The Yamatoji Line ( 大和路線 , Yamatoji-sen ) is the common name of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line . The line is owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It starts at Kamo Station in Kyoto Prefecture and ends at JR Namba Station in Naniwa-ku, Osaka .
2-474: The oldest section of the Yamatoji Line is between Kashiwara and JR Namba , which opened on May 14, 1889. The present route was completed on August 21, 1907 when the new line between Kamo and Kizu , replacing the original route via Daibutsu , was opened. The name "Yamatoji Line" has been used since March 13, 1988, and the term “Yamatoji“ roughly translates to “Road to Yamato Province ”. Station numbering
4-506: Was introduced in March 2018 with the Yamatoji Line being assigned station numbers between JR-Q17 and JR-Q39 with the exception of JR-Q35 (which will be assigned to a future station between Koriyama and Nara). Local trains stop at every passenger station. Through service from Sakurai Line via Wakayama Line Direct Rapid: Through service from/to Osaka Higashi Line Kashiwara Station Kashiwara Station ( 柏原駅 , Kashiwara-eki )
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