Gose 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.

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
Color on map	(#008446)
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Kintetsu Railway
Operator(s)	Kintetsu Railway
History
Opened	December 9, 1930; 94 years ago (1930-12-09)
Technical
Track length	5.2 km (3.2 mi)
Number of tracks	Single-track
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)
Signalling	Automatic closed block
Train protection system	Kintetsu ATS
Route map 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

Description

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.^{[citation needed]} At Gose, there is a bus headed for the Katsuragisan Ropeway, which is also run by Kintetsu.^[1]

History

The Nanwa Electric Company opened the line in 1930,^[2] electrified at 1500 VDC. The company merged with Kintetsu in 1944.^[3]

Stations

No.	Station	km	Connections	Location
P23	Shakudo 尺土	0.0	Minami Osaka Line	Katsuragi	Nara Prefecture
P24	Kintetsu Shinjō 近鉄新庄	2.4
P25	Oshimi 忍海	3.9
P26	Kintetsu Gose 近鉄御所	5.2	JR West - Wakayama Line via Gose Station	Gose