JR Kyoto Line
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The is the common name of a portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line
, between Kyoto Station
and Osaka Station
. The line is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area
, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company
(JR West).
The Kyoto Line operates in combination with the Biwako Line and the JR Kobe Line
, and offers through service trains to the Kosei Line
and the JR Takarazuka Line.
In addition to the three types of commuter trains, long-distance limited express
trains connecting the Kyoto-Osaka region with Kansai International Airport
(Haruka
services), Hokuriku region
(Thunderbird
and Raichō
services) and other areas also frequently operate on the line. Freight trains also operate on the line except for the section near Ōsaka Station where freight trains use separate freight lines.
. The naming of the JR Kyoto Line was in 1988.
Tokaido Main Line
The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...
, between Kyoto Station
Kyoto Station
is the most important transportation hub in Kyoto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest train station building and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, Isetan department store, and several local government facilities under one 15-story roof...
and Osaka Station
Osaka Station
is a station on the West Japan Railway Company located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the city's main rail terminal in the north....
. The line is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto
is a Japanese metropolitan region encompassing the metropolitan areas of the cities of Osaka in Osaka prefecture, Kobe in Hyōgo Prefecture, and Kyoto in Kyoto prefecture. The entire region has a population of 18,644,000 over an area of 11,170 km²...
, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
(JR West).
The Kyoto Line operates in combination with the Biwako Line and the JR Kobe Line
JR Kobe Line
The is the nickname of portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Sanyō Main Line, between Osaka Station in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture and Himeji Station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture...
, and offers through service trains to the Kosei Line
Kosei Line
The is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line was completed in 1974 by the former Japanese National Railways to provide faster access from the Kansai region to the Hokuriku region...
and the JR Takarazuka Line.
Trains
Commuter trains are classified in three types:- Special Rapid Service (新快速 Shin-Kaisoku)
- Continuing service from the Biwako Line and the Kosei LineKosei LineThe is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line was completed in 1974 by the former Japanese National Railways to provide faster access from the Kansai region to the Hokuriku region...
. Trains stop at Kyōto, Takatsuki, Shin-Ōsaka, and Ōsaka. Trains continue from Ōsaka on the JR Kōbe LineJR Kobe LineThe is the nickname of portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Sanyō Main Line, between Osaka Station in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture and Himeji Station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture...
to Himeji and beyond. 223 series223 seriesThe is a suburban electric multiple unit train type operated by West Japan Railway Company in the Kansai Region, Chūgoku region and Shikoku of Japan...
EMUs are used. Daytime trains depart every 15 minutes and take 28 minutes from Kyōto to Ōsaka and vice versa.
- Continuing service from the Biwako Line and the Kosei Line
- Rapid Service (快速 Kaisoku)
- Continuing service from the Biwako Line and the Kosei Line. Trains stop at Kyōto, Nagaokakyō, Takatsuki, Ibaraki, Shin-Ōsaka, and Ōsaka. After the morning, trains also stop at all other stations between Kyōto and Takatsuki and occasionally called local trains on this section. Trains continue from Osaka on the JR Kōbe Line to Himeji and beyond. 223 series223 seriesThe is a suburban electric multiple unit train type operated by West Japan Railway Company in the Kansai Region, Chūgoku region and Shikoku of Japan...
EMUs and 221 series221 seriesThe is a suburban electric multiple unit operated by West Japan Railway Company in the Kansai Region of Japan.-8-car sets:-6-car sets:-4-car sets:-8-car sets:-6-car sets:-4-car sets:-2-car sets:-4-car sets:...
EMUs are used.
- Continuing service from the Biwako Line and the Kosei Line. Trains stop at Kyōto, Nagaokakyō, Takatsuki, Ibaraki, Shin-Ōsaka, and Ōsaka. After the morning, trains also stop at all other stations between Kyōto and Takatsuki and occasionally called local trains on this section. Trains continue from Osaka on the JR Kōbe Line to Himeji and beyond. 223 series
- Local (普通 Futsū)
- Service from Kyōto to Nishi-Akashi on the JR Kōbe Line, and from Takatsuki to Shin-Sanda on the JR Takarazuka Line. Trains stop at all stations. 321 series321 seriesThe is a commuter electric multiple unit operated by West Japan Railway Company in the Kansai Region of Japan.-Overview:The 321 series was developed from the earlier 207 series to replace the ageing 201 series and 205 series trains on the Tōkaidō Main Line...
EMUs and 207 series207 seriesThe is a commuter electric multiple unit train type operated by West Japan Railway Company in the Kansai Region of Japan since 1991.This EMU was introduced in 1991 to replace ageing 103 series EMUs operating on the Fukuchiyama Line and the Katamachi Line.This train bears no relation to the 207...
EMUs are used.
- Service from Kyōto to Nishi-Akashi on the JR Kōbe Line, and from Takatsuki to Shin-Sanda on the JR Takarazuka Line. Trains stop at all stations. 321 series
In addition to the three types of commuter trains, long-distance limited express
Limited express
A limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes.- Japan :...
trains connecting the Kyoto-Osaka region with Kansai International Airport
Kansai International Airport
is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, southwest of Ōsaka Station, located within three municipalities, including Izumisano , Sennan , and Tajiri , in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The airport is off the Honshu shore. The airport serves as an...
(Haruka
Haruka (train)
, is a limited express train service, connecting Maibara through Kyoto Station to Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company ....
services), Hokuriku region
Hokuriku region
The is located in the northwestern part of Honshū, the main island of Japan. It lies along the Sea of Japan within the Chūbu region. It is almost equivalent to Koshi Province and Hokurikudō area in pre-modern Japan....
(Thunderbird
Thunderbird (train)
The is a limited express train operated by the West Japan Railway Company between and in Japan, using portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line, Kosei Line, Hokuriku Main Line, and Nanao Line.-Thunderbird:...
and Raichō
Raicho
The was a limited express train operated by the West Japan Railway Company between and in Japan until March 2011, using portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line, Kosei Line, and Hokuriku Main Line....
services) and other areas also frequently operate on the line. Freight trains also operate on the line except for the section near Ōsaka Station where freight trains use separate freight lines.
Stations
Local trains stop at all stations. Rapid Service trains stop at stations marked "R" (all day) and "r" (except in the morning). Special Rapid Service trains stop at stations marked "S".| Station | km | Stops | Connections | Location | |||
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| Continuing service from Biwako Line and Kosei Line Kosei Line The is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line was completed in 1974 by the former Japanese National Railways to provide faster access from the Kansai region to the Hokuriku region... |
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| Kyoto Kyoto Station is the most important transportation hub in Kyoto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest train station building and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, Isetan department store, and several local government facilities under one 15-story roof... |
京都 | 0.0 | R | S | Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Biwako Line, San'in Main Line San'in Main Line The is a railway line in western Japan that runs from Kyoto to Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, operated by West Japan Railway Company . It is the major railway line of the San'in region, running along the Japan Sea, crossing Kyoto, Hyōgo, Tottori, Shimane and Yamaguchi prefectures... , Nara Line Nara Line The is a commuter rail line in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area, operated by the West Japan Railway Company . Its official termini are Kizu Station in Kizugawa and Kyōto Station in Kyoto, within Kyoto Prefecture; however, all trains continue past Kizu on the Yamatoji Line to Nara Station in... , Kosei Line Kosei Line The is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line was completed in 1974 by the former Japanese National Railways to provide faster access from the Kansai region to the Hokuriku region... Kintetsu Kyoto Line, Subway Karasuma Line |
Shimogyō-ku Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate Minami-ku.... , Kyoto Kyoto is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:... |
Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro.... |
| Kyoto Freight | 京都貨物 | 1.8 | (Freight terminal) | ||||
| Nishiōji Nishioji Station is a railway station located in Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It serves the JR Kyoto Line of West Japan Railway Company. The distances to major stations are 2.5 km to Kyoto Station, 40.3 km to Osaka Station and 516.1 km to Tokyo Station.The station was named after Nishiōji Street, which... |
西大路 | 2.5 | r | Minami-ku Minami-ku, Kyoto is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "South Ward." It was established in 1955 when it was separated from Shimogyo-ku. As of April, 2008 the ward has an estimated population of 98,320 people. The Kamo River and the Katsura River flow through... , Kyoto |
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| Katsuragawa Katsuragawa Station (Kyoto) is a railway station located in Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan, on the JR Kyoto Line operated by JR West. It opened on October 18, 2008. Katsuragawa is between Nishiōji and Mukōmachi Stations, west of the bridges over the Katsura River .... |
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| Mukōmachi Mukomachi Station is a railway station located in Mukō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It serves the JR Kyoto Line of West Japan Railway Company. The distances to major stations are 6.4 km to Kyoto Station, 36.4 km to Osaka Station and 520.0 km to Tokyo Station.... |
向日町 | 6.4 | r | Mukō Muko, Kyoto is a city located in Kyoto, Japan.As of 2008, the city had an estimated population of 55,031 and the density of 6,977.57 persons per km². The total area is 7.67 km².The city was founded on October 1, 1972... |
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| Nagaokakyō Nagaokakyo Station is a railway station located in Nagaokakyō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It serves the JR Kyoto Line of West Japan Railway Company. The distances to major stations are 10.1 km to Kyoto Station, 32.7 km to Osaka Station and 523.7 km to Tokyo Station.... |
長岡京 | 10.1 | R | Nagaokakyō Nagaokakyo, Kyoto is a city located in Kyoto, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 79,306 and the density of 4,070.96 persons per km². The total area is 19.18 km².... |
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| Yamazaki Yamazaki Station (Kyoto) is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Tōkaidō Main Line in Ōyamazaki, Otokuni District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.-Structure:... |
山崎 | 14.1 | r | Ōyamazaki Oyamazaki, Kyoto is a town located in Otokuni District, Kyoto, Japan.As of April 1, 2008, the town has an estimated population of 15,203 and a density of 2,527 persons per km²... |
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| Shimamoto Shimamoto Station is a train station located on the West Japan Railway Company Tōkaidō Line in Shimamoto, Mishima District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The station was opened on March 15, 2008.-Layout:... |
島本 | 16.3 | r | Shimamoto Shimamoto, Osaka is a town consisting of the entirety of Mishima District, Osaka, Japan.As of 2009, the town has an estimated population of 29,003 and a density of 1,730 persons per km². The total area is 16.78 km².... |
Osaka Osaka Prefecture is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :... |
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| Takatsuki Takatsuki Station (Osaka) is a railway station located in Hakubaicho, Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It serves the JR Kyoto Line of West Japan Railway Company. The distances to major stations are 21.2 km to Osaka Station, 21.6 km to Kyoto Station and 535.7 km to Tokyo Station... |
高槻 | 21.6 | R | S | Takatsuki Takatsuki, Osaka is a city located in Osaka, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 353,881 and the density of 3,360 persons per km². The total area is 105.31 km².The city was founded on January 1, 1943 and is located almost directly between Kyoto and Osaka... |
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| Settsu-Tonda Settsu-Tonda Station is a train station in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:The station has two island platforms, each of which exclusively serves up or down trains. Outer side of each platform is fenced as no trains on the outer tracks make stop at this station.... |
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| Ibaraki Ibaraki Station thumb|right|250px|none|East Entrancethumb|right|250px|none|Ticket Gate is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company JR Kyoto Line in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:... |
茨木 | 28.2 | R | Ibaraki Ibaraki, Osaka is a city located in Osaka, Japan. It is a suburban city of Osaka city and a part of Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area. Literally Ibaraki in English means Wild Trees or Thorny trees.... |
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| Senrioka Senrioka Station is a train station in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:The station has two island platforms, each of which exclusively serves up or down trains. Outer side of each platform is fenced as no trains on the outer tracks make stop at this station.... |
千里丘 | 31.1 | Settsu Settsu, Osaka is a city located in Osaka, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 84,278 and the density of 5,664 persons per km². The total area is 14.88 km².-Railways:*West Japan Railway Company**JR Kyoto Line: Senrioka Station*Hankyu Railway... |
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| Suita (junction) | 吹田(信) | 32.7 | (Junction (shingōjō) to Ōsaka Freight Terminal) | Suita Suita, Osaka is a city located in northern Osaka, Japan. As of August 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 356,751 and the density of 9,880 persons per km². The total area is 36.11 km².... |
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| Kishibe Kishibe Station is a train station in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:The station has two island platforms, each of which exclusively serves up or down trains. Outer side of each platform is fenced as no trains on the outer tracks make stop at this station.... |
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| Suita Suita Station (JR West) is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company JR Kyoto Line in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. This station is administrated by Takatsuki Station, however the regional station master exists at-Layout:... |
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| Higashi-Yodogawa Higashi-Yodogawa Station is a train station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-History:The station opened on April 1, 1940. When the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Shin-Osaka Station opened in 1964, the original plan was to close Higashi-Yodogawa , but neighborhood residents' objections succeeded in keeping the... |
東淀川 | 38.3 | Yodogawa-ku Yodogawa-ku, Osaka is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is located in the north of the city.-Economy:Nissin Foods has its corporate headquarters in Yodogawa-ku. The company moved to its current headquarters in 1977, when the construction of the building was completed.... , Osaka Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe... |
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| Shin-Ōsaka Shin-Osaka Station is a train station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the western terminus of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, and the eastern terminus of the Sanyō Shinkansen. The lines are physically joined, and many trains offer through service.... |
新大阪 | 39.0 | R | S | Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Sanyō Shinkansen Sanyō Shinkansen The is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Ōsaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan... , Subway Midōsuji Line |
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| Ōsaka Osaka Station is a station on the West Japan Railway Company located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the city's main rail terminal in the north.... |
大阪 | 42.8 | R | S | Ōsaka Station: JR Kōbe Line JR Kobe Line The is the nickname of portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Sanyō Main Line, between Osaka Station in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture and Himeji Station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture... , Osaka Loop Line Osaka Loop Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company . It encircles central Osaka.The second loop line, the Osaka Higashi Line, from Hanaten to Kyuhoji was opened on March 15, 2008, and the line from Shigino to Shin-Ōsaka is planned to open in 2020.-Outline:This loop line consists... , Fukuchiyama Line Fukuchiyama Line The is a railway line of West Japan Railway between Osaka and Fukuchiyama, Japan. Within JR West's "Urban Network" covering the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan region, the line from Osaka to Sasayamaguchi is also called the JR Takarazuka Line... Kitashinchi Station Kitashinchi Station is a railway station on the West Japan Railway JR Tōzai Line in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station is located in the Kitashinchi dining and entertainment district of Osaka, and at below sea level, it is the deepest station in the JR West system.... : JR Tōzai Line JR Tozai Line is one of several Metro / commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line, whose name literally means "east-west", runs underground through central Osaka and connects the Gakkentoshi Line at Kyobashi Station in Osaka and the... Umeda Station Umeda Station is a railway station located in Kita-ku in the northern commercial center of Osaka, Japan. It is the busiest station in Western Japan, serving 2,343,727 passengers daily in 2005.Umeda Station is served by the following railways:... : Subway Midōsuji Line, Hankyu Hankyu Railway is a Japanese private railway that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of major businesses operated by Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. The railway's main terminal is at Umeda Station in Osaka... Kōbe, Takarazuka, Kyōto lines, Hanshin Main Line Higashi-Umeda Station Higashi-Umeda Station is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station is located along Whity Umeda.-Connecting lines from Higashi-Umeda:*Osaka Municipal Subway**Midōsuji Line... : Subway Tanimachi Line Nishi-Umeda Station Nishi-Umeda Station is the terminus of the Osaka Municipal Subway Yotsubashi Line in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, close to Herbis OSAKA and Herbis ENT operated by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd... : Subway Yotsubashi Line |
Kita-ku Kita-ku, Osaka is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.-Economy:West Japan Railway Company has its headquarters in Kita-ku. Nihon Bussan has its headquarters in Kita-ku. Dentsu and Yomiuri Shimbun have branch offices in Kita-ku. Mazda has an office in the Umeda Sky Building Tower East. Air France has an office on the... , Osaka |
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| Continuing service on JR Kobe Line JR Kobe Line The is the nickname of portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Sanyō Main Line, between Osaka Station in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture and Himeji Station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture... and JR Takarazuka Line |
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Closed station
From September 5, 1876 to the opening of Kyoto Station on February 6, 1877, was the station for the city of Kyoto. The temporary station was located at 40 chains (0.80 km) west of Kyoto Station construction site, or 3 miles and 47 chains (5.77 km) away from Mukōmachi Station.History
The line now called the JR Kyoto Line opened in 1876, only four years after the opening of the first railway in JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The naming of the JR Kyoto Line was in 1988.
- July 26, 1876 – Government railwayJapanese Government RailwaysThe Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
opens the section between Ōsaka and Mukōmachi with an intermediate station at Takatsuki - August 9, 1876 – Yamazaki Station, Ibaraki Station and Suita Station open
- September 5, 1876 – Government railway opens the section between Mukōmachi and Ōmiyadōri temporary station, west of under construction Kyoto Station
- February 6, 1877 – Kyoto Station opens and Ōmiyadōri temporary station closes
- July 25, 1924 – Settsu-Tonda Station opens
- August 1, 1931 – Kōtari Station (present-day Nagaokakyō Station) opens
- July 20, 1934 – Electrification of section between Suita and SumaSuma Stationis a railway station on the JR West San'yō Main Line in Suma-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.A pathway connects the station's south exit with the Suma beach on the Seto Inland Sea, while the Sanyo Electric Railway Suma Station is a short walk on the north side.-Operation:The station consists of...
(west of Ōsaka) completes - October 10, 1937 – Electrification of section between Kyoto and Suita completes
- September 16, 1938 – Nishiōji Station opens
- December 1, 1938 – Senrioka Station opens
- April 1, 1940 – Higashi-Yodogawa Station opens
- April 11, 1947 – Kishibe Station opens
- June 1, 1949 - Japanese National RailwaysJapanese National Railways, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
(JNR) becomes the operator of the line - October 1, 1964 – Shin-Ōsaka Station opens with a Tōkaidō Shinkansen connection
- October 1, 1970 – Operation of Special Rapid Service starts
- April 1, 1987 - JR West becomes the operator of the line following privatization of JNR
- March 13, 1988 – JR West starts the use of the line name JR Kyoto Line
- March 15, 2008 – Shimamoto Station opens (first opening of new station after the naming in 1988)
- October 18, 2008 – Katsuragawa Station opens
See also
- Hankyu Kyoto Line
- Biwako Line
- JR Kobe LineJR Kobe LineThe is the nickname of portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Sanyō Main Line, between Osaka Station in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture and Himeji Station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture...