Miyazu Line

The Miyazu Line (宮津線, Miyazu-sen) is a railway line of the Kyoto Tango Railway in Kyoto Prefecture and Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

The Nishi-Maizuru - Miyazu section was opened in 1924 by the Japanese Government Railway, and extended west progressively, reaching Amino in 1926.

The Toyooka - Kumihama section opened in 1929, the Amino - Tango-Kanno section in 1931, and the line was completed in 1932 with the opening of the Kumihama - Tango-Kanno section Freight services ceased in 1985, and in 1990 the Kitakinki Tango Railway commenced operating the line.

It electrified the Amanohashidate - Miyazu section in 1996, enabling EMU services from the Miyafuku Line to service Amanohashidate Station.

[2] Legend: S - trains stop; | - trains pass This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

A train at Amino station derailed by the 1927 North Tango earthquake