Gose Line

Stations12Color on map     (#008446)ServiceTypeCommuter railSystemKintetsu RailwayOperator(s)Kintetsu RailwayHistoryOpenedDecember 9, 1930; 93 years ago (1930-12-09)TechnicalTrack length5.2 km (3.2 mi)Number of tracksSingle-trackCharacterCommuter railTrack gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead lines)Operating speed65 km/h (40 mph)SignallingAutomatic closed blockTrain protection systemKintetsu 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

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.

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. At Gose, there is a bus headed for the Mt. Katsuragi Ropeway, which is also run by Kintetsu.

Route data

• Gauge: 1,067 mm
• Length: 5.2 km
• Interlocking system: Electronic Interlocking

History

The Osaka Electric Railway Co. opened the line in 1930, electrified at 1500 VDC. The company merged with Kintetsu in 1944.

Stations

No.	Station	km	Location
P23	Shakudo 尺土	0.0	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	Gose

Connecting Lines

• Minami Osaka Line at Shakudo
• JR West Wakayama Line (Gose Station) at Gose

References

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

Line map