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Mizuma Railway Mizuma Line

Railway line in Ōsaka, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mizuma Railway Mizuma Line
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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 the private railway company Mizuma Railway (水間鉄道, Mizuma Tetsudō), which also operates bus services.

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Mizuma Line
km
0.0
Kaizuka
0.8
Kaizuka Shiyakushomae
1.2
Koginosato
2.0
Ishizai
2.8
Sechigo
3.2
Nagose
4.3
Mori
4.7
Mitsumatsu
5.1
Mikayamaguchi
5.5
Mizuma Kannon

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

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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 Prefecture.

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See also

References

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


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