Kajiya Line
The {{Nihongo|Kajiya Line|鍛冶屋線|Kajiya-sen}} was a railway line of West Japan Railway Company between Nishiwaki and Taka District all within Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The line closed on April 1, 1990.
{{Infobox rail line
| name = Kajiya Line
| image = JNR Kiha 37 1001 at Nishiwaki Station 19861231.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| native_name = 鍛冶屋線
| native_name_lang = ja
| caption = A KiHa 37 DMU at Nishiwaki Station on the Kajiya Line in December 1986
| type = Commuter rail line
| status = Ceased operation
| locale = Hyogo
| start = {{STN|Nishiwakishi|x}}
| end = Kajiya Station
| stations = 7
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = {{start date and age|1913|08|10|df=y}}
| close = 1 April 1990
| owner = {{ric|JR West|name=y}}
| operator = JR West
| character = Rural and urban
| linelength = {{cvt|13.2|km|mi}}
| tracklength =
| tracks = Entirely Single-tracked
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
| electrification = None
| elevation =
}}
Stations
| class="wikitable" rules="all" | |
| colspan="2"|Name
!Distance !Connections !colspan=2|Location | |
|---|---|
| {{STN|Nishiwakishi|x | Nomura}}1
|野村 |style="text-align:right"|0.0 |rowspan="4"|Nishiwaki |style="width:1.5em; text-align:center;" rowspan="7"|Hyōgo |
| {{STN|Nishiwaki|x}}
|西脇 |style="text-align:right"|1.6 | | |
| {{STN|Ichihara|x|Hyōgo}}
|市原 |style="text-align:right"|4.7 | | |
| {{STN|Hayasu|x}}
|羽安 |style="text-align:right"|7.0 | | |
| {{STN|Sogai|x}}
|曽我井 |style="text-align:right"|8.8 | |rowspan="3"|Naka2 | |
| {{STN|Nakamuramachi|x}}
|中村町 |style="text-align:right"|10.9 | | |
| {{STN|Kajiya|x}}
|鍛冶屋 |style="text-align:right"|13.2 | |
:Notes
:1: Nomura Station was renamed Nishiwakishi Station upon closure of the Kajiya Line.
:2: The former town of Naka became a part of the town of Taka in 2005.
History
The {{Nihongo|Banshū Railway|播州鉄道|Banshū Tetsudō}} opened the line between 1913 and 1923. The railway was acquired by the {{Nihongo|Bantan Railway|播丹鉄道|Bantan Tetsudō}} in 1923 and nationalised in 1943 together with other Bantan Railway lines, i.e. the Kakogawa Line, the Takasago Line, the Miki Line, and the Hōjō Line.{{Teishajo|I|171}}
Under the operation of Japanese National Railways (JNR), freight services ceased in 1974. JR West succeeded the line in 1987 and closed it in 1990, concurrently with the Miyazu Line and the Taisha Line, as the last of 83 "specified local lines" selected for closure.{{Cite magazine|title=JNR/JR 25年の大アルバム|magazine=Japan Railfan Magazine|publisher=Koyusha|language=Japanese|issue=390|date=October 1993|page=50}}
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
{{Reflist}}
{{West Japan Railway Company Lines}}
{{Specified local lines|state=collapsed}}
Category:Rail transport in Hyōgo Prefecture
Category:Lines of West Japan Railway Company