Sanyo Railway Main Line

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The Main Line of Sanyo Electric Railway (山陽電気鉄道本線 San'yō Denki-tetsudō Honsen?) is a railway line connecting the cities of Kobe and Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The line runs parallel to JR West's Sanyo Main Line between Sanyo Suma and Sanyo Akashi, and competes with the JR line for its entire stretch.

[edit] Operation

Sumaura-koen Station
Sumaura-koen Station

Most trains continue past the line's eastern terminus of Nishidai to Sannomiya on Hankyu Kobe Line or Hanshin Main Line via Kobe Rapid Railway Tozai Line, and limited express service continues on Hanshin Main Line to Umeda Station in Osaka.

[edit] Train types

The following trains run on the Main Line all day:

  • ■■ Hanshin-Sanyo Limited Express (直通特急) (Hanshin Umeda - Sanyo Himeji): Jointly operated by Hanshin and Sanyo, this train makes limited stops on both the Hanshin Main Line and the Sanyo Railway Main Line.
  • ■ Local (普通) (Hankyu Sannomiya/Hanshin Sannomiya - Sanyo Himeji): Makes every stop on the Sanyo Main Line and Kobe Rapid Railway Tozai Line. At night, westbound trains start at Kosoku Kobe and eastbound trains terminate at Shinkaichi.

The following trains run during mornings and nights:

  • ■ Sanyo Limited Express (山陽特急) (Hanshin Sannomiya - Sanyo Himeji): Makes the same stops as the Hanshin-Sanyo Limited Express but does not go east beyond Sannomiya. Operates in the mornings between Higashi-Futami and Sanyo Himeji, and at nights between Hanshin Sannomiya and Sanyo Himeji.
  • ■ S Limited Express (S特急) (Hankyu Sannomiya/Hanshin Sannomiya - Sanyo Himeji): Makes more stops than the other limited express trains. Operates eastbound in the mornings between Shikama, Oshio or Higashi-Futami and Hankyu Sannomiya or Hanshin Sannomiya, and westbound late nights between Hankyu Sannomiya or Hanshin Sannomiya and Sanyo Himeji.

[edit] Stations

  • ●= stop
  • ▲= part of trains stop
  • |= pass
  • ∥ = not running
Name km (from Nishidai) Sanyo Local (普通) Hanshin Local (阪神普通) Hanshin Express (阪神急行) Hanshin Limited Express (阪神特急) Sanyo S Limited Express (S特急) Sanyo Limited Express (特急) Hanshin Sanyo Through Limited Express (直通特急) Connecting Lines Location
Kobe Rapid Railway Tozai Line (神戸高速鉄道東西線)
Direction for the Hankyu Kobe Line Sannomiya (三宮, Hankyu) 5.7 ●         ●       Chuo-ku, Kobe Hyogo Prefecture
Hanakuma (花隈) 4.4 ●         ●        
Direction for the Hanshin Main Line Continuing service to:     Sannomiya (Hanshin) Umeda (Hanshin) Umeda (Hanshin) Umeda (Hanshin)   Sannomiya (Hanshin) Sannomiya (Hanshin) Umeda (Hanshin)  
Motomachi (元町, Hanshin) 5.0 ∥ ● ● ● ● ∥ ● ● ●
Nishi-Motomachi (西元町) 4.2 ∥ ● ● ● ● ∥ | ● ▲  
Kosoku Kobe (高速神戸) 3.5 ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Shinkaichi (新開地) 2.9 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Hyogo-ku, Kobe
Daikai (大開) 1.9 ● ● ● ● ● ● ▲  
Kosoku Nagata (高速長田) 0.9 ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
  • Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line (Nagata Station)
 Nagata-ku, Kobe
Main Line (本線)
Nishidai (西代) 0.0 ● ● ● ● ● | | Nagata-ku, Kobe Hyogo Prefecture
Itayado (板宿) 1.0 ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
  • Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line
 Suma-ku, Kobe
Higashi-Suma (東須磨) 1.8 ● ● ● ● | | |  
Tsukimiyama (月見山) 2.6 ●   ● ● ● | |  
Sumadera (須磨寺) 3.3 ●   ● ● | | |  
Sanyo Suma (山陽須磨) 3.7 ●   ● ● ● ● ●
Sumaura-koen (須磨浦公園) 5.1 ●   ● ● | | |  
Sanyo Shioya (山陽塩屋) 6.8 ●       | | |
  • JR West Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (Shioya Station)
 Tarumi-ku, Kobe
Takinochaya (滝の茶屋) 7.8 ●       ● ▲ ▲  
Higashi-Tarumi (東垂水) 8.6 ●       | | |  
Sanyo Tarumi (山陽垂水) 9.6 ●       ● ● ●
  • JR West Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (Tarumi Station)
Kasumigaoka (霞ヶ丘) 10.7 ●       ● | |  
Maiko-koen (舞子公園) 11.5 ●       | ● ●
  • JR West Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (Maiko Station)
Nishi-Maiko (西舞子) 12.4 ●       | | |  
Okuradani (大蔵谷) 14.3 ●       | | |   Akashi
Hitomarumae (人丸前) 14.9 ●       | | |  
Sanyo Akashi (山陽明石) 15.7 ●       ● ● ●
  • JR West Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (Akashi Station)
Nishi-Shimmachi (西新町) 16.9 ●       | | |  
Hayashisaki-Matsuekaigan (林崎松江海岸) 18.4 ●       | | |  
Fujie (藤江) 20.4 ●       ● | |  
Nakayagi (中八木) 21.8 ●       | | |  
Eigashima (江井ヶ島) 23.5 ●       | | |  
Nishi-Eigashima (西江井ヶ島) 24.9 ●       | | |  
Sanyo Uozumi (山陽魚住) 25.6 ●       | | |  
Higashi-Futami (東二見) 27.3 ●       ● ● ●  
Nishi-Futami (西二見) 28.6 ●       ● | |  
Harimacho (播磨町) 29.9 ●       ● | |   Harima, Kako District
Befu (別府) 32.2 ●       ● | |   Kakogawa
Hamanomiya (浜の宮) 34.1 ●       ● | |  
Onoenomatsu (尾上の松) 35.5 ●       ● | |  
Takasago (高砂) 37.3 ●       ● ● ●   Takasago
Arai (荒井) 38.5 ●       ● | |  
Iho (伊保) 39.7 ●       ● | |  
Sanyo Sone (山陽曽根) 41.3 ●       ● | |  
Oshio (大塩) 42.8 ●       ● ● ●   Himeji
Matogata (的形) 44.2 ●       ● | |  
Yaka (八家) 46.2 ●       ● | |  
Shirahamanomiya (白浜の宮) 47.6 ●       ● | |  
Mega (妻鹿) 49.0 ●       ● | |  
Shikama (飾磨) 50.9 ●       ● ● ●
Kameyama (亀山) 52.3 ●       ● | |  
Tegara (手柄) 53.4 ●       ● | |  
Sanyo Himeji (山陽姫路) 54.7 ●       ● ● ●
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