The is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese railway line between Gobō Station

Gobo Station

is a train station in Gobō, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:* West Japan Railway Company ** Kisei Main Line * Kishū Railway** Kishū Railway Line-Layout:*There are 2 platforms with 4 tracks on the ground.-Adjacent stations:...

 and Nishi-Gobō Station

Nishi-Gobo Station

is a train station in Gobō, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...

, all within Gobō

Gobo, Wakayama

is a city located in Wakayama, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 27,483 and the density of . The total area is .The city was founded on April 1, 1954....

, Wakayama

Wakayama Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Wakayama.- History :Present-day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii.- 1953 Wakayama Prefecture flood disaster :...

. This is the only railway line of , while the company's main business is real estate

Real estate

In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...

s and hotel

Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...

s. The line was opened by in 1931, but it suffered from low riderships. The current Tokyo-based hotel company, originally not a railway operator, took over the line in 1972, so that it can gain the prestige as a railway company. Despite its name meaning the railway of whole Kii Province

Kii Province

, or , was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is today Wakayama Prefecture, as well as the southern part of Mie Prefecture. Kii bordered Ise, Izumi, Kawachi, Shima, and Yamato Provinces. The Kii Peninsula takes its name from this province....

 (Kishū, the current Wakayama), the company is the second shortest of normal railways in Japan, next to Shibayama Railway. is the abbreviation of the company's name, while the railway line is often called among locals, taken from the name of the former operator.

Basic data

• Distance: 2.7 km
• Gauge
  Rail gauge
  Track gauge or rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the heads of the two load bearing rails that make up a single railway line. Sixty percent of the world's railways use a standard gauge of . Wider gauges are called broad gauge; smaller gauges, narrow gauge. Break-of-gauge refers...
  
  : 1,067 mm
• Stations: 5
• Track: single
• Traction: internal combustion (diesel)
• Railway signalling
  Railway signalling
  Railway signalling is a system used to control railway traffic safely, essentially to prevent trains from colliding. Being guided by fixed rails, trains are uniquely susceptible to collision; furthermore, trains cannot stop quickly, and frequently operate at speeds that do not enable them to stop...
  
  : staff
  Token (railway signalling)
  In railway signalling, a token is a physical object which a locomotive driver is required to have or see before entering onto a particular section of single track. The token is clearly endorsed with the name of the section it belongs to...
  
  token

Stations

御坊 - 学門 - 紀伊御坊 - 市役所前 - 西御坊

External links

Kishū Railway Railway Division, from Kishū Railway official website.