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| name = Yamatoji Line
| name = Yamatoji Line
| native_name = 大和路線
| native_name = 大和路線
| color = 00a497
| color = {{rcr|JR West|Yamatoji}}
| logo = JRW kinki-Q.svg
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| operator =
| operator =
| depot = Nara Depot
| depot = Nara Depot
| stock = 201 series EMU<br />221 series EMU<br />207 series EMU (Kizu&ndash;Nara, Nara&ndash;Kyuhoji)<br />321 series EMU (Kizu&ndash;Nara, Nara&ndash;Kyuhoji)
| stock = 201 series EMU<br />221 series EMU<br />207 series EMU (Kizu&ndash;Nara)<br />321 series EMU (Kizu&ndash;Nara)
| linelength_km = 54.0
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| electrification = 1,500 V DC, [[overhead lines]]
| electrification = {{1,500 V DC}} ([[overhead lines]])
| speed = 120 km/h (75 mph) (Nara&ndash;Tennoji)<br />95 km/h (59 mph) (Kamo&ndash;Nara, Tennoji&ndash;JR Namba)
| speed = {{cvt|120|km/h}} (Nara&ndash;Tennoji)<br>{{cvt|95|km/h}} (Kamo&ndash;Nara, Tennoji&ndash;JR Namba)
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The {{Nihongo|'''Yamatoji Line'''|大和路線|Yamatoji-sen}} is the common name of the western portion of the [[Kansai Main Line]]. The line is owned and operated by [[West Japan Railway Company]] (JR West), and starts at [[Kamo Station (Kyoto)|Kamo Station]] in [[Kyoto Prefecture]] and ends at [[JR Namba Station]] in [[Naniwa-ku, Osaka]].
The {{Nihongo|'''Yamatoji Line'''|大和路線|Yamatoji-sen}} is the common name of the western portion of the [[Kansai Main Line]]. The line is owned and operated by [[West Japan Railway Company]] (JR West). It starts at [[Kamo Station (Kyoto)|Kamo Station]] in [[Kyoto Prefecture]] and ends at [[JR Namba Station]] in [[Naniwa-ku, Osaka]].


==Operations==
==Operations==
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=== Yamatoji Rapid Service ===
=== Yamatoji Rapid Service ===


:{{Nihongo|''Yamatoji'' Rapid Service|[[jp:大和路快速 |大和路快速]]|Yamatoji Kaisoku|extra=}} trains operate between {{STN|Kamo|Kyoto}} or [[Nara Station]] and [[Tennoji Station|Tennoji]], via a complete loop on the [[Osaka Loop Line]]. Trains divert from the Kansai Line at [[Shin-Imamiya Station]] instead of continuing to JR Namba. From Shin-Imamiya, they run on the [[Osaka Loop Line]], making limited stops to [[Osaka Station]], and then making every stop before completing the loop at [[Tennoji Station]]. However, some services do not complete the loop, as they terminate in Kyobashi. Trains also stop at every station east of {{STN|Ōji|Nara}}.
:{{Nihongo|''Yamatoji'' Rapid Service|[[jp:大和路快速 |大和路快速]]|Yamatoji Kaisoku|extra=}} trains operate between {{STN|Kamo|x|Kyoto}} or [[Nara Station]] and [[Tennoji Station|Tennoji]], via a complete loop on the [[Osaka Loop Line]]. Trains divert from the Kansai Line at [[Shin-Imamiya Station]] instead of continuing to JR Namba. From Shin-Imamiya, they run on the [[Osaka Loop Line]], making limited stops to [[Osaka Station]], and then making every stop before completing the loop at [[Tennoji Station]]. However, some services do not complete the loop, as they terminate in Kyobashi. Trains also stop at every station east of {{STN|Ōji|x|Nara}}.
:4 services are operated every hour during weekday daytime and weekend nighttime, with 2 of which operating as far as {{STN|Kamo|Kyoto}}. Some weekend services operate through service to the [[Wakayama Line]] towards [[Takada Station (Nara)|Takada]] and [[Gojō Station (Nara)|Gojō]].
:4 services are operated every hour during weekday daytime and weekend nighttime, with 2 of them operating as far as {{STN|Kamo|x|Kyoto}}. Some weekend services operate through service to the [[Wakayama Line]] towards [[Takada Station (Nara)|Takada]] and [[Gojō Station (Nara)|Gojō]].
:All trains are operated using [[221 series]] EMUs, with every of them being 8 cars.
:All trains are operated using [[221 series]] EMUs, with every of them being 8 cars.


=== Regional Rapid Service ===
=== Regional Rapid Service ===


:{{Nihongo|Regional Rapid Service|区間快速|Kukan Kaisoku|extra=}} operate the same route as the Yamatoji Rapid but making every stop on the Osaka Loop Line. They are operated in weekday rush hours, plus weekend nights. There are also services which operate through services to the Wakayama Line. All services are operated using 221 series EMUs.
:{{Nihongo|Regional Rapid Service|区間快速|Kukan Kaisoku|extra=}} operate the same route as the Yamatoji Rapid but make every stop on the Osaka Loop Line. They are operated in weekday rush hours, plus weekend nights. There are also services which operate through services to the Wakayama Line. All services are operated using 221 series EMUs.


=== Rapid Service ===
=== Rapid Service ===


:{{Nihongo|Rapid Service|快速|Kaisoku|extra=}}" operate between JR Namba and either Takada on the Wakayama Line (daytime), or Nara / Kamo (morning, evening, night), with an interval of 2 trains per hour. Among the through trains towards the Wakayama Line during the evening rush, some of them are coupled with Nara-bound services before decoupling at Ōji. However there are no Namba-bound services where two trains couple at Ōji. Additionally, there are a few Namba-bound through service trains starting from Nara and detours the Sakurai Line in the morning rush.
:{{Nihongo|Rapid Service|快速|Kaisoku|extra=}}" operate between JR Namba and either Takada on the Wakayama Line (daytime), or Nara / Kamo (morning, evening, night), with an interval of 2 trains per hour. Among the through trains towards the Wakayama Line during the evening rush, some of them are coupled with Nara-bound services before decoupling at Ōji. However there are no Namba-bound services where two trains couple at Ōji. Additionally, there are a few Namba-bound through service trains starting from Nara and detours to the Sakurai Line in the morning rush.
:Trains stop at [[JR Namba Station|JR Namba]], [[Shin-Imamiya Station|Shin-Imamiya]], [[Tennoji Station|Tennoji]], {{STN|Kyūhōji}}, {{STN|Ōji|Nara}} and every station after Ōji.
:Trains stop at [[JR Namba Station|JR Namba]], [[Shin-Imamiya Station|Shin-Imamiya]], [[Tennoji Station|Tennoji]], {{STN|Kyūhōji|x}}, {{STN|Ōji|x|Nara}} and every station after Ōji.
:During daytime, trains are operated using 4-car 221 series EMUs. During rush hours, 6-car 201 series EMUs are also used, but now there is a higher tendency that 221 series trains are used. From the timetable revision on 15 March 2008 until 11 March 2022, 3 Rapid services starting from [[Kashiwara Station|Kashiwara]] (where Rapid trains normally skip) to Namba were operated.
:During daytime, trains are operated using 4-car 221 series EMUs. During rush hours, 6-car 201 series EMUs are also used, but now there is a higher tendency that 221 series trains being used. From the timetable revision on 15 March 2008 until 11 March 2022, 3 Rapid services starting from [[Kashiwara Station|Kashiwara]] (where Rapid trains normally skip) to Namba were operated.
;{{Nihongo|Direct Rapid Service|直通快速|Chokutsū Kaisoku|extra=}}
;{{Nihongo|Direct Rapid Service|直通快速|Chokutsū Kaisoku|extra=}}
:The operation of the "Direct Rapid Service" trains started on March 17, 2008, with the opening of the [[Osaka Higashi Line]] and the timetable revision on March 15, 2008. The trains are now operated between {{STN|Nara}} and [[Shin-Ōsaka Station|Shin-Osaka]], via the Yamatoji Line and the [[Osaka Higashi Line]]. On weekdays, 4 Shin-Osaka-bound trains are operated in the mornings, while 4 Nara-bound trains are operated in the evenings. On weekends, 2 round trips are operated both in the mornings and in the evenings. Trains stop at all stations from Nara to {{STN|Ōji|Nara}}, {{STN|Kyūhōji}}, [[Kawachi-Eiwa Station|JR Kawachi-Eiwa]], [[Takaida Station (Higashiōsaka)|Takaida-Chuo]], [[Hanaten Station|Hanaten]] and [[Shin-Ōsaka Station|Shin-Osaka]]. Trains are operated using [[207 series (JR West)|207 series]] or [[321 series]] EMUs from the Aboshi Depot.
:The operation of the "Direct Rapid Service" trains started on March 17, 2008, with the opening of the [[Osaka Higashi Line]] and the timetable revision on March 15, 2008. The trains are now operated between {{STN|Nara|x}} and [[Shin-Ōsaka Station|Shin-Osaka]], via the Yamatoji Line and the [[Osaka Higashi Line]]. On weekdays, 4 Shin-Osaka-bound trains are operated in the mornings, while 4 Nara-bound trains are operated in the evenings. On weekends, 2 round trips are operated both in the mornings and in the evenings. Trains stop at all stations from Nara to {{STN|Ōji|x|Nara}}, {{STN|Kyūhōji|x}}, [[Kawachi-Eiwa Station|JR Kawachi-Eiwa]], [[Takaida Station (Higashiōsaka)|Takaida-Chuo]], [[Hanaten Station|Hanaten]] and [[Shin-Ōsaka Station|Shin-Osaka]]. Trains are operated using [[207 series (JR West)|207 series]] or [[321 series]] EMUs from the Aboshi Depot.
:Before 16 March 2019, when the Osaka Higashi Line still hadn't extended to Shin-Osaka, Direct Rapid trains operated between Nara and {{STN|Amagasaki|JR West}} via the Yamatoji Line, the Osaka Higashi Line, the [[Katamachi Line|Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line)]], and the [[JR Tōzai Line]].
:Before 16 March 2019, when the Osaka Higashi Line still had not been extended to Shin-Osaka, Direct Rapid trains operated between Nara and {{STN|Amagasaki|x|JR West}} via the Yamatoji Line, the Osaka Higashi Line, the [[Katamachi Line|Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line)]], and the [[JR Tōzai Line]].
;{{Nihongo|Local|普通|Futsū}}
;{{Nihongo|Local|普通|Futsū}}
:"Local trains" stop at every station on the Yamatoji Line between Kamo and JR Namba. They are operated between Oji and JR Namba in the non-rush hour. Trains are also operated from JR Namba to Kamo and through from JR Namba to the Nara Line in the early morning.
:"Local trains" stop at every station on the Yamatoji Line between Kamo and JR Namba. They are operated between Oji and JR Namba in the non-rush hour. Trains are also operated from JR Namba to Kamo and through from JR Namba to the Nara Line in the early morning.


==History==
==History==
The oldest section of the Yamatoji Line is between {{STN|Kashiwara}} and {{STN|JR Namba}}, which opened on May 14, 1889. The present route was completed on August 21, 1907 when the new line between {{STN|Kamo|Kyoto}} and {{STN|Kizu|Kyoto}}, replacing the original route via {{STN|Daibutsu}}, was opened.<ref>{{teishajo|I|182}}</ref> The name "Yamatoji Line" has been used since March 13, 1988, and the term “Yamatoji“ roughly translates to “Road to [[Yamato Province]]”.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=関西本線（大阪方）快速運転ものがたり|author=Teramoto, Mitsuteru|journal=The Railway Pictorial|volume=878|issue=August 2013|page=59}}</ref>
The oldest section of the Yamatoji Line is between {{STN|Kashiwara|x}} and {{STN|JR Namba|x}}, which opened on May 14, 1889. The present route was completed on August 21, 1907 when the new line between {{STN|Kamo|x|Kyoto}} and {{STN|Kizu|x|Kyoto}}, replacing the original route via {{STN|Daibutsu|x}}, was opened.<ref>{{teishajo|I|182}}</ref> The name "Yamatoji Line" has been used since March 13, 1988, and the term “Yamatoji“ roughly translates to “Road to [[Yamato Province]]”.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=関西本線（大阪方）快速運転ものがたり|author=Teramoto, Mitsuteru|journal=The Railway Pictorial|volume=878|issue=August 2013|page=59}}</ref>

[[Station numbering]] was introduced in March 2018 with the Yamatoji Line being assigned station numbers between JR-Q17 and JR-Q39 with the exception of JR-Q35 (which will be assigned to a future station between Koriyama and Nara).<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！ |trans-title="Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area! |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=「駅ナンバー」一覧表 |trans-title="Station number" list |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}</ref>


==Stations==
==Stations==
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q39|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q39|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Kamo|Kyoto}}
|{{STN|Kamo|x|Kyoto}}
|加茂
|加茂
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q38|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q38|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Kizu|Kyoto}}
|{{STN|Kizu|x|Kyoto}}
|木津
|木津
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|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|●
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q37|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q37|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Narayama}}
|{{STN|Narayama|x}}
|平城山
|平城山
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q36|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q36|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Nara}}
|{{STN|Nara|x}}
|奈良
|奈良
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|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|●
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q34|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q34|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Kōriyama|Nara}}
|{{STN|Kōriyama|x|Nara}}
|郡山
|郡山
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|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|●
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q33|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q33|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Yamato-Koizumi}}
|{{STN|Yamato-Koizumi|x}}
|大和小泉
|大和小泉
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|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|●
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q32|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q32|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Hōryūji}}
|{{STN|Hōryūji|x}}
|法隆寺
|法隆寺
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|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|●
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q31|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q31|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Ōji|Nara}}
|{{STN|Ōji|x|Nara}}
|王寺
|王寺
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|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|●
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q30|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q30|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Sangō|Nara}}
|{{STN|Sangō|x|Nara}}
|三郷
|三郷
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q29|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q29|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Kawachi-Katakami}}
|{{STN|Kawachi-Katakami|x}}
|河内堅上
|河内堅上
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q28|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q28|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Takaida|Kashiwara, Osaka}}
|{{STN|Takaida|x|Kashiwara, Osaka}}
|高井田
|高井田
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q27|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q27|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Kashiwara}}
|{{STN|Kashiwara|x}}
|柏原
|柏原
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q26|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q26|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Shiki|Osaka}}
|{{STN|Shiki|x|Osaka}}
|志紀
|志紀
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q25|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q25|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Yao}}
|{{STN|Yao|x}}
|八尾
|八尾
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q24|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q24|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Kyūhōji}}
|{{STN|Kyūhōji|x}}
|久宝寺
|久宝寺
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|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|●
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q23|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q23|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Kami}}
|{{STN|Kami|x}}
|加美
|加美
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q22|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q22|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Hirano|JR West}}
|{{STN|Hirano|x|JR West}}
|平野
|平野
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q21|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q21|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Tōbu-shijō-mae}}
|{{STN|Tōbu-shijō-mae|x}}
|{{nowrap|東部市場前}}
|{{nowrap|東部市場前}}
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q20|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q20|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Tennōji}}
|{{STN|Tennōji|x}}
|天王寺
|天王寺
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|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|●
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* [[Osaka Metro]] {{rint|osaka|midosuji|size=18}} [[Midōsuji Line]], {{rint|osaka|tanimachi|size=18}} [[Tanimachi Line]]
* [[Osaka Metro]] {{rint|osaka|midosuji|size=18}} [[Midōsuji Line]], {{rint|osaka|tanimachi|size=18}} [[Tanimachi Line]]
* {{Rint|jp|kintetsu|f}} Kintetsu [[Minami Osaka Line]] ([[Osaka Abenobashi Station]])
* {{Rint|jp|kintetsu|f}} Kintetsu [[Minami Osaka Line]] ([[Osaka Abenobashi Station]])
* [[file:Number prefix Hankai Tramway line.png|18px]] [[Hankai Uemachi Line]] ([[Tennoji-eki-mae Station]])
* [[file:Number prefix Hankai Tramway line.svg|18px]] [[Hankai Uemachi Line]] ([[Tennoji-eki-mae Station]])
}}
}}
|[[Tennoji-ku, Osaka]]
|[[Tennoji-ku, Osaka]]
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q19|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q19|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Shin-Imamiya}}
|{{STN|Shin-Imamiya|x}}
|新今宮
|新今宮
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|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|●
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* Osaka Metro: {{rint|osaka|midosuji|size=18}} Midōsuji Line ([[Dōbutsuen-mae Station]]),
* Osaka Metro: {{rint|osaka|midosuji|size=18}} Midōsuji Line ([[Dōbutsuen-mae Station]]),
* {{rint|osaka|sakaisuji|size=18}} [[Sakaisuji Line]] (Dōbutsuen-mae Station)
* {{rint|osaka|sakaisuji|size=18}} [[Sakaisuji Line]] (Dōbutsuen-mae Station)
* [[file:Number prefix Hankai Tramway line.png|18px]] [[Hankai Line]] ([[Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae Station]])
* [[file:Number prefix Hankai Tramway line.svg|18px]] [[Hankai Line]] ([[Shin-Imamiya-Ekimae Station]])
}}
}}
| rowspan="3" width="" |[[Naniwa-ku, Osaka]]
| rowspan="3" width="" |[[Naniwa-ku, Osaka]]
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q18|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q18|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|Imamiya}}
|{{STN|Imamiya|x}}
|今宮
|今宮
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|style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|●
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|{{RouteBox|JR-Q17|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{RouteBox|JR-Q17|Yamatoji Line|#009933}}
|{{STN|JR Namba}}
|{{STN|JR Namba|x}}
|JR難波
|JR難波
|style="text-align:center"|&nbsp;
|style="text-align:center"|&nbsp;
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|{{Plainlist|
|{{Plainlist|
* {{Rint|jp|kintetsu|a}} [[Kintetsu Namba Line]] ([[Osaka Namba Station]])
* {{Rint|jp|kintetsu|a}} [[Kintetsu Namba Line]] ([[Osaka Namba Station]])
* [[file:Number prefix Hanshin Railway.png|18px]] [[Hanshin Namba Line]] (Osaka Namba Station)
* [[file:Number prefix Hanshin line.svg|18px]] [[Hanshin Namba Line]] (Osaka Namba Station)
* [[file:Nankai mainline symbol.svg|18px]] Nankai Main Line, [[file:Nankai koya line simbole.svg|18px]] Koya Line ([[Namba Station]])
* [[file:Nankai mainline symbol.svg|18px]] Nankai Main Line, [[file:Nankai koya line simbole.svg|18px]] Koya Line ([[Namba Station]])
* {{rint|osaka|metro|size=18}} [[Osaka Metro]]:
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==Rolling stock==
==Rolling stock==
* [[201 series]] (Rapid and Local services, until 2023)
* [[201 series]] (Rapid and Local services, until 2024)
* [[207 series (JR West)|207 series]] (Direct Rapid services)
* [[207 series (JR West)|207 series]]
* [[221 series]] (''Yamatoji'' Rapid, Rapid and Local services)
* [[221 series]] (''Yamatoji'' Rapid, Direct Rapid, Rapid and Local services)
* [[287 series]] (''[[Rakuraku Yamato]]'' services)<ref>{{cite web |title=より便利になる通勤特急を「らくラク～」シリーズに統一します |trans-title=Unification of the more convenient commuter express trains into the "Rakuraku" series. |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/240130_00_press_rakuraku.pdf |website=West Japan Railway Company |access-date=30 March 2024 |location=Japan |language=Japanese |date=30 January 2024}}</ref>
* [[321 series]] (Direct Rapid services)
* [[321 series]]


===Former===
===Former===

Latest revision as of 17:20, 5 January 2025

Yamatoji Line
207 series EMU on a Yamatoji Line Direct Rapid Service
Overview
Native name大和路線
OwnerJR West
LocaleKansai (Kyoto, Nara, Osaka prefectures)
Termini
  • Kamo
  • JR Namba
Stations22
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemUrban Network
Depot(s)Nara Depot
Rolling stock201 series EMU
221 series EMU
207 series EMU (Kizu–Nara)
321 series EMU (Kizu–Nara)
History
Opened1988 (1889)
Technical
Line length54.0 km (33.6 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead lines)
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph) (Nara–Tennoji)
95 km/h (59 mph) (Kamo–Nara, Tennoji–JR Namba)

The Yamatoji Line (大和路線, Yamatoji-sen) is the common name of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line. The line is owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It starts at Kamo Station in Kyoto Prefecture and ends at JR Namba Station in Naniwa-ku, Osaka.

Operations

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Yamatoji Rapid Service

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Yamatoji Rapid Service (大和路快速, Yamatoji Kaisoku) trains operate between Kamo or Nara Station and Tennoji, via a complete loop on the Osaka Loop Line. Trains divert from the Kansai Line at Shin-Imamiya Station instead of continuing to JR Namba. From Shin-Imamiya, they run on the Osaka Loop Line, making limited stops to Osaka Station, and then making every stop before completing the loop at Tennoji Station. However, some services do not complete the loop, as they terminate in Kyobashi. Trains also stop at every station east of Ōji.
4 services are operated every hour during weekday daytime and weekend nighttime, with 2 of them operating as far as Kamo. Some weekend services operate through service to the Wakayama Line towards Takada and Gojō.
All trains are operated using 221 series EMUs, with every of them being 8 cars.

Regional Rapid Service

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Regional Rapid Service (区間快速, Kukan Kaisoku) operate the same route as the Yamatoji Rapid but make every stop on the Osaka Loop Line. They are operated in weekday rush hours, plus weekend nights. There are also services which operate through services to the Wakayama Line. All services are operated using 221 series EMUs.

Rapid Service

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Rapid Service (快速, Kaisoku)" operate between JR Namba and either Takada on the Wakayama Line (daytime), or Nara / Kamo (morning, evening, night), with an interval of 2 trains per hour. Among the through trains towards the Wakayama Line during the evening rush, some of them are coupled with Nara-bound services before decoupling at Ōji. However there are no Namba-bound services where two trains couple at Ōji. Additionally, there are a few Namba-bound through service trains starting from Nara and detours to the Sakurai Line in the morning rush.
Trains stop at JR Namba, Shin-Imamiya, Tennoji, Kyūhōji, Ōji and every station after Ōji.
During daytime, trains are operated using 4-car 221 series EMUs. During rush hours, 6-car 201 series EMUs are also used, but now there is a higher tendency that 221 series trains being used. From the timetable revision on 15 March 2008 until 11 March 2022, 3 Rapid services starting from Kashiwara (where Rapid trains normally skip) to Namba were operated.
Direct Rapid Service (直通快速, Chokutsū Kaisoku)
The operation of the "Direct Rapid Service" trains started on March 17, 2008, with the opening of the Osaka Higashi Line and the timetable revision on March 15, 2008. The trains are now operated between Nara and Shin-Osaka, via the Yamatoji Line and the Osaka Higashi Line. On weekdays, 4 Shin-Osaka-bound trains are operated in the mornings, while 4 Nara-bound trains are operated in the evenings. On weekends, 2 round trips are operated both in the mornings and in the evenings. Trains stop at all stations from Nara to Ōji, Kyūhōji, JR Kawachi-Eiwa, Takaida-Chuo, Hanaten and Shin-Osaka. Trains are operated using 207 series or 321 series EMUs from the Aboshi Depot.
Before 16 March 2019, when the Osaka Higashi Line still had not been extended to Shin-Osaka, Direct Rapid trains operated between Nara and Amagasaki via the Yamatoji Line, the Osaka Higashi Line, the Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line), and the JR Tōzai Line.
Local (普通, Futsū)
"Local trains" stop at every station on the Yamatoji Line between Kamo and JR Namba. They are operated between Oji and JR Namba in the non-rush hour. Trains are also operated from JR Namba to Kamo and through from JR Namba to the Nara Line in the early morning.

History

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The oldest section of the Yamatoji Line is between Kashiwara and JR Namba, which opened on May 14, 1889. The present route was completed on August 21, 1907 when the new line between Kamo and Kizu, replacing the original route via Daibutsu, was opened.[1] The name "Yamatoji Line" has been used since March 13, 1988, and the term “Yamatoji“ roughly translates to “Road to Yamato Province”.[2]

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with the Yamatoji Line being assigned station numbers between JR-Q17 and JR-Q39 with the exception of JR-Q35 (which will be assigned to a future station between Koriyama and Nara).[3][4]

Stations

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  • ● : All trains stop.
  • | : All trains pass.

Local trains stop at every passenger station.

No. Station name Regional Rapid Direct Rapid Rapid Yamatoji Rapid Transfers Location
 JR-Q39  Kamo 加茂 ●   ● ● Kansai Main Line (for Kameyama) Kizugawa Kyoto
Prefecture
 JR-Q38  Kizu 木津 ● ● ●
 JR-Q37  Narayama 平城山 ● ● ● Nara Nara
Prefecture
 JR-Q36  Nara 奈良 ● ● ● ●
 JR-Q35  TBD Expected to open in 2024
 JR-Q34  Kōriyama 郡山 ● ● ● ● Yamatokōriyama
 JR-Q33  Yamato-Koizumi 大和小泉 ● ● ● ●
 JR-Q32  Hōryūji 法隆寺 ● ● ● ● Ikaruga,
Ikoma District
Through service from/to Wakayama Line

Through service from Sakurai Line via Wakayama Line

 JR-Q31  Ōji 王寺 ● ● ● ●
Ōji, Kitakatsuragi District Nara
Prefecture
 JR-Q30  Sangō 三郷 | | | | Sangō,
Ikoma District
 JR-Q29  Kawachi-Katakami 河内堅上 | | | | Kashiwara Osaka
Prefecture
 JR-Q28  Takaida 高井田 | | | |
 JR-Q27  Kashiwara 柏原 | | | |
 JR-Q26  Shiki 志紀 | | | | Yao
 JR-Q25  Yao 八尾 | | | |
 JR-Q24  Kyūhōji 久宝寺 ● ● ● ● Osaka Higashi Line
 JR-Q23  Kami 加美 |   | | Hirano-ku, Osaka
 JR-Q22  Hirano 平野 | | |
 JR-Q21  Tōbu-shijō-mae 東部市場前 | | | Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
 JR-Q20  Tennōji 天王寺 ● ● ●
Tennoji-ku, Osaka
 JR-Q19  Shin-Imamiya 新今宮 ● ● ●
Naniwa-ku, Osaka
 JR-Q18  Imamiya 今宮 ● | | Osaka Loop Line
 JR-Q17  JR Namba JR難波   ●  
Yamatoji Rapid, Regional Rapid: Through service from/to Osaka Loop Line

Direct Rapid: Through service from/to Osaka Higashi Line

A 201 series train pulling out of a train station, 2013.

Rolling stock

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Former

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References

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  1. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 182. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ Teramoto, Mitsuteru. "関西本線（大阪方）快速運転ものがたり". The Railway Pictorial. 878 (August 2013): 59.
  3. ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. ^ "より便利になる通勤特急を「らくラク～」シリーズに統一します" [Unification of the more convenient commuter express trains into the "Rakuraku" series.] (PDF). West Japan Railway Company (in Japanese). Japan. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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