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{{short description|Railway line in Keihanshin, Japan}}
{{Distinguish|Kyoto Line (Kintetsu)}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox rail line
 | name          = JR Kyōto Line
 | native_name   = JR京都線
 | native_name_lang = ja
 | color         = 0072bc
 | logo          = JRW kinki-A.svg
 | logo_width = 50
 | image         = JRwest 223-2000 S.Rapid FH.jpg
 | image_width   = 300px
 | image_alt     = local service
 | caption       = 223-2000 series EMU on a Special Rapid Service, March 2017
 | type          = Heavy rail
 | system        = Urban Network
 | locale        = [[Kyoto Prefecture]] and [[Osaka Prefecture]]
 | start         = Kyoto (Tōkaidō Line)
 | end           = Osaka (Tōkaidō Line)
 | stations = 17
 | open          = July 26, 1876 (as part of Tōkaidō Main Line)<br>March 13, 1988 (renamed as JR Kyōto Line)
 | owner         = [[JR West]]
 | operator      = JR West<br />[[JR Freight]]
 | linelength_km = 42.8
 | gauge         = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
 | electrification = {{1,500 V DC}} ([[overhead lines]])
 | speed         = outer tracks: {{cvt|130|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}<br>inner tracks: {{cvt|120|km/h}}
}}

The {{Nihongo|'''JR Kyōto Line'''|JR京都線|JR Kyōto-sen}} is a [[commuter rail]] line in the [[Keihanshin|Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area]] owned and operated by [[West Japan Railway Company]] (JR West). The name applies to the section of the [[Tōkaidō Main Line]] between [[Kyōto Station]] and [[Ōsaka Station]].

The Kyōto 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]].

==Basic data==
{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2013}}
*Operators, distances: 42.8&nbsp;km / 26.6&nbsp;mi.
**[[West Japan Railway Company]] ([[Rail transport in Japan#Categories of railway|Category-1]], services and tracks)
**[[Japan Freight Railway Company]] ([[Rail transport in Japan#Categories of railway|Category-2]], services)
*Track: Entire line quadruple-tracked
*[[Railway signalling]]: Automatic
*Maximum speed:
**outer tracks: 130&nbsp;km/h
**inner tracks: 120&nbsp;km/h
*[[Centralized traffic control|CTC]] centers: Ōsaka Operation Control Center
*CTC system:  JR Kyoto-Kobe traffic control system ([[:ja:アーバンネットワーク運行管理システム|ja:運行管理システム(JR西日本)]])

==Services==
Commuter trains are classified in three types:
* {{Nihongo|Special Rapid Service|新快速|Shin-Kaisoku}}
**Continuing service from the [[Biwako Line]] and the [[Kosei Line]]. Trains stop at Kyōto, Takatsuki, Shin-Ōsaka, and Ōsaka. Trains continue from Ōsaka on the [[JR Kōbe Line]] to Himeji and beyond. [[223 series]] and [[225 series]] EMUs are used. Daytime trains depart every 15 minutes and take 28 minutes from Kyōto to Ōsaka and vice versa.
* {{Nihongo|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. [[225 series]], [[223 series]], [[221 series]] EMUs are used.
* {{Nihongo|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 series]] EMUs and [[207 series (JR West)|207 series]] EMUs are used.

In addition to the three types of commuter trains, long-distance [[limited express]] trains connecting the Kyoto-Osaka region with [[Kansai International Airport]] (''[[Haruka (train)|Haruka]]'' services), [[Hokuriku region]] (''[[Thunderbird (train)|Thunderbird]]'' services) and other areas also frequently operate on the line. Freight trains also operate on the line except for the section near Osaka Station where freight trains use separate freight lines.

==Stations==
'''Legend:'''

* ● : All trains stop
* | : All trains pass
* ▲ : Trains only after morning rush stop

Local trains stop at all stations. Rapid trains in the morning skip some stops between Kyoto and Takatsuki.

{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! rowspan="2" |Official Line Name
! rowspan="2" |No.
! rowspan="2" |Station
! rowspan="2" |Japanese
! rowspan="2" |Distance (km)
! colspan="2" |Stops
! rowspan="2" |Transfers
! colspan="2" |Location
|-
!Rapid
!Special Rapid
!Ward, City
!Prefecture
|-
! colspan="10" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #0072bc;"|''Through services from [[Biwako Line]] and [[Kosei Line]]''
|-
| rowspan="17" |[[Tōkaidō Main Line]]
|{{RouteBox|JR-A31||#0072bc}}
|{{STN|Kyōto|x}}||京都
| style="text-align:right" |0.0
|style="background-color:#ffc966;" align="center"|●
|style="background-color:#cdf;" align="center"|●
|{{plainlist|
*{{ric|JR Central|TS|name=y}}
*{{rcb|JR West|Biwako|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Biwako}}
*{{rcb|JR West|Kosei|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Kosei}} ({{RouteBox|B31||#{{rcr|JR West|Kosei}}}})
*{{rcb|JR West|Nara|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Nara}} ({{RouteBox|D01||#{{rcr|JR West|Nara}}}})
*{{rcb|JR West|Sagano|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Sagano}} ({{RouteBox|E01||#{{rcr|JR West|Sagano}}}})
*{{rcb|Kintetsu|Kyoto|route}} [[Kintetsu Railway|Kintetsu]] {{lnl|Kintetsu|Kyoto}} (B01)
*{{ric|Kyoto Municipal Subway|K}} {{lnl|Kyoto Municipal Subway|K}} (K11)
}}
|[[Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]]
|-
|{{RouteBox|JR-A32||#0072bc}}
|{{STN|Nishiōji|x}}||西大路
| style="text-align:right" |2.5
|style="background-color:#ffc966;" align="center"|▲
|style="background-color:#cdf;" align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|
| rowspan="2" |[[Minami-ku, Kyoto]]
|-
|{{RouteBox|JR-A33||#0072bc}}
|{{STN|Katsuragawa|x|Kyoto}}||桂川<br />(久世)
| style="text-align:right" |5.3
|style="background-color:#ffc966;" align="center"|▲
|style="background-color:#cdf;" align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|
|-
|{{RouteBox|JR-A34||#0072bc}}
|{{STN|Mukōmachi|x}}||向日町
| style="text-align:right" |6.4
|style="background-color:#ffc966;" align="center"|▲
|style="background-color:#cdf;" align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|
|[[Mukō, Kyoto|Mukō]]
|-
|{{RouteBox|JR-A35||#0072bc}}
|{{STN|Nagaokakyō|x}}||長岡京
| style="text-align:right" |10.1
|style="background-color:#ffc966;" align="center"|●
|style="background-color:#cdf;" align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|
|[[Nagaokakyō, Kyoto|Nagaokakyō]]
|-
|{{RouteBox|JR-A36||#0072bc}}
|{{STN|Yamazaki|x|Kyoto}}||山崎
| style="text-align:right" |14.1
|style="background-color:#ffc966;" align="center"|▲
|style="background-color:#cdf;" align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|
|[[Ōyamazaki, Kyoto|Ōyamazaki]]
|-
|{{RouteBox|JR-A37||#0072bc}}
|{{STN|Shimamoto|x}}||島本
| style="text-align:right" |16.3
|style="background-color:#ffc966;" align="center"|▲
|style="background-color:#cdf;" align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|
|[[Shimamoto, Osaka|Shimamoto]]
| rowspan="11" |[[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]]
|-
|{{RouteBox|JR-A38||#0072bc}}
|{{STN|Takatsuki|x|Osaka}}||高槻
| style="text-align:right" |21.6
|style="background-color:#ffc966;" align="center"|●
|style="background-color:#cdf;" align="center"|●
|
| rowspan="2" |[[Takatsuki, Osaka|Takatsuki]]
|-
|{{RouteBox|JR-A39||#0072bc}}
|{{STN|Settsu-Tonda|x}}||摂津富田
| style="text-align:right" |24.5
|style="background-color:#ffc966;" align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|style="background-color:#cdf;" align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|
|-
|{{RouteBox|JR-A40||#0072bc}}
|{{STN|JR-Sōjiji|x}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2017/08/page_10927.html | title=Jr京都線、摂津富田～茨木駅間新駅の駅名が「Jr総持寺駅」に決定：Jr西日本 }}</ref>||JR総持寺
| style="text-align:right" |26.2
|style="background-color:#ffc966;" align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|style="background-color:#cdf;" align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|
| rowspan="2" |[[Ibaraki, Osaka|Ibaraki]]
|-
|{{RouteBox|JR-A41||#0072bc}}
|{{STN|Ibaraki|x}}||茨木
| style="text-align:right" |28.2
|style="background-color:#ffc966;" align="center"|●
|style="background-color:#cdf;" align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|
|-
|{{RouteBox|JR-A42||#0072bc}}
|{{STN|Senrioka|x}}||千里丘
| style="text-align:right" |31.1
|style="background-color:#ffc966;" align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|style="background-color:#cdf;" align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|
|[[Settsu, Osaka|Settsu]]
|-
|{{RouteBox|JR-A43||#0072bc}}
|{{STN|Kishibe|x}}||岸辺
| style="text-align:right" |32.8
|style="background-color:#ffc966;" align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|style="background-color:#cdf;" align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|
| rowspan="2" |[[Suita, Osaka|Suita]]
|-
|{{RouteBox|JR-A44||#0072bc}}
|{{STN|Suita|x|JR West}}||吹田
| style="text-align:right" |35.2
|style="background-color:#ffc966;" align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|style="background-color:#cdf;" align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|
|-
|{{RouteBox|JR-A45||#0072bc}}
|{{STN|Higashi-Yodogawa|x}}||東淀川
| style="text-align:right" |38.3
|style="background-color:#ffc966;" align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|style="background-color:#cdf;" align="center"|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
|
| rowspan="2" |[[Yodogawa-ku, Osaka]]
|-
|{{RouteBox|JR-A46||#0072bc}}
|{{STN|Shin-Ōsaka|x}}||新大阪
| style="text-align:right" |39.0
|style="background-color:#ffc966;" align="center"|●
|style="background-color:#cdf;" align="center"|●
|{{plainlist|
*{{ric|JR Central|ts|name=y}}
*{{ric|JR West|Sanyo Shinkansen|name=y}}
*{{rcb|JR West|Osaka Higashi|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Osaka Higashi}} ({{RouteBox|F02||#{{rcr|JR West|Osaka Higashi}}}})
*{{ric|Osaka Metro|M|name=y}} ({{OMSN|M|13}})
}}
|-
|{{RouteBox|JR-A47||#0072bc}}
|{{STN|Ōsaka|x}}||大阪
| style="text-align:right" |42.8
|style="background-color:#ffc966;" align="center"|●
|style="background-color:#cdf;" align="center"|●
|{{plainlist|
*[[File:JRW kinki-A.svg|20px]] [[JR Kōbe Line]]
*{{rcb|JR West|Takarazuka|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Takarazuka}} ({{RouteBox|G47||#{{rcr|JR West|Takarazuka}}|Black}})
*{{rcb|JR West|Osaka|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Osaka}} ({{RouteBox|O11||#{{rcr|JR West|Osaka}}}})
*{{rcb|JR West|Osaka Higashi|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Osaka Higashi}} ({{RouteBox|F01||#{{rcr|JR West|Osaka Higashi}}}})
*{{rcb|JR West|jrtozai|route}} {{lnl|JR West|jrtozai}} ({{RouteBox|H44||#{{rcr|JR West|jrtozai}}}}: {{STN|Kitashinchi|x}})
* [[file:Number prefix Hankyu Kōbe line.svg|20px]] [[Hankyū Kōbe Main Line]], [[file:Number prefix Hankyu Takarazuka line.svg|20px]] [[Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line]], [[file:Number prefix Hankyu Kyōto line.svg|20px]] [[Hankyu Kyoto Main Line]] (HK-01:[[Umeda Station|Osaka-umeda Station]])
*[[file:Number prefix Hanshin line.svg|20px]] [[Hanshin Main Line]] (HS 01:Osaka-Umeda Station)
* '''{{ric|Osaka Metro|name=y}}:'''
*{{ric|Osaka Metro|M|name=y}} (M16: Umeda Station)
*{{ric|Osaka Metro|T|name=y}} (T20: {{STN|Higashi-Umeda|x}})
*{{ric|Osaka Metro|Y|name=y}} (Y11: {{STN|Nishi-Umeda|x}})
}}
|[[Kita-ku, Osaka]]
|- style="text-align: center; "
! colspan="10" |''Through services on [[JR Kobe Line]]'' 
''Through services on [[Fukuchiyama Line|JR Takarazuka Line]] (Local only)''
|}

===Closed station===
From September 5, 1876 to the opening of Kyoto Station on February 6, 1877, {{Nihongo|Ōmiyadōri Temporary Station|大宮通仮停車場|Ōmiyadōri Kari Teishajō}} was the station for the city of Kyoto. The temporary station was located at 40 chains (0.80&nbsp;km) west of Kyoto Station construction site, or 3 miles and 47 chains (5.77&nbsp;km) away from Mukōmachi Station.

==Rolling stock==
===Local===

* [[207 series (JR West)|207 series]] (from 1991, through service with Fukuchiyama Line)
* [[321 series]] (from 2005, through service with Fukuchiyama Line)

===Special Rapid and Rapid===
* [[221 series]] (from 1989, through service with Kosei and Biwako Lines, until 2023)
* [[223 series|223-1000/2000/6000 series]] (from 1995, through service with Kosei and Biwako Lines)
* [[225 series|225-0/100 series]] (from 2010, through service with Kosei and Biwako Lines)

===Limited express===
* [[271 series]] (''[[Haruka (train)|Haruka]]'' service, from Spring 2020)
* [[281 series]] (''Haruka'' service, from 1994)
* [[283 series]] (''[[Kuroshio (train)|Kuroshio]]'' service, from 1997)
* [[285 series]] (''[[Sunrise Izumo]]''/''[[Sunrise Seto]]'' service, from July 1998)
* [[287 series]] (''Kuroshio'' service, from 2012)
* [[289 series]] (''Kuroshio'' service, from October 2015)
* [[681 series]] (''[[Thunderbird (train)|Thunderbird]]'' and ''[[Biwako Express]]'' service, from 1992)
* [[683 series]] (''Thunderbird'' and ''Biwako Express'' service, from 2001)
* [[KiHa 189 series]] (''Biwako Express'' service, from March 2014)
* [[KiHa 85 series]] (JR Central) (''[[Hida (train)|Hida]]'' service)
* [[HOT7000 series]] ([[Chizu Express]]) (''[[Super Hakuto]]'' service, from 1994, through service with Chizu Line)

===Former===
* [[103 series]] (until August 1, 2005) 
* [[113 series]] (until October 16, 2004)
* [[117 series]] (from 1980 until May 10, 1999)
* [[201 series]] (from 1983 until 2007)
* [[205 series|205-0 series]] (from 1986 until 2006, from 2011 until March 2013)
* [[381 series]] (Limited Express ''Kuroshio'' service, until October 2015)
* [[485 series]] (Limited Express ''[[Raichō]]'' until March 2011)
* [[583 series]] (Express ''[[Kitaguni]]'' until January 2013)
* [[KiHa 181 series]] (Limited Express ''Hakuto'' from 1994 until 1997)
* [[383 series]] ([[Central Japan Railway Company|JR Central]]) (Limited Express ''[[Shinano (train)|Shinano]]'' until 26 March 2016)

==History==
{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2012}}
The line now called the JR Kyoto Line opened in 1876, only four years after the opening of the first railway in Japan. On 26 July 1876, the [[Japanese Government Railways]] opened the section between Ōsaka and Mukōmachi with an intermediate station at Takatsuki. On 9 August 1876, Yamazaki Station, Ibaraki Station and Suita Station opened. Kyoto Station opened on 6 February 1877.

On 1 June 1949, operation of the line was taken over by [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR).
* 1 October 1964 – Shin-Ōsaka Station opens with a Tōkaidō Shinkansen connection
* 1 October 1970 – Operation of Special Rapid Service starts
* 1 April 1987 – JR West becomes the operator of the line following privatization of JNR
* 13 March 1988 – JR West starts the use of the line name JR Kyōto Line

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}

{{Osaka transit}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:JR Kyōto Line}}
[[Category:Rail transport in Kyoto Prefecture]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Osaka Prefecture]]
[[Category:Lines of West Japan Railway Company|Kyōto Line]]
[[Category:Tōkaidō Main Line|Kyōto Line]]
[[Category:1067 mm gauge railways in Japan]]