Gose Line

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Gose Line
64320 series EMU on a one-manned Local train
Overview
Native name	御所線
Owner	Kintetsu Railway
Line number	P
Locale	Nara Prefecture, Japan
Termini	Shakudo Kintetsu Gose
Stations	12
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Kintetsu Railway
Operator(s)	Kintetsu Railway
History
Opened	December 9, 1930; 90 years ago (1930-12-09)
Technical
Track length	5.2 km (3.2 mi)
Character	Commuter rail
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead lines
Operating speed	65 km/h (40 mph)

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Legend
0.0 P23 Shakudo  F  Minami Osaka Line JR West ： T  Wakayama Line 2.4 P24 Kintetsu Shinjō /Yamato-Shinjō 3.9 P25 Oshimi 5.2 P26 Kintetsu Gose /Gose JR West： T  Wakayama Line

The Gose Line (御所線, Gose sen) is a railway line of Kintetsu Corporation in Nara Prefecture, Japan connecting Shakudo Station in Katsuragi and Gose Station in Gose.

The line has four stations including the terminal Gose and the transfer station Shakudo. It is mainly used by commuters to Osaka, as well as those who access to Mt. Katsuragi. At Gose, there is a bus headed for the Mt. Katsuragi Ropeway, which is also run by Kintetsu.

Route data[]

• Gauge: 1,067 mm
• Length: 5.2 km
• Interlocking system: Electronic Interlocking

History[]

The Osaka Electric Railway Co. opened the line in 1930, electrified at 1500 VDC. The company merged with Kintetsu in 1944.

Stations[]

Connecting Lines[]

• Minami Osaka Line at Shakudo
• JR West Wakayama Line (Gose Station) at Gose

References[]

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

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