京都線
The
Kyôtosen is one of three train lines connecting
Kyoto and
Osaka,
Japan (the other two are the
Hankyu and
Keihan Railways). The total distance from
Kyoto Station to
Osaka Station is 42.8
km.
The line was built in the 1870's, and was originally part of Japan National Railways' Tokaido Line. When JNR was privatized and broken up in 1987, the line ended up in the hands of the West Japan Railway (JR West). However, the Kyoto Line is actually seamless with the Biwako Line and Kobe Line at either end, and most trains that operate on the line continue on to stations beyond Kyoto and Osaka, often going as far as Himeji and Maibara (on the Sanyo Line and Biwako Line, respectively).
The Haruka train from Kyoto to Kansai International Airport also uses the Kyoto line for the first portion of its journey, as does the Thunderbird from Osaka to Toyama, the Ocean Arrow from Kyoto to Shingu, and the Super Hakuto from Kyoto to Kurayoshi.
From north to south, the stations on the Kyoto Line are:
Station Distance Transfers
(Biwako Line before Kyoto)
Kyoto Station Karasuma Line, Kintetsu, Shinkansen,
Kosei Line, Sagano Line, Nara Line
Nishi-Oji 2.5
Mukomachi 6.4
Nagaoka 10.1
Yamazaki 14.1
Takatsuki 21.6
Settsu-Tonda 24.5
Ibaraki 28.2
Senrioka 31.1
Kishibe 32.8
Suita 35.2
Higashi-Yodogawa 38.3
Shin-Osaka 39.0 Midosuji Line, Shinkansen
Osaka Station 42.8 Midosuji Line, Yotsubashi Line, Tanimachi Line,
Hanshin, Hankyu, Osaka Loop Line, Tozai Line
(Kobe Line after Osaka)