Hanwa Line

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railroad_name=Hanwa Line


image_caption=Local train (205 Series EMU)
locale=Osaka Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture
start_year=1929
end_year=present
successor_line=
successor_line=
gauge= 1,067 mm / 3 ft 6 in
(narrow gauge)
length=
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The nihongo|Hanwa Line|阪和線|Hanwa-sen is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company. The 61.3-kilometre line runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan and has a 1.7-kilometre branchline in Osaka suburb.

It was built in 1929 and operated by the Hanwa Electric Railway Company until 1940, when it was merged into Nankai Railway (predecessor of Nankai Electric Railway) and became the Yamanote Line of Nankai. The Yamanote Line was then nationalized in 1944 and named Hanwa Line.

When Kansai International Airport opened in 1994, the Hanwa Line became one of the main railway links between the city and the airport (along with the Nankai Main Line).

Trains

The terminus of the line in Osaka is Tennōji Station in Tennōji-ku where most of commuter trains on the line originate and terminate. However, many intercity limited express and rapid trains extend to the Osaka Loop Line beyond Tennōji.

The terminus in Wakayama is Wakayama Station. Some trains from Osaka terminate before Wakayama and some spur off to Kansai Airport Station on the Kansai Airport Line from Hineno Station. Tracks are connected to the Kisei Main Line and some trains continue thereto.

The nihongo|Hagoromo Branch Line|羽衣支線|Hagoromo-shisen, also called the nihongo|Hagoromo Line|羽衣線|Hagoromo-sen or the nihongo|Higashi-Hagoromo Branch Line|東羽衣支線|Higashi-Hagoromo-shisen, between Ōtori Station and Higashi-Hagoromo Station, is officially a part of the Hanwa Line. On the 1.7 km branch, only local shuttle trains operate.

Limited express trains

:"Hanwa Line segment in bold"
*"Haruka": Maibara/Kyoto/Shin-Osaka - Tennoji - "Hineno" - Kansai Airport
*"Kuroshio / Super Kuroshio / Ocean Arrow": Kyoto/Shin-Osaka - Tennoji - Wakayama - Shirahama/Shingu

Commuter trains

*Local: Tennoji - Wakayama:Makes every stop on the line
*Kishuji Rapid Service: Osaka Loop Line - Wakayama:Runs on Osaka Loop Line from Kyobashi to Tennoji via Osaka, before entering Hanwa Line at Tennoji with stops at Sakuranomiya, Temma, Osaka, Nishikujo, Bentencho and Shin-Imamiya stations. Goes loop in the rush hour with stops at every station between Tennoji and Osaka via Tsuruhashi and Kyobashi, then Nishikujo, Bentencho and Shin-Imamiya. Makes rapid service stops throughout its route.
*Kansai Airport Rapid Service: Osaka Loop Line/Tennoji - Hineno - Kansai Airport:Usually runs in tandem with Kishuji Rapid between Kyobashi and Hineno before splitting off and making every stop on the Kansai Airport Line. Goes loop in the rush hour with stops at every station between Tennoji and Osaka via Tsuruhashi and Kyobashi, then Nishikujo, Bentencho and Shin-Imamiya.
*Direct Rapid Service: Osaka Loop Line - Tennoji - Wakayama/Kansai Airport:Runs during morning rush hour on weekdays, Makes rapid service stops throughout its route and every stop on the Osaka Loop Line.
*Rapid Service: Tennoji - Wakayama:Runs entirely in Hanwa Line, except in mornings and nights with extended service to Kisei Main Line. And extended service to Shin-Osaka is suspended in 2007 :In the Hanwa Line, Rapid Service stops at Tennōji, Sakaishi, Mikunigaoka, Ōtori, Izumi-Fuchū, Higashi-Kishiwada, Kumatori, Hineno, Izumi-Sunagawa, Kii, Musota, and Wakayama stations.
*"Hanwa Liner": Tennoji - Wakayama:This rapid service is seat reserved and runs at morning and night.
*B-Rapid Service: Tennoji - Wakayama:Runs mainly in early mornings and late nights, with rapid service stops from Tennoji to Kumatori, then local stops to Wakayama. This service is suspended in 2007.
*Regional Rapid Service: Tennoji - Wakayama:Runs mainly during morning rush hour, with rapid service stops from Tennoji to Otori, then local stops to Wakayama.

Stations

Hanwa Line

Hagoromo Branch Line