Kisei West Line

...The main stops are Tsu City, Matsusaka City, Shingu City, and Tanabe City. Construction began on the Mie and Wakayama sides, with the section between Aikaguchi (now Taki) and Tochihara opening as the Kisei East Line in 1923, and the section between Wakayama and Minoshima opening as the Kisei West Line in 1924. It was subsequently extended and opened in stages, and completed in 1959 with the opening of the Miki-sato-Shika section. The entire line was renamed the Kisei Main Line when the Sangu Line section between Kameyama and Aikaguchi was added. The section between Kameyama and Tsu was acquired from the Kansai Railway, and the section between Tsu and Ujiyamada (now Ise City) was acquired from the Sangu Railway in 1907.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the Kisei West Line is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…おもな経由地は津市，松阪市，新宮市，田辺市である。三重側，和歌山側から建設を開始，まず相可口(現，多気)～栃原間が1923年紀勢東線として開通，和歌山～箕島間が24年紀勢西線として開通，以後順次延長開業し，59年三木里～新鹿間開通によって全通，参宮線亀山～相可口間を加え全線を紀勢本線と改称した。なお，亀山～津間は関西鉄道から，津～宇治山田(現，伊勢市)間は参宮鉄道からいずれも1907年買収した。…

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