Yamatoji Line

Yamatoji Line
System map JR 221
Locale	Osaka Prefecture, Nara Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture
Dates of operation	1988 (1889) – present
Track gauge	1,067 mm / 3 ft 6 in (Narrow gauge)
Headquarters	N/A

The Yamatoji Line (大和路線, Yamatoji-sen^?) is the nickname of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line. The electrified portion is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line starts at Kamo Station in Kyoto Prefecture and ends at JR Namba Station in Naniwa-ku, Osaka.

Operations

The Yamatoji Rapid Service (大和路快速, Yamatoji kaisoku^?) starts at Kamo or Nara Station and diverts from the Kansai Line at Shin-Imamiya Station instead of continuing to Namba. From Shin-Imamiya, it runs on the Osaka Loop Line, making limited stops to Osaka Station, and then making every stop before completing the loop at Tennoji Station. In early mornings and at night, it operates as the Regional Rapid Service (区間快速, Kukan kaisoku^?), covering the same route but making every stop on the Osaka Loop Line.

Regional Rapid Service also operates between Nara and Namba, and sometimes connect to the Wakayama Line or the Sakurai Line on the Nara side.

Stations

●: stop, |: pass, ∥: not running, ↑, ↓: only one direction

Local trains (普通) stop at every station between Kamo and JR Namba.

Station name	Regional Rapid Service 区間快速		Yamatoji Rapid Service 大和路快速	Yamatoji Liner やまとじライナー		Location
Yamatoji Line (Kansai Line)
Kamo Station	●	●	●	●	●	Kamo, Soraku District	Kyoto Prefecture
Kizu Station	●	●	●	●	●	Kizu, Soraku District
Narayama Station	●	●	●	●	●	Nara	Nara Prefecture
Nara Station	●	●	●	●	●
Koriyama Station	●	●	●	↓	↑	Yamatokoriyama
Yamato-Koizumi Station	●	●	●	↓	↑
Horyuji Station	●	●	●	●	●	Ikaruga, Ikoma District
Oji Station	●	●	●	●	●	Oji, Kitakatsuragi District
Sango Station	|	|	|	↓	↑	Sango, Ikoma District
Kawachi-Katakami Station	|	|	|	↓	↑	Kashiwara	Osaka Prefecture
Takaida Station	|	|	|	↓	↑
Kashiwara Station	|	|	|	↓	↑
Shiki Station	|	|	|	↓	↑	Yao
Yao Station	|	|	|	↓	↑
Kyuhoji Station	●	●	●	↓	↑
Kami Station	|	|	|	↓	↑	Hirano-ku, Osaka
Hirano Station	|	|	|	↓	↑
Tobu-shijo-mae Station	|	|	|	↓	↑	Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
Tennoji Station	●	●	●	●	●	Tennoji-ku, Osaka
Shin-Imamiya Station	●	●	●	●	●	Naniwa-ku, Osaka
Imamiya Station	|	●	|	↓	↑
JR Namba Station	●	∥	∥	●	∥
Osaka Loop Line
Ashiharabashi Station		●	|		↑	Naniwa-ku, Osaka	Osaka Prefecture
Taisho Station		●	|		↑	Taisho-ku, Osaka
Bentencho Station		●	●		↑	Minato-ku, Osaka
Nishi-Kujo Station		●	●		↑	Konohana-ku, Osaka
Noda Station		●	|		↑	Fukushima-ku, Osaka
Fukushima Station		●	|		↑
Osaka Station		●	●		●	Kita-ku, Osaka
the Longest Operating Section as the local train to		Tennoji