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Osaka Higashi Line

Osaka Higashi Line
JRW kinki-F.svg
JRW series201-OsakaHigashi.jpg
A 201 series EMU on a "Local" service in February 2011
Overview
Native nameおおさか東線
OwnerOsaka Soto-Kanjo Railway Co., Ltd.
LocaleOsaka Prefecture
TerminiOsaka
Kyūhōji
Stations14
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemUrban Network
Operator(s)JR-West
JR Freight
Depot(s)Aboshi
Rolling stock201 series EMU
207 series EMU
321 series EMU
History
OpenedMarch 15, 1929 (as Katamachi Freight Branch Line)
March 15, 2008 (as Osaka Higashi Line)
Technical
Line length20.2 km (12.6 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead lines
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map
Umeda Freight Line
Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line, JR Takarazuka Line)
Osaka
Umeda Signal Box (formerly JR Freight Umeda Freight Terminal)
Hankyu Kobe Main Line, Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line (Nakatsu)
Osaka Metro: Midōsuji Line
LeftTōkaidō Main Line (JR Kyoto Line)
Old Tōkaidō Line
Hankyu Kyoto Main Line
Spur track to Miyahara Depot
0.0
Shin-Osaka
Sanyō ShinkansenRight
LeftTōkaidō Shinkansen
Osaka Metro: Midōsuji Line
Higashi-Yodogawa
Kanzaki River
Suita Freight Line
Minami-Suita
LeftJōtō Freight Line
10.3
Senri Signal Box
–1982
10.7
Suita
Kanzaki River
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Hankyu Kyoto Line
JR-Awaji
Akagawa Bridge
Yodogawa River
5.7
Miyakojima Signal Box
–1982
Shirokitakōendōri
JR-Noe
Yodogawa Freight Line and Sakuranomiya Line
2.9
Tatsumi Signal Box
−1982
UpJōtō Freight Line
Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line)
Neya River
Shigino
Osaka Metro: Imazatosuji Line
11.1
0.0
Hanaten
Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line)
Daini Neya River
Aboshi Depot Hanaten Branch
12.8
1.7
Takaida-Chūō
Osaka Metro: Chūō Line (Takaida)
14.4
3.3
JR Kawachi-Eiwa
Kintetsu Nara Line (Kawachi-Eiwa)
15.0
3.9
JR Shuntokumichi
Osaka Line (Shuntokumichi)
Shuntokumichi Signal Box
2007–2008
16.0
4.9
JR Nagase
Hagusa Signal Box
–2003
South Jōtō Freight Line
(see inset below)
Old Jōtō Freight Line
(see inset below)
18.7
7.6
Shin-Kami
LeftHanwa Freight Line
20.3
9.2
Kyūhōji
Ryūge Signal Box
–1997
10.4 Yao

Old Jōtō Freight Line
0.0 Shogakuji Signal Box Osaka Higashi Line
Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line)
Jōtō Freight–Yamatoji connection
Kutara No. 1 Signal Box
1.5 Hirano
Jōtō Freight–Yamatoji connexion
Kudara Freight Terminal
Kudarashijō –1984

The Osaka Higashi Line (おおさか東線, Ōsaka-Higashi-sen) (Literally: Osaka East Line) is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR-West). The line connects Shin-Osaka Station in northern Osaka with Kyūhōji Station in Yao, forming an arc around the northern and eastern suburbs of the city. Before being named on August 23, 2007, the line was constructed with the tentative name "Osaka Outer Loop Line (大阪外環状線, Ōsaka-soto-kanjōsen)".

The line is constructed and owned by the Osaka Soto-Kanjo Railway Co., Ltd. (大阪外環状鉄道株式会社, Ōsaka Sotokanjō Tetsudō Kabushiki Kaisha) as a Category-3 railway business under the Railway Business Act of Japan. JR-West and JR Freight operate trains as Category-2 railway business. The Kita-Umeda extension will open in 2023, replacing the above-ground Umeda Freight Line.

History

Conceived in the 1950s during Japan's explosive postwar economic growth, it was planned as a grand "outer loop" of the city, using existing freight lines to link Amagasaki with Shin-Osaka, Suita, Awaji, Hanaten, Kami, Uriwari and Sugimotochō, with a newly constructed segment into Osaka's (then primarily industrial) Nankō Port Town. However, with JNR's financial situation deteriorating catastrophically (culminating in its privatization) and continuing issues surrounding land acquisition and squatting by local residents on railway property, the plan was cut back to Shin-Osaka and Kami, terminating at Kyūhōji in the south. (The Hanwa Freight Line, which would have carried the southern segment from Kami to Sugimotochō, was officially abandoned by JR Freight in 2009.) The line connects Shin-Osaka Station in northern Osaka with Kyūhōji Station in Yao, forming an arc around the northern and eastern suburbs of the city.

The southern part opened on March 15, 2008.[1] But because of problems with the illegal occupation of a site, construction of the northern part was delayed.[2] Construction of the northern segment started in 2011 and the section between Shin-Osaka and Hanaten has opened on March 16, 2019.[3][4]

Stations

  • ● : Direct Rapid service stop
  • | : Direct Rapid service non-stop
Status No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Direct Rapid Transfers Location
Between Stations Total
Under construction F01 Ōsaka (Ume-kita underground station) 大阪(うめきた地下駅) - - JRW kinki-A.svg JR Kōbe Line (JR-A47)

JRW kinki-G.svg JR Takarazuka Line (JR-G47)

JRW kinki-O.svg Osaka Loop Line (JR-O11)

From Osaka-umeda Station:

  • Number prefix Hankyu Kobe line.png Hankyū Kōbe Main Line, Number prefix Hankyu Takarazuka line.png Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line, Number prefix Hankyu Kyoto line.png Hankyu Kyoto Main Line (HK-01)

From Osaka-Umeda Station:

From Umeda Station:

  • Osaka Metro Midosuji line symbol.svg Midōsuji Line (M16)

From Higashi-Umeda Station:

From Nishi-Umeda Station:

From Kitashinchi Station:

  • JRW kinki-H.svg JR Tōzai Line (JR-H44)
Kita-ku, Osaka
In operation F02 Shin-Osaka 新大阪 - 0.0 JRW kinki-A.svg JR Kyoto Line (JR-A46)

Shinkansen jrc.svgShinkansen jrw.svg Tokaido・Sanyo Shinkansen

Osaka Metro Midosuji line symbol.svg Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line (M13)

Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
F03 Minami-Suita 南吹田 2.0 2.0 | Suita
F04 JR-Awaji JR淡路 1.3 3.3 | From Awaji Station: Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka
F05 Shirokitakōendōri 城北公園通 2.1 5.4 | Miyakojima-ku, Osaka
F06 JR-Noe JR野江 2.2 7.6 | From Noe Station:

Number prefix Keihan lines.png Keihan Main Line (KH-05)

From Noe-Uchindai Station:

Osaka Metro Tanimachi line symbol.svg Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line (T16)

Joto-ku, Osaka
F07 Shigino 鴫野 1.8 9.4 | JRW kinki-H.svg Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line, JR-H40)

Osaka Metro Imazatosuji line symbol.svg Osaka Metro Imazatosuji Line

F08 Hanaten 放出 1.6 11.0 JRW kinki-H.svg Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line, JR-H39) Tsurumi-ku, Osaka
F09 Takaida-Chūō 高井田中央 1.7 12.7 From Takaida Station:

Osaka Metro Chuo line symbol.svg Osaka Metro Chuo Line (C22)

Higashiosaka, Osaka
F10 JR Kawachi-Eiwa JR河内永和 1.6 14.3 From Kawachi-Eiwa Station

A Kintetsu Nara Line (A07)

F11 JR Shuntokumichi JR俊徳道 0.6 14.9 | From Shuntokumichi Station:

D Osaka Line (D07)

F12 JR Nagase JR長瀬 1.0 15.9 |
F13 Kizuri-Kamikita 衣摺加美北 1.3 17.2 |
F14 Shin-Kami 新加美 1.4 18.6 | Hirano-ku, Osaka
F15 Kyūhōji 久宝寺 1.6 20.2 JRW kinki-Q.svg Yamatoji Line (Kansai Main Line) Yao, Osaka
Rapid service through to Nara via the Yamatoji Line
Notes

Rolling stock

Passenger

  • 201 series (until 2023)
  • 207 series (used for rapid services since March 12, 2011)
  • 321 series (used for rapid services)
  • 221 series (from 2020)

Former

  • 103 series (until 2018)
  • 223-6000 series (used for rapid services from March 15, 2008 until March 11, 2011)

The 103 and 201 series trains are based at Nara Depot, the 207 series trains are based at Aboshi Depot, while the 223-6000 series trains were based at Miyahara Depot.

Freight

Locomotives seen hauling freight trains include the DD51, DE10, EF66, EF81 and EF210.

See also

References

  1. ^ JR-West Press Release (December 20, 2007) (in Japanese)
  2. ^ "JRおおさか東線、北ヤード乗り入れ、18年度までに開業、150億円追加投資。" (in Japanese). Nihon Keizai Shimbun. 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
  3. ^ "2019年 春ダイヤ改正について" (Press release). 西日本旅客鉄道. 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  4. ^ "直結!おおさか東線". jr-odekake.net. 2019-03-16. Archived from the original on 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2019-03-18.

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