| Kada Line | |
|---|---|
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 Nankai 7100 series Medetai Densha Kai | |
| Overview | |
| Other name(s) | Kada Sakana Line |
| Native name | 加太線 |
| Locale | Wakayama Prefecture |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Operator(s) | Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. |
| History | |
| Opened | 16 June 1912 |
| Closed | 1966 (Kitajima Branch Line) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 9.6 km (6.0 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Single |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC, overhead lines |
| Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
The Kada Line (加太線, Kada-sen) is a railway line in Wakayama Prefecture owned by Nankai Electric Railway. This line connects to the Nankai Main Line. Starting in November 2014, it is referred to by the nickname "Kada Sakana Line" (加太さかな線).
History
The Kada Light Railway Co. opened the line in 1912, electrifying it at 1500 VDC in 1930.
The company merged with Nankai in 1942, and freight services ceased in 1984.
Stations
| No. | Station name | Distance (km) |
Connecting Lines | Location | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nankai Main Line | |||||||||||
| NK45 | Wakayamashi 和歌山市 |
2.6 | Nankai Electric Railway: Wakayamakō Line West Japan Railway Company: Kisei Main Line |
Wakayama, Wakayama | |||||||
| Kada Line | |||||||||||
| NK44 | Kinokawa 紀ノ川 |
0.0 | Nankai Electric Railway: Nankai Main Line | Wakayama, Wakayama | |||||||
| NK44-1 | Higashi-Matsue 東松江 |
2.6 | |||||||||
| NK44-2 | Nakamatsue 中松江 |
3.3 | |||||||||
| NK44-3 | Hachimanmae 八幡前 |
4.4 | |||||||||
| NK44-4 | Nishinoshō 西ノ庄 |
5.5 | |||||||||
| NK44-5 | Nirigahama 二里ヶ浜 |
6.2 | |||||||||
| NK44-6 | Isonoura 磯ノ浦 |
7.1 | |||||||||
| NK44-7 | Kada 加太 |
9.6 | |||||||||
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia
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 Nankai Line & Airport Line | |||||
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This page was last edited on 2 January 2024, at 21:23