EMU|287 series EMU|289 series EMU}} | linelength_km = 106.5 | tracklength_km = | tracks = | gauge = {{track gauge|1067mm|lk=on}} | electrification = 1,500 V DC, [[overhead line]] | speed = 120 km/h (75 mph) | elevation = }}

The {{Nihongo|'''Fukuchiyama Line'''|福知山線|Fukuchiyama-sen}} is a railway line operated by [[West Japan Railway Company]] (JR West) connecting [[Osaka]] and [[Fukuchiyama, Kyoto|Fukuchiyama]], Japan. Within JR West's "Urban Network" covering the Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto metropolitan region, the line from Osaka to Sasayamaguchi is also called the '''JR Takarazuka Line''' ({{lang|ja|JR宝塚線}}). The line traverses the cities of [[Kawanishi, Hyogo|Kawanishi]] and [[Takarazuka, Hyogo|Takarazuka]] in the northwestern corner of the Osaka metropolitan area.

Although [[Amagasaki Station (JR West)|Amagasaki]] is the line's official southeastern terminus, all trains continue east to [[Osaka Station|Osaka]] and beyond on the [[JR Kōbe Line]], or to the [[Gakkentoshi Line]] via the [[JR Tōzai Line]].

==Basic data== {{Unreferenced section|date=May 2013}} *Operators, distances: 106.5 km / 66.2 mi. **[[West Japan Railway Company]] ([[Rail transport in Japan#Category-1|Category-1]], Services and tracks) *Track: **Double-track line: ***From Amagasaki to Sasayamaguchi **Single-track line: ***From Sasayamaguchi to Fukuchiyama *[[Railway signalling]]: Automatic *Maximum speed: **From Amagasaki to Shin-Sanda: 120 km/h **From Shinsanda to Fukuchiyama: 105 km/h *[[Centralized traffic control|CTC]] centers: **From Amagasaki to Shin-Sanda: Ōsaka Operation Control Center **From Shinsanda to Fukuchiyama: Fukuchiyama Transportation Control Room *CTC system: **From Amagasaki to Shin-Sanda: JR Takarazuka-JR Tozai-Gakkentoshisen traffic control system

== Services and stations == * ● : All trains stop * ▲ : Only local through trains to and from the [[JR Kyoto Line]] stop at [[Tsukamoto Station]]. * △ : Only rapid and regional rapid through trains to and from the [[JR Tōzai Line|JR Tozai Line]] return at [[Tsukaguchi Station (JR West)|Tsukaguchi Station]] in the non-rush hour. * | : All trains pass

'''Local (普通):''' Stops at all stations, a majority of them operate through services to the JR Kyoto Line, but only these trains stop at Tsukamoto Station. The remaining services operate solely within this line.

'''Rapid (快速):''' Mainly operates between Osaka and Sasayamaguchi. Some trains operate through services to/from the JR Tozai Line via [[Amagasaki Station (JR West)|Amagasaki Station]]. Among these through trains, some return at Tsukaguchi Station in the non-rush hour.

'''Tambaji Rapid (丹波路快速):''' Operates between Osaka and Fukuchiyama.

'''Regional Rapid (区間快速):''' Operates between Osaka and Sasayamaguchi or between Osaka and Shin-Sanda. Also through services to/from the JR Tozai Line and the [[Katamachi Line|Gakkentoshi Line]]. {{Sticky header}} {| class="wikitable sticky-header" |- ! colspan="2" | Line name ! rowspan="2" | No. ! colspan="2" | Station ! rowspan="2" | Distance from<br />Amagasaki Station<br />(km) ! style="width:1em; background:#ccc;" rowspan="2" | Local ! style="width:1em; background:#cfc;" rowspan="2" |Regional Rapid ! style="width:1em; background:#feb;" rowspan="2" | Rapid ! style="width:1em; background:#feb;" rowspan="2" |''Tambaji'' Rapid ! rowspan="2" | Transfers ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Location |- ! Common ! Official !English !Japanese |- ! colspan="13" style="border-bottom:3px solid #ffba00;"|''Local: Through service to [[JR Kyoto Line]]'' ''Regional Rapid, Rapid: Through service to [[JR Tōzai Line|JR Tozai Line]] and [[Katamachi Line|Gakkentoshi Line]]'' |- | rowspan="24" |JR Takarazuka Line | rowspan="3" | Tōkaidō Main Line | width="30px" |{{RouteBox|JR-G47||#ffcc00|Black}} | width="80px " |{{STN|Osaka|x}} |大阪 | width="40px" align="right" | 7.7 | style="width:1em; background:#ccc;" width="30px" align="center" |● | style="width:1em; background:#cfc;" width="30px" align="center" |● | style="width:1em; background:#feb;" width="30px" align="center" |● | style="width:1em; background:#feb;" width="30px" align="center" |● | *[[file:JRW kinki-A.svg|20px]] [[Tōkaidō Main Line]] ([[JR Kyoto Line]]) (JR-A47), [[file:JRW kinki-O.svg|20px]] [[Osaka Loop Line]] (JR-O11), [[file:JRW kinki-F.svg|20px]] [[Osaka Higashi Line]] (JR-F01) *[[file:JRW kinki-H.svg|20px]] [[JR Tozai Line]] (JR-H44: 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| rowspan="9" width="30px" align="center" | | style="background:#feb;" align="center" |● | |- | width="80px " |{{STN|Shimotaki|x}} |下滝 | width="40px" align="right" | 68.7 | style="background:#ccc;" align="center" |● | style="background:#feb;" align="center" |● | | rowspan="7" |[[Tamba, Hyogo|Tamba]] |- | width="80px " |{{STN|Tanikawa|x}} |谷川 | width="40px" align="right" | 73.0 | style="background:#ccc;" align="center" |● | style="background:#feb;" align="center" |● | *[[file:JRW kinki-I.svg|20px]] [[Kakogawa Line]] |- | width="80px " |{{STN|Kaibara|x}} |柏原 | width="40px" align="right" | 80.0 | style="background:#ccc;" align="center" |● | style="background:#feb;" align="center" |● | |- | width="80px " |{{STN|Iso|x}} |石生 | width="40px" align="right" | 83.2 | style="background:#ccc;" align="center" |● | style="background:#feb;" align="center" |● | |- | width="80px " |{{STN|Kuroi|x|Hyogo}} |黒井 | width="40px" align="right" | 87.5 | style="background:#ccc;" align="center" |● | 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== Rolling stock == === Current === * [[207 series (JR West)|207 series]] (Rapid and Local services, through service with Tōkaidō Main Line and Katamachi Line via JR Tōzai Line) * [[223 series|223-5500 series]] (Local and ''wanman'' services) * [[223 series|223-6000 series]] (''Tanbaji'' and Rapid services) * [[225 series|225-6000 series]] (''Tanbaji'' and Rapid services) * [[321 series]] (Rapid and Local services, through service with Tōkaidō Main Line and Katamachi Line via JR Tōzai Line) * [[287 series]] (''[[Kounotori (train)|Kounotori]]'' limited express) * [[289 series]] (''Kounotori'' limited express, from 31 October 2015)

=== Former === * [[103 series]] (until November 2005) * [[113 series]] (until March 2012) * [[115 series]] (until 2004) * [[117 series]] (until April 2005) * [[201 series]] (until March 2007) * [[205 series]] (until February 2006) * [[221 series]] (until March 2012) * [[415 series]] (Temporary) * [[183 series]] (''Kounotori'' limited express, until 15 March 2013) * [[381 series]] (''Kounotori'' limited express, until May 2011, from June 2012, until 30 October 2015) * [[KiHa 58 series]] * [[KiHa 65 series]] * [[KiHa 40 series|KiHa 47 series]] * [[KiHa 80 series]] (''[[Matsukaze]]'' limited express) * [[KiHa 181 series]] (''[[Matsukaze]]'' limited express) * [[Kitakinki Tango Railway KTR 001 series]] (''[[Tango Explorer]]'' limited express, until March 2011) * [[Kitakinki Tango Railway KTR 8000 series]] (''[[Tango Explorer]]'' limited express, until March 2007)

== History == {{Unreferenced section|date=April 2012}} [[File:JNR Arima line Arima station.jpg|thumb|Train at Arima station]] [[File:JNR Sanda station with Arima line.jpg|thumb|Sanda station with Arima branch on left]] [[File:Sasayama Railway.jpg|thumb|Train at Sasayama-Cho station]] [[File:福知山線-1991年-01.jpg|thumb|JR West (ex-JNR) [[103 series]] train on the Fukuchiyama Line in 1991]] The [[Japanese Government Railways]] (JGR) opened the Osaka – Kobe section of what is now the [[Tokaido Main Line]] in 1874 as a dual track line.

The {{Nihongo|'''Kawabe [[Horsecar]] Railway'''|川辺馬車鉄道|Kawabe Bashatetsudō}} opened a 762mm gauge line between Amagasaki and Itami (about {{Convert|8|km|abbr=on}}) in 1891. In 1893, the horsecar railway was reorganized as {{Nihongo|'''Settsu Railway'''|摂津鉄道|Settsu Tetsudō}}, which introduced [[steam locomotive|steam power]] to the railway and extended the line to Ikeda.

The Settsu Railway was merged by {{Nihongo|'''Hankaku Railway'''|阪鶴鉄道|Hankaku Tetsudō}}, which had a plan to build a railway between Osaka and [[Maizuru, Kyoto|Maizuru]]. The Hankaku Railway converted the line to 1067mm gauge and extended it to Takarazuka in 1897 and to Fukuchiyama in 1899. The company also connected the line to the Kanzaki Station (present-day Amagasaki Station) of the [[Japanese Government Railways|JGR line]] in 1898 making the line to the original Amagasaki terminal a branch. Hankaku Railway was nationalized on August 1, 1907.

The Amagasaki – Tsukaguchi section was duplicated in 1934, and extended to Takarazuka in 1979/80. The Takarazuka – Shin-Sanda section was duplicated in 1986 in conjunction with the opening of the {{Convert|2970|m|4=0|abbr=on}} Najio tunnel and associated deviation, which shortened the route by {{Convert|1.8|km|abbr=on}}. Duplication to Sasayamaguchi was completed in 1996.

The Amagasaki – Tsukaguchi section was electrified in 1956, and extended to Takarazuka in 1981. The remainder of the line was electrified in 1986.

CTC signalling was commissioned between Fukuchiyama and Sasayamaguchi in 1982, extended to Hirono in 1984 and to Amagasaki in 1986.

The branchline between Amagasakikō Station (former Amagasaki terminal of the horsecar railway) and Tsukaguchi Station ceased passenger operation in 1981 and freight operation in 1984.

===Former connecting lines=== * Sanda station – The [[Arima Line (JGR)|Arima Line]], a 12 km line to Arima operated from 1915 to 1943. * Sasayama-guchi station – The Sasayama Railway, a {{Convert|5|km|abbr=on}} line to Sasayama-Chō opened in 1915. The private railway was discontinued in 1944 when the [[Sasayama Line]] of the [[Japanese Government Railways]] opened. The Sasayama Line closed in 1972. * Fukuchiyama station – The Hokutan Railway Co. operated a 12 km line to Koumori between 1923 and 1971.

===Accidents=== {{main|Amagasaki derailment}}

On April 25, 2005, a seven-car 207 series train on a Rapid service derailed and crashed into a building between [[Tsukaguchi Station (JR West)|Tsukaguchi]] and [[Amagasaki Station (JR West)|Amagasaki]] on its way for Doshisha-mae via the [[JR Tōzai Line]] and the [[Katamachi Line]]. 107 passengers were killed in the accident. Operations on the affected part of the line remained suspended until trial runs began on June 7, 2005. Passenger service resumed on June 19, 2005.

The train involved was train number 5418M, a limited-stop "Rapid" commuter service from {{STN|Takarazuka|x|JR West}} to {{STN|Dōshisha-mae|x}}. It was a seven-car [[207 series (JR West)|207 series]] [[electric multiple unit]] (EMU) formation consisting of a 4-car set and a 3-car set coupled together.<ref name="journal465">{{cite journal| last = Nagase| first = Kazuhiko| title = 福知山線脱線事故の問題を語る|trans-title= Discussing the problems of the Fukuchiyama Line derailment| journal = Railway Journal | volume = 39| issue = 465| pages =68–73| publisher = Tetsudō Journal | location = Japan | date = July 2005}}</ref> The train was carrying approximately 580 passengers at the time of the accident.<ref name="journal465"/>

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