Sagano Scenic Railway

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Prefectures on this page: Kyōto

Sagano Scenic 嵯峨野観光鉄道 Sagano Kankō Tetsudō Sagano Scenic Railway

Owner: JR West (100%)

Sagano Kankō 嵯峨野観光線 1067 mm Non-electric

You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Umahori Arashiyama

	Opened	1899		Re-opened	1990
	Closed for normal traffic	1989		Tracks	Single track

In 1989, the curvy route of Sanin Hon line along the river between Saga-Arashiyama and Umahori was replaced by a new shorter route.

In 1990, most of the old route was opened as a scenic tourist railway.

Mapion	Major stations	Connecting lines	Km	City	Prefecture
Map	Torokko Saga	JR West: Sanin Hon [Saga Arashiyama]	0.0	Kyōto-shi	Kyōto
Map	Torokko Kameoka	JR West: Sanin Hon [Umahori]	7.3	Kameoka-shi

Traffic pattern
The traffic pattern shown does not include all details and could change at any time.

Type	Origin - Major stops - Destination	Trains per day	Daytime frequency	Fastest train	Average speed
	Saga - Kameoka Runs March - December	8	Every hour	23 min	19 km/h

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This page is updated Oct 17, 2009