Shintetsu Ao Line
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| Shintetsu Ao Line | |
|---|---|
 1500 series EMU on the 50 per mil gradient between Omura and Kashiyama, April 2011 | |
| Overview | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| Locale | Hyōgo Prefecture |
| Termini |
Suzurandai Ao |
| Operation | |
| Opening | 28 December 1936 |
| Owner | Kobe Electric Railway |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 29.2 km (18.1 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC |
| Operating speed | 70 km/h (45 mph) |
The Ao Line (粟生線 Ao-sen) is a commuter railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu). It connects Kobe with its northwestern suburb, Ono. The line is 29.2 km (18.1 mi) long, stretching from Suzurandai in Kita-ku to Ao, where the line connects with the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Kakogawa Line, although all trains continue past Suzurandai to Shinkaichi via the Shintetsu Arima Line and Kobe Rapid Railway Namboku Line.
Stations
| Station | Distance (km) | Local (普通) |
Semi-Express (準急) |
Express (急行) |
Rapid Express (快速) |
Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzurandai | 鈴蘭台 | 0.0 | S | S | S | S | Kita-ku, Kobe | |
| Suzurandai-nishiguchi | 鈴蘭台西口 | 0.8 | S | S | S | S | ||
| Nishi-Suzurandai | 西鈴蘭台 | 1.3 | S | S | S | S | ||
| Aina | 藍那 | 3.0 | S | S | ↑ | | | ||
| Kizu | 木津 | 6.4 | S | S | ↑ | | | Nishi-ku, Kobe | |
| Kobata | 木幡 | 8.1 | S | S | S | | | ||
| Sakae | 栄 | 9.6 | S | S | S | | | ||
| Oshibedani | 押部谷 | 11.2 | S | S | S | S | ||
| Midorigaoka | 緑が丘 | 12.8 | S | S | S | S | Miki | |
| Hirono Golf-jo-mae | 広野ゴルフ場前 | 13.5 | S | S | S | S | ||
| Shijimi | 志染 | 15.6 | S | S | S | S | ||
| Ebisu | 恵比須 | 17.6 | S | S | S | S | ||
| Miki Uenomaru | 三木上の丸 | 18.6 | S | S | S | S | ||
| Miki | 三木 | 19.3 | S | S | S | S | ||
| Omura | 大村 | 20.8 | S | S | S | S | ||
| Kashiyama | 樫山 | 23.2 | S | S | S | S | Ono | |
| Ichiba | 市場 | 23.9 | S | S | S | S | ||
| Ono | 小野 | 26.2 | S | S | S | S | ||
| Hata | 葉多 | 27.7 | S | S | S | S | ||
| Ao | 粟生 | 29.2 | S | S | S | S |
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History
The line opened on 28 December 1936.[1] The line was extended from Miki to Ono on 28 December 1951, and from Ono to Ao on 10 April 1952.[1]
References
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