| Osaka Higashi Line |
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A 221 series EMU on a Local service in March 2022 |
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| Native name | おおさか東線 |
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| Owner | Osaka Soto-Kanjo Railway Co., Ltd. |
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| Locale | Osaka Prefecture |
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| Stations | 15 |
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| Type | Heavy rail |
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| System | Urban Network |
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| Operator(s) | JR-West
JR Freight |
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| Depot(s) | Aboshi |
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| Rolling stock | 221 series EMU |
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- March 15, 1929 (March 15, 1929) (as Katamachi Freight Branch Line)
- March 15, 2008 (as Osaka Higashi Line)
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| Line length | 20.2 km (12.6 mi) |
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| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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| Electrification | 1,500 V DC (overhead lines) |
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| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
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Umeda Freight Line
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Umeda Signal Box (formerly JR Freight Umeda Freight Terminal) –2023
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JR-F01 Ōsaka
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old Umeda Freight Line –2023
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Old Tōkaidō Line
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Spur track to Miyahara Depot
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JR-F02 Shin-Ōsaka
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Hoppō Freight Line
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Osaka Metro: Midōsuji Line
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Kanzaki River
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JR-F03 Minami-Suita
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Jōtō Freight Line
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Kanzakigawa Signal Box
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Senri Signal Box –1982
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Suita
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Suita Freight Terminal
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Kanzaki River
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Tōkaidō Shinkansen
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Hankyu Kyoto Line
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JR-F04 JR-Awaji
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Akagawa Bridge Yodogawa River
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Miyakojima Signal Box –1982
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JR-F05 Shirokitakōendōri
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JR-F06 JR-Noe
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Yodogawa Freight Line and Sakuranomiya Line
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Tatsumi Signal Box −1982
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Jōtō Freight Line
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Neya River
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JR-F07 Shigino
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JR-F08 Hanaten
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Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line)
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Daini Neya River
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Aboshi Depot Hanaten Branch
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JR-F09 Takaida-Chūō
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JR-F10 JR Kawachi-Eiwa
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JR-F11 JR Shuntokumichi
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Shuntokumichi Signal Box 2007–2008
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JR-F12 JR Nagase
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Hagusa Signal Box –2003
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JR-F13 Kizuri-Kamikita
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Shōgakuji Signal Box
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South Jōtō Freight Line (see inset below)
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Old Jōtō Freight Line (see inset below)
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JR-F14 Shin-Kami
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Hanwa Freight Line
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JR-F15 Kyūhōji
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Ryūge Signal Box –1997
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10.4
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Yao
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Old Jōtō Freight Line
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0.0
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Shōgakuji Signal Box Osaka Higashi Line
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Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line)
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Jōtō Freight–Yamatoji connection
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Kutara No. 1 Signal Box
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1.5
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Hirano
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Jōtō Freight–Yamatoji connexion
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Kudara Freight Terminal
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Kudarashijō –1984
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The Osaka Higashi Line (おおさか東線, Ōsaka-Higashi-sen; lit. 'Osaka East Line') is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line connects Ōsaka Station in northern Osaka with Kyūhōji Station in Yao, forming an arc around the northern and eastern suburbs of the city. Before being named on August 23, 2007, the line was constructed with the tentative name "Osaka Outer Loop Line" (大阪外環状線, Ōsaka-soto-kanjōsen).
The line is constructed and owned by Osaka Soto-Kanjo Railway Co., Ltd. (大阪外環状鉄道株式会社, Ōsaka Sotokanjō Tetsudō Kabushiki Kaisha) as a Category 3 railway business under the Railway Business Act of Japan. JR West and JR Freight run trains as Category 2 operators. The Kita-Umeda extension opened on March 18, 2023, replacing the above-ground Umeda Freight Line.