| Kakogawa Line | |
| Color: | 00BAA5 |
| Stations: | 21 |
| Electrification: | (overhead line) |
The is a railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), which connects the cities of Kakogawa and Tamba.[1]
The 48.5km (30.1miles) line begins at Kakogawa Station on the JR Kobe Line (Sanyō Main Line) and ends at Tanikawa Station on the Fukuchiyama Line.
The Banshu Railway opened the Kakogawa - Nishiwakishi section in 1913, and extended the line to Tanikawa in 1924. The company was nationalised in 1943.
Freight services ceased in 1986, and CTC signalling was commissioned on the entire line in 2004.
Former branches of the Kakogawa Line included the Takasago Line (connected at Kakogawa Station), the Miki Line (connected at Yakujin Station) and the Kajiya Line (connected at Nomura Station, i.e. present-day Nishiwakishi Station).
| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 加古川 | 0.0 | 20px JR Kobe Line (Sanyō Main Line) (Takasago Line - closed 1984) | Kakogawa | Hyōgo Prefecture | |
| 日岡 | 2.5 | ||||
| 神野 | 4.8 | ||||
| 厄神 | 7.4 | (Miki Railway Miki Line - closed 2008) | |||
| 市場 | 11.5 | Ono | |||
| 小野町 | 13.7 | ||||
| 粟生 | 16.6 | Hōjō Railway Line Shintetsu Ao Line | |||
| 河合西 | 19.2 | ||||
| 青野ヶ原 | 21.3 | ||||
| 社町 | 24.2 | Katō | |||
| 滝野 | 27.3 | ||||
| 滝 | 28.4 | ||||
| 西脇市 | 31.2 | (Kajiya Line - closed 1990) | Nishiwaki | ||
| 新西脇 | 32.3 | ||||
| 比延 | 34.6 | ||||
| 日本へそ公園 | 36.1 | ||||
| 黒田庄 | 38.5 | ||||
| 本黒田 | 42.0 | ||||
| 船町口 | 43.8 | ||||
| 久下村 | 46.3 | Tamba | |||
| 谷川 | 48.5 | 20px Fukuchiyama Line | |||