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TheJR Tōzai Line(JR đông tây tuyến,Jei-āru Tōzai-sen)is one of severalcommuter raillines and services in theOsaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area,operated byWest Japan Railway Company(JR West). The line, whose name literally means "east-west", runs underground through centralOsakaand connects theGakkentoshi Lineat Kyobashi Station inOsakaand theJR Takarazuka Lineand theJR Kobe LineatAmagasaki.All stations on this line are in the city of Osaka, except for the western terminus inAmagasaki,Hyōgo Prefecture.
| JR Tōzai Line | |
|---|---|
 | |
 207 series EMU | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | JR đông tây tuyến |
| Owner | Kansai Rapid Railway Co., Ltd. |
| Locale | OsakaandAmagasaki |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 9 |
| Service | |
| Type | Commuter rail |
| System | Urban Network |
| Operator(s) |  JR West |
| Rolling stock | 207 seriesEMU 321 seriesEMU |
| Daily ridership | 233,577 (daily 2015)[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 8 March 1997 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 12.5 km (7.8 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Double-track |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC(overhead lines) |
| Operating speed | 90 km/h (56 mph) |
| Signalling | Automatic Closed block |
| Train protection system | ATS-P |
Basic data
edit- Operators, distances: 12.5 km / 7.8 mi.
- West Japan Railway Company(Category-2,Services)
- Kansai Rapid RailwayCo., Ltd. (Category-3,Tracks)
- Railway signalling:Automatic
- CTCcenters:Ōsaka Operation Control Center
- CTC system:JR Takarazuka – JR Tozai – Gakkentoshisen traffic control system (JR west traffic control system)
Operation
editAll trains are local services and stop at every station on the line. Some trains terminate at Amagasaki, but most westbound trains continue on the Kobe Line toNishi-Akashiand on the Takarazuka Line toTsukaguchiandTakarazuka.All eastbound trains continue past Kyobashi on the Gakkentoshi Line.
History
editThe line was initially proposed in 1971 byJapanese National Railways(JNR) as a link between theKatamachi Line,which connectedOsakato its eastern suburbs, andFukuchiyama Line,which connected the city to its northwestern suburbs. Osaka's municipal government had maintained tight controls over transportation within the city, and most intercity lines terminated outside the city center. The line, provisionally known asKatafuku Line(Phiến phúc tuyến,Kata-fromKatamachi,-fukufromFukuchiyama),and would give commuters a single-seat ride from the suburbs and an east-west connection through central Osaka.
A permit to lay the track was given 10 years later, but the project stopped because of JNR's financial problems.
In 1988, after JNR privatized and split intoJapan Railwaycompanies,West Japan Railway Companyformed a private-public entity called Kansai Rapid Railway Co., Ltd.(Quan tây cao tốc thiết đạo chu thức hội xã,Kansai kōsoku tetsudō kabushiki gaisha)with the prefectural governments ofOsakaandHyōgo,and the cities ofOsakaandAmagasaki.
The line was completed and opened as JR Tozai Line in 1997.
Stations
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Rolling stock
edit- 207 series(from 1991)
- 321 series(from 2005)
Former
edit- 223-6000 series(from March 2008, until March 2011)
References
edit- ^"Bình thành 27 niên đại đô thị giao thông センサス thủ đô quyển báo cáo thư"(PDF).P.92.Quốc thổ giao thông tỉnh.
- ^New Station numbers. West Japan Railway News Release July 20, 2016