Gose Line

{{Infobox rail line

| name = Gose Line

| native_name = 御所線

| native_name_lang = ja

| color = {{rcr|Kintetsu|f}}

| logo = KT number-P.svg

| logo_width = 50

| image = Kintetsu Series6432.jpg

| image_width = 300px

| caption = 64320 series EMU on a one-manned Local train

| type = Commuter rail

| system = Kintetsu Railway

| status =

| locale = Nara Prefecture, Japan

| start = {{STN|Shakudo|x}}

| end = {{STN|Kintetsu Gose|x}}

| stations = 12

| routes =

| daily_ridership =

| open = {{Start date and age|1930|12|9}}

| close =

| owner = {{ric|Kintetsu|name=y}}

| operator = Kintetsu Railway

| character = Commuter rail

| stock =

| linenumber = {{rcb|Kintetsu|P|route}}

| mapcolor = {{rcb|Kintetsu|P|box}} (#{{rcr|Kintetsu|P}})

| linelength =

| tracklength_km = 5.2

| tracks = Single-track

| trainprotection = Kintetsu ATS

| signalling = Automatic closed block

| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}}

| electrification = {{1,500 V DC}} (overhead lines)

| speed_km/h = 65

| elevation =

| map_state = collapsed

| map = {{routemap|title=Route map|title-bg=#{{rcr|Kintetsu|P}}|inline=yestitle-color=white|map=

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\STR\STR+1~~ ~~ ~~{{ric|JR West|name=y}} ：{{rcb|JR West|Wakayama|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Wakayama}}

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\BHF\STR~~3.9~~P25 {{STN|Oshimi|x}}

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\\STR2~~ ~~ ~~JR West：{{rcb|JR West|Wakayama|route}} Wakayama Line }}

}}

The {{nihongo|Gose Line|御所線|Gose sen}} is a railway line of Kintetsu Corporation in Nara Prefecture, Japan connecting Shakudo Station in Katsuragi and Gose Station in Gose.

Description

The line has four stations including the terminal Gose and the transfer station Shakudo. It is mainly used by commuters to Osaka, as well as those who access to Mt. Katsuragi.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}} At Gose, there is a bus headed for the Katsuragisan Ropeway, which is also run by Kintetsu.{{Cite web |last=Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd. |title=葛城索道線（葛城山ロープウェイ）の連絡時刻表 {{!}} 近畿日本鉄道 |url=https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/railway/Dia/katsuragi/connect01.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250113163426/https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/railway/Dia/katsuragi/connect01.html |archive-date=2025-01-13 |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=近畿日本鉄道 |language=ja}}

History

The Nanwa Electric Company opened the line in 1930{{Cite web |title=国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション |url=https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2957662/9 |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=dl.ndl.go.jp}}, electrified at 1500 VDC. The company merged with Kintetsu in 1944.{{Cite book |title=近畿日本鉄道100年のあゆみ |year=2010 |pages=685 |language=ja}}