TheKajiya Line (鍛冶屋線,Kajiya-sen) was a railway line ofWest Japan Railway Company betweenNishiwaki andTaka District all withinHyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The line closed on April 1, 1990.
| Kajiya Line | |
|---|---|
 A KiHa 37 DMU at Nishiwaki Station on the Kajiya Line in December 1986 | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 鍛冶屋線 |
| Status | Ceased operation |
| Owner |  JR West |
| Locale | Hyogo |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 7 |
| Service | |
| Type | Commuter rail line |
| Operator(s) | JR West |
| History | |
| Opened | 10 August 1913; 111 years ago (1913-08-10) |
| Closed | 1 April 1990 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 13.2 km (8.2 mi) |
| Number of tracks | EntirelySingle-tracked |
| Character | Rural and urban |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | None |
| Name | Distance (km) | Connections | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomura1 | 野村 | 0.0 | Kakogawa Line | Nishiwaki | Hyōgo |
| Nishiwaki | 西脇 | 1.6 | |||
| Ichihara | 市原 | 4.7 | |||
| Hayasu | 羽安 | 7.0 | |||
| Sogai | 曽我井 | 8.8 | Naka2 | ||
| Nakamuramachi | 中村町 | 10.9 | |||
| Kajiya | 鍛冶屋 | 13.2 | |||
The Banshū Railway (播州鉄道,Banshū Tetsudō) opened the line between 1913 and 1923. The railway was acquired by the Bantan Railway (播丹鉄道,Bantan Tetsudō) in 1923 and nationalised in 1943 together with other Bantan Railway lines, i.e. theKakogawa Line, theTakasago Line, theMiki Line, and theHōjō Line.[1]
Under the operation ofJapanese National Railways (JNR), freight services ceased in 1974. JR West succeeded the line in 1987 and closed it in 1990, concurrently with theMiyazu Line and theTaisha Line, as the last of 83 "specified local lines" selected for closure.[2]
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.