Mizuma Railway Mizuma Line

Mizuma Railway Mizuma Line
Mizuma Railway Mizuma Line
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Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1500 V DC
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Mizuma Line

Legend

	km
Nankai Main Line
	0.0	Kaizuka
	0.8	Kaizuka Shiyakushomae
	1.2	Koginosato
		JR-W Hanwa Line
	2.0	Ishizai
	2.8	Sechigo
	3.2	Nagose
	4.3	Mori
	4.7	Mitsumatsu
	5.1	Mikayamaguchi
	5.5	Mizuma Kannon

The Mizuma Line (水間線, Mizuma-sen) is a Japanese railway line between Mizuma Kannon Station and Kaizuka Station, all within Kaizuka, Ōsaka. This is the only railway line of a private railway company Mizuma Railway (水間鉄道, Mizuma Tetsudō) operates. The company also operates bus services.

The company or the line is commonly called Suitetsu (水鉄).

Basic data[]

Distance: 5.5 kilometres (3.4 miles)
Gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Stations: 10
Track: single
Electric supply: 1,500 V DC
Railway signalling: Automatic

History[]

The line opened between December 1925 and January 1926, electrified at 600 VDC.

Freight services ceased in 1972, and in 1990 the line voltage was increased to 1,500 VDC.

Proposed connecting line[]

Sechigo station - Construction of a proposed line to Kokawa on the Wakayama Line commenced in the late 1920s but was abandoned due to the economic depression in the 1930s

Stations[]

All stations are in Kaizuka, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture. For distances and connections, see the route diagram.

Kaizuka 貝塚
Kaizuka Shiyakushomae 貝塚市役所前
Koginosato 近義の里
Ishizai 石才
Sechigo 清児
Nagose 名越
Mori 森
Mitsumatsu 三ツ松
Mikayamaguchi 三ヶ山口
Mizuma Kannon 水間観音

References[]

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

External links[]

(in Japanese) Mizuma Railway official website

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