| Maizuru Line | |
| Color: | FF8E1F |
| Type: | Heavy rail |
| Locale: | Kyoto Prefecture |
| Stations: | 6 |
| Open: | 1904 |
| Electrification: | overhead wire |
| Map State: | collapsed |
The is a 26.4km (16.4miles) railway line in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It connects Ayabe and Higashi-Maizuru, the line beyond there being called the Obama Line connecting to Tsuruga.
| Name | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayabe | 綾部 | 0.0 | Sanin Main Line | Ayabe | Kyoto Prefecture |
| Fuchigaki | 淵垣 | 5.3 | |||
| Umezako | 梅迫 | 8.2 | |||
| Magura | 真倉 | 15.5 | Maizuru | ||
| Nishi-Maizuru | 西舞鶴 | 19.5 | M Kyoto Tango Railway (Willer Trains) Miyamai Line (M8) | ||
| Higashi-Maizuru | 東舞鶴 | 26.4 | Obama Line | ||
The line opened in the autumn of 1904 to transport troops and materiel to the naval base and Maizuru-Higashi Port during the Russo-Japanese War, which commenced in February of that year.[1] Although built by the Japanese Government, it was initially leased to the Bantsuru Railway Co, which opened the Ayabe – Fukuchiyama section of what is now the Sanin Main Line the same year.
The company was nationalised in 1907, the year the 2 km from Nishi-Maizuru to Maizuru Port opened. Passenger services operated on that branch between 1913 and 1924, and it closed in 1985.
Nishi-Maizuru was also the junction for the 4 km to Naka-Maizuru which operated between 1919 and 1972.[1]
The line was electrified in 1999.[1]
From the start of the revised timetable on 13 March 2021, Rapid trains that passed through Magura Station were discontinued and were changed to Local trains.[2]
From the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2023, 125 series trainsets began operation on the Maizuru Line.[3]