Wakayama Line


The Wakayama Line is a railway line that links Nara Prefecture to Wakayama Prefecture, both in the Kansai region of Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. It connects Ōji Station on the Yamatoji Line to Wakayama Station on the Hanwa Line and Kisei Main Line, with through train service to JR Namba via the Yamatoji Line and to Nara via the Sakurai Line.

Stations

Rolling stock

The section between Oji and Takada was opened in 1891 by the Osaka Railway. The Minami Kazu Railway opened the Takada to Yoshinoguchi section in 1896, and extended the line to Gojo in 1898. The same year the Kiwa Railway opened the Gojo-to-Hashimoto section, extending it to Wakayama in 1900, the year the Osaka Railway merged with the Kansai Railway.
The line was electrified in 1980.