The is a railway line in Japan operated by the

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. The line connects Kawachi-Yamamoto Station and Shigisanguchi Station. The entire line is located in the city of Yao, and is 2.8 km long. At Kawachi-Yamamoto, the line connects to the

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, and at Shigisanguchi, to the Nishi-Shigi Cable Line.Map of Shigi Line
/ref> The line opened in 1930, and has a ruling gradient of 40.0‰.

Stations

History

The line opened on 15 December 1930.

References

Shigi Line Rail transport in Osaka Prefecture Standard gauge railways in Japan {{Japan-rail-line-stub