nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: Of all the railways that have been granted permission to operate under the Railway Business Act, it is the only one that is operated by a religious corporation, and it is also the shortest in distance.
Japanese: 鉄道事業法による許可を受けた鉄道としては唯一の、宗教法人が運営しているケーブルカーであり、日本一短い鉄道である。
English: During the off season, the funicular runs every 15 minutes, departing from Sanmon Station at 10, 25, 40 and 55 minutes past every hour.
Japanese: 閑散期は15分間隔の運行で、山門駅は毎時10・25・40・55分発。
English: The first service leaves Sanmon Station at 8:18, and the last one leaves Tahoto Station at 16:50 or, from June to August, at 17:20.
Japanese: 始発は山門駅発の場合は8時18分で、最終は多宝塔駅の場合が16時50分で、6月から8月までは17時20分に延長される。
English: During the high season, the funicular shuttles between the two stations, but its capacity sometimes forces some passengers to wait a considerable time.
Japanese: 多客時はピストン運転されるが、乗車定員が少ないために乗車までにかなり待つ日もある。
English: The current, third generation rolling stock was manufactured in 1996, and is nicknamed 'Ushiwaka-go Ⅲ' after MINAMOTO no Yoshitsune, whose childhood name was Ushiwakamaru and who studied at Kurama-dera Temple.
Japanese: 車両は1996年製の3代目で幼いころ鞍馬寺で修行した源義経の幼名牛若丸にちなみ「牛若號III」の愛称がついている。
English: A single car, counterbalanced by a weight, runs on rubber wheels on an 800 mm gauge track and, since the removal of the overhead wire, electricity (which is needed for the headlights, the announcements, lights within the car and the windshield wipers but not for locomotion) is provided alongside the track, similar to monorails and new transit systems.
Japanese: 軌間800mmのゴムタイヤ式の1両の車両と錘との交走式で、架線が廃止されモノレールや新交通システムのように軌道脇から集電する方式となった（なお、ケーブルカーの走行中の集電は、照明および前照灯、車内放送および前窓ワイパー用であり動力用ではない）。
English: Of all the railways that have been granted permission to operate under the Railway Business Act, this is the only one that is free of charge (though in the past, Minoo Funicular Railway was also free).
Japanese: 鉄道事業法による許可を受けた鉄道としては、現在唯一の運賃が無料の鉄道である（かつては箕面鋼索鉄道も無料であった）。
English: However, the fare is only free when people donate at least \100 to the maintenance costs of the temple and the shrine on Mount Kurama, so the donation can be said to be the fare.
Japanese: ただし、諸堂維持の寄付金を1口100円寄付した人だけが無料で乗車できるようになっているので、寄付金100円が事実上の運賃と言える。
English: This method is used because a 'fare' is taxed, even when earned by a religious institution, while a 'donation' is not.
Japanese: 「運賃」扱いだと宗教法人といえども課税されるが、「寄付金」だと非課税扱いになるためである。
English: The donation-cum-fare of just \100, and the \200 'aizanryo' admission fee of Kurama-dera Temple (free for junior high school students and under) can be said to be quite reasonable.
Japanese: 事実上の運賃である寄付金額がわずか100円であることや、鞍馬寺の拝観料に相当する「愛山料」が200円（中学生以下は無料）であることを考えると、非常に良心的な「運賃設定」と言える。
English: A one-way ticket, which is in fact a 'petal-shaped memorial,' is received for a donation of \100 at the reception (which is in effect the ticket office).
Japanese: 事実上の乗車券である「参拝記念の花びら（片道乗車票）」は、駅受付（事実上の切符売場）で諸堂維持の寄付をした人に1口1枚交付される。
English: Thank you for your cooperation in sharing in the maintenance costs of the temple, shrine and other facilities on Mt. Kurama.
Japanese: 花びらには「鞍馬山内の諸堂や施設を維持するためにご協力いただきありがとうございました。
English: says the ticket that is shaped like a petal of a lotus flower, with perforations in the lower part to separate the stub.
Japanese: 」と記され、ハスの花びらの形をした紙の下には、半券を切り離すことができるミシン目がある。
English: However, the temple recommends visitors, if they can, to walk the approach instead of getting on the funicular railway.
Japanese: なお寺側は、歩くことが可能な人はケーブルカーを使用せずに参道を歩くことを勧めている。
English: The reason being that, by walking in nature, they will be able to feel more strongly the 'Sonten,' the source of nature's power, which is worshiped as the main Buddhist image of Kurama-dera Temple.
Japanese: 自然の中を歩いて参拝してこそ、鞍馬寺の本尊であり、自然の力の根源である「尊天」をより強く感じることができるからだという理由からである。
English: A Buddhist structure called 'Tahoto-Reido,' that was built when the funicular railroad started operating, serves as the station.
Japanese: ケーブルカー開通当時に建てられた「多宝塔礼堂」という堂が駅舎を兼ねている。
English: Ogura Station, located in Kaguraden, Ogura-cho, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture, is a stop on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line, which is operated by Kintetsu Corporation.
Japanese: 小倉駅（おぐらえき）は、京都府宇治市小倉町神楽田にある、近畿日本鉄道近鉄京都線の鉄道駅。
English: Because there is no overpass or underpass linking the two platforms, there are separate ticket gates for each.
Japanese: 互いのホームを結ぶ跨線橋も地下道も無いため、両ホームとも改札口が別々に存在する。
English: There are restrooms located inside the platform's ticket gate: men's and women's toilets are separate, each being a vault toilet.
Japanese: 便所は両ホームの改札内にあり、いずれも男女別の汲み取り式便所となっている。
English: Formerly the station was equipped with a sidetrack that allowed priority trains to pass through; however, a portion of the current platform arrangement has been built above the old sidetrack.
Japanese: かつては優等列車用の通過線を抱えた構造となっており、現在のホームの一部は以前の待避線の上に作られている。
English: This sidetrack have ceased the practice when the adjacent Mukaijima Station commenced using the sidetrack in the mid-1980s.
Japanese: この待避線は、1980年代半ばに隣接する向島駅の待避線が使用を開始したのに合わせて廃止された。
English: The red-colored ticket gates (EG-2000) can handle two IC cards at a time when a passenger is exiting, and PiTaPa Card and ICOCA, both of which are IC cards, are available for payment of railway fares at this ticket gate.
Japanese: 赤い自動改札機（EG-2000）は出場時2枚一括処理、PiTaPa・ICOCAに対応する。
English: According to a survey taken on November 8, 2005, 18,542 passengers used the facility.
Japanese: 2005年11月8日の調査結果によると、1日の利用客は18,542人。
English: Route 310: For Okubo Station (Kyoto Prefecture)/Uji City Hall and Uji City Cultural Center (via Uji Station (JR West))
Japanese: 310号系統：大久保駅(京都府)行/（宇治駅(JR西日本)経由）宇治市役所・宇治市文化センター行
English: Routes 35 & 35B: For Kintetsu Okubo/Uji Shako-depot (Route 35) and the front of Kyoto Prefectural Todo Senior High School (Route 35B), respectively
Japanese: 35号・35B号系統：近鉄大久保行/宇治車庫（35号）・京都府立莵道高等学校前（35B号）
English: November 3, 1928: The route from Nara Electric Railway Momoyamagoryomae Station to Saidaiji (present day Yamato-Saidaiji Station) opened.
Japanese: 1928年（昭和3年）11月3日奈良電気鉄道桃山御陵前駅～西大寺（現・大和西大寺駅）間開通時に開業。
English: October 1, 1963: The facility became a Kintetsu station due to the company merger.
Japanese: 1963年（昭和38年）10月1日会社合併により近畿日本鉄道の駅となる。
English: Nara Electric Railroad made plans to diverge from here, heading toward the vicinity of Tamatsukuri Station on the Osaka Loop Line, the fourth line of the Keihan (Kyoto-Osaka) city link line.
Japanese: なお奈良電気鉄道では、ここから分岐して大阪環状線玉造駅付近に至る、第4の京阪都市間路線を計画していた。
English: The Maizuru Line is a regional branch line railway, owned by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), that runs from Ayabe Station in Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture, to Higashi-Maizuru Station in Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Japanese: 舞鶴線（まいづるせん）は、京都府綾部市の綾部駅から京都府舞鶴市の東舞鶴駅に至る西日本旅客鉄道（JR西日本）の鉄道路線（地方交通線）である。
English: It was constructed to serve Maizuru, which had grown as a naval port following the installation of an Imperial Naval base.
Japanese: 大日本帝国海軍の舞鶴鎮守府が置かれ、軍港として発展した舞鶴への鉄道として建設された。
English: Once crowded with departing and repatriated soldiers, the railway is now used by people traveling to the Maizuru area on business or for sightseeing trips to Tango province in northern Kyoto Prefecture and Reinan in southern Fukui Prefecture.
Japanese: かつて出征者や引揚者の輸送で賑わった路線も現在は舞鶴市などへのビジネス利用や丹後国・嶺南への観光路線となっている。
English: The entire line is now under the direct control of West Japan Railway Company's Fukuchiyama Branch; from April of 1991 to June of 2006, control had been delegated to the Fukuchiyama Branch's Maizuru Railway Division.
Japanese: 全区間西日本旅客鉄道福知山支社の直轄である（1991年4月から2006年6月までは、同支社舞鶴鉄道部の管轄であった）。
English: Between Kyoto Station and Higashi-Maizuru Station, the 'Maizuru' and 'Tango Discovery' Limited Expresses provide 7 inbound services and 8 outbound ones per day.
Japanese: 京都駅～東舞鶴間に特別急行列車「まいづる」と「タンゴディスカバリー」が合わせて上り7本、下り8本運転されている。
English: Furthermore, to meet tourist demand on weekends, holidays and during the summer vacation season, the 'Maizuru' provides one round-trip service from Higashi-Maizuru Station to Obama Station on the Obama Line.
Japanese: なお、土曜・休日・夏季には「まいづる」のうち1往復が小浜線の小浜駅まで乗り入れ、観光需要に応えている。
English: Unlike other limited expresses to the Kitakinki region, trains on the Maizuru Line do not go to Osaka; though the 'Edel-kitakinki' used to run on the Maizuru Line from Osaka to Higashi-Maizuru Station.
Japanese: 他の北近畿方面特急と異なり、大阪方面の列車は設定されていない（過去には「エーデル北近畿」として東舞鶴駅まで乗り入れていた時期もあった）。
English: Incidentally, the distance between Higashi-Maizuru Station and Osaka Station is slightly shorter via Kyoto Station (145.4 km) than via Fukuchiyama Station (152.9 km).
Japanese: ちなみに東舞鶴～大阪駅間の距離は福知山駅経由(152.9km)よりも京都経由(145.4km)のほうが若干短い。
English: There are also many local trains between Fukuchiyama Station and Higashi-Maizuru Station via Ayabe Station and some of them, called 'Relay Trains,' connect at Ayabe Station with the Sanin Main Line limited express, meaning the Maizuru Line operates at least one train for Kyoto Station every hour.
Japanese: また多くの普通列車が福知山・綾部～東舞鶴間に運転され、一部は「特急リレー号」として綾部駅で山陰本線の特急列車と接続しており、対京都方面では毎時1本の列車頻度を維持している。
English: In addition to the trains that connect directly with the Obama Line, there is one round-trip service on the section between Nishi-Maizuru Station and Higashi-Maizuru Station.
Japanese: また一部の列車が小浜線と直通運転をしているほか、西舞鶴～東舞鶴間の区間列車も1往復ある。
English: All trains run with only a driver, although some occasionally have a conductor as well.
Japanese: 全線でワンマン運転を実施しているが、一部列車には車掌が乗務することもある。
English: Formerly, there was a single rapid train service in the morning from Higashi-Maizuru Station to Ayabe Station, stopping only at Nishi-Maizuru Station, but since the train schedule was changed on October 21, 2006, there has been none.
Japanese: 以前は、朝に東舞鶴発綾部着の快速列車（途中駅は西舞鶴のみ停車）が1本のみ運行されていたが、2006年10月21日のダイヤ改正以降、快速列車は設定されていない。
English: Before electrification, a 'Circulation Train around 4 Cities' once existed,' which circulated around Fukuchiyama City, Ayabe City, Maizuru City and Miyazu City by way of Sanin Main Line, Maizuru Line, and Kitakinki Tango Railway (KTR) Miyazu & Miyafuku Line.
Japanese: 非電化時代は一時期、山陰本線・舞鶴線・北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮津線・同北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮福線を経由して福知山市・綾部市・舞鶴市・宮津市を循環する「四都市循環列車」を運転していたことがあった。
English: Fukuchiyama Station=>(via the Sanin Main Line)=>Ayabe Station=>(via the Maizuru Line)=>Nishi-Maizuru Station=>(via the KTR Miyazu Line)=>Miyazu Station=>(via the KTR Miyafuku Line)=>Fukuchiyama Station=>(via Sanin the Main Line)=>Ayabe Station=>(via the Maizuru Line)=>Nishi-Maizuru Station
Japanese: 福知山→（山陰本線）→綾部→（舞鶴線）→西舞鶴→（北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮津線）→宮津→（北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮福線）→福知山→（山陰本線）→綾部→（舞鶴線）→西舞鶴
English: (On the return journey) Nishi-Maizuru Station=>(via the Maizuru Line)=>Ayabe Station=>(via the Sanin Main Line)=>Fukuchiyama Station=>(via the KTR Miyafuku Line)=>Miyazu Station=>(via the KTR Miyazu Line)=>Nishi-Maizuru Station
Japanese: （上記列車から折り返し）西舞鶴→（舞鶴線）→綾部→（山陰本線）→福知山→（北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮福線）→宮津→（北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮津線）→西舞鶴
English: In addition, before the electrification of the section between Kyoto Station and Sonobe Station on what is now the Sagano Line, there were direct local trains between Kyoto Station and Higashi-Maizuru Station which switched back at Ayabe Station in addition to limited expresses and expresses.
Japanese: さらに現在の嵯峨野線に当てはまる区間（京都～園部間）がまだ非電化だった頃は、当時あった特急・急行とは別に綾部でスイッチバックし、京都と東舞鶴とを直結する普通列車が運転されていたこともあった。
English: KTR 8000 Type Diesel Limited Express (also used on the KTR Miyazu Line)
Japanese: 北近畿タンゴ鉄道KTR8000形気動車（北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮津線乗り入れ）
English: JR West 125 Series Suburban Train (also used, without a conductor, on the Obama Line from Higashi-Maizuru Station to Nishi-Maizuru Station)
Japanese: JR西日本125系電車（東舞鶴～西舞鶴まで小浜線乗り入れ・ワンマン運転車）
English: JNR 9600 Type Steam Locomotive (this rolling stock belonged to Nishi-Maizuru Railway Yard, i.e. the present KTR Nishi-Maizuru Railway Yard)
Japanese: 国鉄9600形蒸気機関車（西舞鶴機関区（現・北近畿タンゴ鉄道西舞鶴運転区）所属）
English: These engines ran between Amino Station on the former JNR/JR Miyazu Line (present day KTR Miyazu Line) and Ayabe Station.
Japanese: 宮津線（現・北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮津線）網野駅からの乗り入れで、綾部駅まで運用された。
English: These engines commonly operated as freight trains on the former JNR/JR Miyazu Line (the present day KTR Miyazu Line) and the Maizuruko Line, a line exclusively for freight transportation that connected Nishi-Maizuru Station with Maizuruko Station (formerly Umi-Maizuru Station) and ceased operating on March 14, 1985.
Japanese: 宮津線（現・北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮津線）及び、舞鶴港線（西舞鶴駅から舞鶴港駅（旧・海舞鶴駅）を結んだ貨物専用線・1985年（昭和60年）3月14日で廃止）と貨物列車で共通運用された。
English: One of the rolling stock (No. 1104) was sold to Sagano Scenic Railway, a group company of West Japan Railway Company (JR West), given the name 'Romantic Train Sagano' and pulls the sight-seeing train between Saga Torokko Station and Kameoka Torokko Station; and the other rolling stock is owned by JR West's Toyooka Railway Division and used as a special train for a group passengers and a rail exchange train.
Japanese: 現在は1両（1104号機）が、西日本旅客鉄道のグループ会社嵯峨野観光鉄道に払い下げられ、トロッコ嵯峨駅～トロッコ亀岡駅間で「ロマンチックトレイン嵯峨野」としてトロッコ列車を牽引し、他はJR西日本の豊岡鉄道部に在籍し、団臨列車やレール交換列車などで使用されている。
English: This rolling stock commonly operated on the former JNR/JR Miyazu Line (the present day KTR Miyazu Line), the Maizuru Line and the Naka-Maizuru Line, which ceased operating on November 1, 1972.
Japanese: 宮津線（現・北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮津線）及び、中舞鶴線（1972年11月1日で廃止）と共通運用。
English: This rolling stock commonly operated on the Obama Line, the former JNR/JR Miyazu Line (the present day KTR Miyazu Line), the Sanin Main Line and the Maizuru Line.
Japanese: 小浜線及び宮津線（現・北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮津線）・山陰本線と共通運用。
English: This rolling stock, as the Semi-Expresses (and later, Express) 'Tanba' and 'Wakasa,' also ran on the Sanin Main Line, and later it ran on the JNR/JR Miyazu Line (the present day KTR Miyazu Line).
Japanese: 山陰本線乗り入れ準急（後に急行）「たんば(列車)」・「わかさ」でも使用、末期は宮津線（現・北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮津線）で運用された。
English: This rolling stock, mostly as the Express 'Tango,' commonly operated on the Sanin Main Line, the Obama Line, the former JNR/JR (later KTR) Miyazu Line and the Maizuru Line, and even after its regular operation was ended on March 16, 1996, the train without a conductor continued running for more than 30 years until the line became electrified on October 2, 1999.
Japanese: 山陰本線乗り入れ、小浜線や宮津線で急行「丹後」を中心に、北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮津線に転換後も運用、1996年3月16日の廃止以後も、ワンマン運転車が在籍し1999年10月2日の電化まで30余年間走り続けた。
English: This rolling stock commonly operated on the Sanin Main Line, the former JNR/JR Miyazu Line (the present KTR Miyazu Line), the Obama Line and the Maizuru Line.
Japanese: 山陰本線・宮津線（現・北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮津線）及び、小浜線と共通で運用。
English: JNR/JR Kiha 47 Type Diesel Cars, which had two pairs of double doors and belonged to Fukuchiyama Railway Yard (the present day JR West Fukuchiyama Railway Yard), commonly operated from Higashi-Maizuru Station and southward (in the direction of Ayabe & Fukuchiyama Stations), and JNR/JR Kiha 48 Type Diesel Cars, which had two single doors, belonged to Tsuruga Railway Yard (the present JR West Tsuruga Railway Yard's Branch in Fukui Region's Railway Division), and was shared among the Maizuru Line, the Hokuriku Main Line (from Omi-Shiozu Station to the Tokaido Main Line Hikone Station via Maibara Station), and the Kosei Line (to Omi-Imazu Station) commonly operated from Higashi-Maizuru Station and northward (in the direction of Obama & Tsuruga Station).
Japanese: 東舞鶴駅を境に、以南（綾部・福知山方面）が国鉄キハ47形気動車（両開き2扉　福知山機関区（現・JR西日本福知山運転所）所属）、以北（小浜・敦賀方面）が国鉄キハ48形気動車（片開き2扉　敦賀運転所（現・JR西日本福井地域鉄道部敦賀運転所派出所）所属・北陸本線（近江塩津以東米原及び東海道本線彦根まで）・湖西線（近江今津までの運用）との共通運用）と分かれて運用された。
English: This rolling stock ran on the Sanin Main Line and JNR's Miyazu Line as the Limited Express 'Asashio' until 1982.
Japanese: 山陰本線乗り入れ、宮津線で特急「あさしお」として1982年まで運用された。
English: This rolling stock, mostly as the Limited Express 'Asashio,' was shared among the Sanin Main Line, the former JNR/JR (later KTR) Miyazu Line and the Maizuru Line, and even after its regular operation was ended on March 16, 1996, it continued running during high season as the Special Limited Express 'Tango.'
Japanese: 山陰本線乗り入れ、宮津線で特急「あさしお」を中心に、北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮津線に転換後も運用、1996年3月16日の廃止以後も臨時特急「たんご」（多客臨）として、運行していた。
English: (The Kiha Types 82 and 181 belonged to Hyuga Railway Yard, which is now JR West Kyoto General Railway Yard, and some of the Kiha 58 & 28 types and all of the Kiha 48 Type engines belonged to Tsuruga Railway Yard, which is now JR West Fukui Region Railway Division's Tsuruga Railway Branch Yard; the other rolling stock belonged to Fukuchiyama Railway Yard, which is now JR West Fukuchiyama Railway Yard.)
Japanese: （キハ82系・キハ181系気動車は向日町運転所（現・JR西日本京都総合運転所)、キハ58・28系気動車の一部とキハ48形気動車は敦賀運転所（現・JR西日本福井地域鉄道部敦賀運転所派出所）所属、他は福知山機関区（現・JR西日本福知山運転所）所属）
English: Almost all trains run the entire line, but most passengers use Higashi-Maizuru Station and Nishi-Maizuru Station, both of which serve Maizuru, a major city in northern Kyoto Prefecture, with the other stations, except Nishi-Maizuru Station, being used by fewer people.
Japanese: ほぼ全ての列車が全線を走破するが、その利用は京都府北部の中核都市である舞鶴市の代表駅である東舞鶴駅と西舞鶴駅が中心で、そのため西舞鶴駅をのぞく中間駅は利用が低調である。
English: In addition, because central and prefectural government agencies, as well as companies' branches and offices, are located in Maizuru City, the limited expresses, as well as the local 'Relay Trains' that connect with them, are mainly used by business commuters, while the other local trains are mainly used for commuting to school.
Japanese: なお特別急行列車および特急に接続する普通列車（特急リレー号）は、舞鶴市に国や府の出張官庁、また企業の支店・営業所などが集中している事からビジネス利用が多いが、それ以外の普通列車は通学等の利用が多い。
English: Following its electrification and reopening in October 1999, the number of passengers using the Maizuru Line steadily increased, but figures have been declining slightly in recent years.
Japanese: 1999年（平成12年）10月に電化開業して以後、一貫して利用者数を増やしてきたが、近年は微減傾向である。
English: Originally, the Maizuru Line was a joint plan between the Hankaku Railway Company and the Kyoto Railway Company but with the Russo-Japanese War looming, the Japanese government needed to bring the schedule forward, so the government took over and opened the line, which ran from Fukuchiyama Station to Shin-Maizuru Station (present day Higashi-Maizuru Station) via Ayabe Station, and branch lines, in 1904 and then leased it to the Hankaku Railway Company.
Japanese: 元は阪鶴鉄道・京都鉄道が計画していた路線だが、日露戦争を控え着工を急ぐ必要性から1904年に官設で福知山～綾部～新舞鶴（現在の東舞鶴）間と支線が開通、阪鶴鉄道に貸与されて開業した。
English: The branch lines, including the Maizuruko Line (between Nishi-Maizuru Station and Maizuruko Station) and the Naka-Maizuru Line (between Higashi-Maizuru Station and Naka-Maizuru Station), which transported departing and repatriated soldiers, had all ceased operating by 1985.
Japanese: 支線として舞鶴港線（西舞鶴～舞鶴港間）や、出征者や戦場からの引揚者を運んだ中舞鶴線（東舞鶴～中舞鶴間）などを有していたが、1985年までに全て廃止されている。
English: November 3, 1904: Line between Fukuchiyama Station and Shin-Maizuru Station, via Ayabe Station, opened by Japan National Railways (distance between Ayabe Station and Shin-Maizuru Station - 16.4 miles ≒ 26.39 km).
Japanese: 1904年（明治37年）11月3日-福知山～綾部～新舞鶴間が日本国有鉄道で開業（綾部～新舞鶴間は16.4マイル≒26.39km）。
English: Ayabe Station, Umezako Station, Maizuru Station (present day Nishi-Maizuru Station) and Shin-Maizuru Station (present day Higashi-Maizuru Station) opened on the section constituting the present day Maizuru Line.
Japanese: 現在の舞鶴線にあたる区間に綾部駅、梅迫駅、舞鶴駅（現在の西舞鶴駅）、新舞鶴駅（現在の東舞鶴駅）が開業。
English: November 1: Establishment of operating distance (1.0 M ≒ 1.61 km) between Maizuru Station and Maizuru Coast Freight Office Station.
Japanese: 11月1日-舞鶴～舞鶴海岸荷扱所に営業マイル設定（1.0M≒1.61km）。
English: October 12, 1909: Line named Hankaku Line for some sections, including from Kanzaki Station (present day JR West Amagasaki Station) to Shin-Maizuru Station, via Fukuchiyama Station and from Maizuru Station to Maizuru Coast Freight Office Station.
Japanese: 1909年（明治42年）10月12日-線路名称制定、神崎（現在の尼崎駅(JR西日本)）～福知山～新舞鶴間、舞鶴～舞鶴海岸間などを阪鶴線とする。
English: March 1, 1912: Line from Ayabe Station to Shin-Maizuru Station and from Maizuru Station to Maizuru Coast Freight Office Station separated and renamed Maizuru Line.
Japanese: 1912年（明治45年）3月1日-綾部～新舞鶴間、舞鶴～舞鶴海岸間を分離し舞鶴線に改称。
English: July 21, 1919: Branch line (Naka-Maizuru Line) between Shin-Maizuru Station and Naka-Maizuru Station (2.1 M ≒ 3.38 km) opened.
Japanese: 1919年（大正8年）7月21日-支線（中舞鶴線）新舞鶴～中舞鶴間（2.1M≒3.38km）が開業。
English: April 12, 1924: End of passenger service between Maizuru Station and Umi-Maizuru Station.
Japanese: 1924年（大正13年）4月12日-舞鶴～海舞鶴間の旅客営業を廃止。
English: April 1, 1930: Operating distances changed from miles to meters (from Ayabe Station to Shin-Maizuru Station 16.4 M=>26.4 km; from Maizuru Station to Umi-Maizuru Station 1.0 M=>1.8 km; from Shin-Maizuru Station to Naka-Maizuru Station 2.1 M=>3.4 km).
Japanese: 1930年（昭和5年）4月1日-営業距離の単位をマイルからメートルに変更（綾部～新舞鶴間16.4M→26.4km、舞鶴～海舞鶴間1.0M→1.8km、新舞鶴～中舞鶴間2.1M→3.4km）。
English: June 1, 1939: Shin-Maizuru Station renamed Higashi-Maizuru Station and Shin-Maizuruko Station renamed Higashi-Maizuruko Station.
Japanese: 1939年（昭和14年）6月1日-新舞鶴駅を東舞鶴駅に、新舞鶴港駅を東舞鶴港駅に改称。
English: September 1, 1941: Branch line between Higashi-Maizuru Station and Higashi-Maizuruko Station closed.
Japanese: 1941年（昭和16年）9月1日-貨物支線東舞鶴～東舞鶴港間が廃止。
English: September 1, 1951: Nakasuji Signal Station upgraded and reopened as Magura Station.
Japanese: 1951年（昭和26年）9月1日-中筋信号場を駅に格上げし真倉駅開業。
English: April 1, 1987: Division and privatization of JNR gave birth to West Japan Railway Company, which took over the Maizuru Line.
Japanese: 1987年（昭和62年）4月1日-国鉄分割民営化により西日本旅客鉄道が承継。
English: March 31, 1999: Japan Freight Railway Company ended Type ⅡRailway Business (between Umezako Station and Higashi-Maizuru Station).
Japanese: 1999年（平成11年）3月31日-日本貨物鉄道の第二種鉄道事業（梅迫～東舞鶴間）廃止。
English: July 1, 2006: Maizuru Railway Division closed and Maizuru Line put back under the direct control of Fukuchiyama Branch.
Japanese: 2006年（平成18年）7月1日-舞鶴鉄道部が廃止され、福知山支社の直轄に戻る。
English: Higashi-Maizuru Station (0.0 km) -- Kitasui Station (1.6 km) -- Naka-Maizuru Station (3.4 km)
Japanese: 東舞鶴駅(0.0km)-北吸駅(1.6km)-中舞鶴駅(3.4km)
English: Kitakinki Tango Tetsudo Kabushiki-gaisha is a public-private joint venture, located in and part financed by Kyoto Prefecture, operating both the Miyafuku Line and Miyazu Line (the former was laid by the Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation, and the latter was once designated as a Specified Local Line of the Japanese National Railways (JNR)).
Japanese: 北近畿タンゴ鉄道株式会社（きたきんきたんごてつどう）は京都府で旧日本鉄道建設公団が建設した北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮福線と、旧国鉄特定地方交通線の鉄道路線北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮津線を運営している京都府などが出資する第三セクター会社である。
English: Its English translation is Kitakinki Tango Railway Corporation Co., Ltd, or KTR for short.
Japanese: 英訳名はKitakinkitangoRailwayCorporation.で、その略称からKTRと呼ばれている。
English: Its head office is located at 118-1, Amada, Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture (the fifth floor of JR West Building), and the administrative office of the railway business is located at 2065-4, Tsuruga, Miyazu City, Kyoto Prefecture (the second floor of Miyazu Station).
Japanese: 本社は京都府福知山市天田118番地の1（JR西日本ビル5階）、鉄道事業本部は京都府宮津市鶴賀2065番地の4（宮津駅2階）にある。
English: The word "Tango" in the corporate name originates from the name of the area the line operated in, the Tango Province, which was formerly a Japanese administrative district based on the legal codes called ritsuryo in the Nara and Heian periods; it is also a word play on the dance music, tango.
Japanese: 社名のタンゴとは、路線の所在する地域の令制国である丹後国に由来し、音楽のタンゴにも掛けたものである。
English: The company has been in the red massively since fiscal year 1990 because of its depreciation of the newly manufactured rolling stock for limited expresses.
Japanese: 同社は1990年度から多額の赤字を計上しているが、新製した特急用車両の減価償却にともなうものである。
English: August 1, 1989: Company renamed Kitakinki Tango Railway Corporation Co., Ltd. in preparation for takeover of JR Miyazu Line.
Japanese: 1989年（平成元年）8月1日：JR宮津線の引継ぎに備え北近畿タンゴ鉄道株式会社に社名変更。
English: March 16, 1996: Company electrified and reopened the entire Miyafuku Line and a part of Miyazu Line from Miyazu Station to Amanohashidate Station.
Japanese: 1996年（平成8年）3月16日：宮福線、宮津線宮津～天橋立間が電化開業。
English: October 2, 1999: Company interchanged the driving system of 'Tango Explorer' with that of 'Tango Discovery' in accordance with the electrification and reopening of JR Maizuru Line.
Japanese: 1999年（平成11年）10月2日：JR舞鶴線の電化開業にともない、「タンゴエクスプローラー」と「タンゴディスカバリー」の系統振替え。
English: September 1, 2007: Company moved its headquarters from the West Annex of Kyoto Prefectural Office in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City, to JR West Building (West Japan Railway Company Fukuchiyama Branch) at Amada, Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Japanese: 2007年（平成19年）9月1日：本社を京都市上京区の京都府庁舎西別館から福知山市天田のJR西日本ビル（西日本旅客鉄道福知山支社内）に移転。