The Katamachi Line (片町線, Katamachi-sen?), officially nicknamed the Gakkentoshi Line (学研都市線, Gakkentoshi-sen?), is a commuter rail line and service in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area of Japan, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line runs between Kizu Station in Kyoto Prefecture and Kyōbashi Station in Osaka.
The common name "Gakkentoshi Line", literally "Research City Line", comes from the Kansai Science City, which is located along the line around the border of Osaka and Nara prefectures.
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