Naruto Line

Naruto Line
Naruto railway station
Overview
Type	Heavy rail
Locale	Tokushima Prefecture
Termini	Ikenotani Naruto
Stations	7
Operation
Opened	1916
Operator(s)	JR Shikoku
Technical
Line length	8.5 km (5.3 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	85 km/h (53 mph)
Route map

Naruto Line
Legend Kōtoku Line 0.0 N04 Ikenotani Kōtoku Line 1.3 N05 Awa-Ōtani 3.0 N06 Tatsumichi 4.9 N07 Kyōkaimae 5.7 N08 Konpiramae 7.2 N09 Muya 8.5 N10 Naruto

The Naruto Line (鳴門線, Naruto-sen^?) is a railway line in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It connects Ikenotani Station and Naruto Station in Naruto, Tokushima.

Services

Although the official start of the line is at Ikenotani, rail services from Naruto are considered outbound, with the reverse being inbound. This is to allow for more efficient connecting service to the Kōtoku Line at Ikenotani.

All regular trains are local service trains. Most trains run through to Tokushima, with a few with service through onto the Mugi Line. There is no through service to or from Takamatsu, forcing passengers to transfer at Ikenotani. Moreover, connections to the Uzushio limited express service on the Kōtoku Line are poor, with waits of thirty minutes to an hour for a train.

Some trains are wanman driver-only operated, with others also having a conductor on board. Due to short platform lengths, the trains of three cars or more only allow the doors of certain cars to open at those stations. In addition, the entire line is single-tracked, with no passing permitted anywhere along the line except at the terminuses of Ikenotani and Naruto.

Station list

• All stations are located in Naruto, Tokushima.
• Local trains stop at all stations.
• Trains can pass one another at stations marked "◇" and "^" and cannot pass at those marked "｜".

Station number	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Transfers
			Between stations	Total
N04	Ikenotani	池谷	-	0.0	Kōtoku Line (T04) Most trains through to Tokushima	◇
N05	Awa-Ōtani	阿波大谷	1.3	1.3		｜
N06	Tatsumichi	立道	1.7	3.0		｜
N07	Kyōkaimae	教会前	1.9	4.9		｜
N08	Konpiramae	金比羅前	0.8	5.7		｜
N09	Muya	撫養	1.5	7.2		｜
N10	Naruto	鳴門	1.3	8.5		∧

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

External links

Media related to Naruto Line at Wikimedia Commons

• JR Shikoku official website (Japanese)