Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
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The Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Sanyo Electric Railway. It stretches from Kobe west to Himeji via Akashi, Kakogawa and other municipalities in Hyōgo Prefecture. The line runs parallel to West Japan Railway Company (JR West) JR Kobe Line, with closest sections between Sanyo Suma and Sanyo Akashi stations, and competes with the JR line for its entire stretch. Despite the name, no part of the line is located in the San’yō region.
Operation
Template:STN is nominal as the start of the line, thus all trains of Sanyo start or end beyond, in Kobe Rapid Railway, or further Hanshin stations, namely Template:STN stations on Hankyū's Kobe Main Line and on Hanshin's Main Line for Locals, Template:STN terminal of Hanshin in Osaka.
The line accepts trains of Hanshin via Kobe Rapid, down (west) to Template:STN. In the Sanyo Main Line, all Hanshin trains stop all stations on their way, though in Hanshin's Main Line some are operated as Locals and some as Limited Express.
Services
All day operation
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- Hankyu Template:STN or Hanshin Sannomiya or Template:STN - Sanyo Himeji, makes every stop on the Sanyo Railway Main Line and the Kobe Kosoku Line. At night, down (westbound) trains start at Template:STN and up (eastbound) trains terminate at Template:STN on the Kobe Kosoku Line.
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- Hanshin-Umeda - Template:STN. Jointly operated by Hanshin Electric Railway and Sanyo, this train makes limited stops on both the Hanshin's Main Line and the Sanyo's Main Line. In Hanshin's official route maps the name is shorted to "Limited Express".
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- Hanshin's Limited Express trains from Umeda stop at all stations on this line to Template:STN. In Hanshin's official route maps the name is also shorted to "Limited Express".
Morning and night only
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- Mainly operated between Higashi-Futami and Sanyo Himeji, there is a westbound train from Kosoku Kobe for Sanyo Himeji in the early morning. The same stops as the Hanshin-Sanyo Limited Express (HS) but does not go east beyond Kosoku kobe.
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- Hanshin Sannomiya - Sanyo Himeji. This service makes more stops than the Hanshin Limited Express. Operates up (eastbound) in the mornings from Template:STN, Template:STN or Higashi-Futami to Sanyo Suma or Hanshin Sannomiya, and down (westbound) late nights from Sannomiya to Sanyo Himeji.
Stations
- Local trains stop at all stations.
- All stations are located in Hyogo Prefecture.
Legend:
- ● : All trains stop
- ▲ : Some trains stop
- | : All trains pass
| No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Services | Transfer | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanshin Ltd. Exp. | S Ltd. Exp. | Direct Ltd. Exp. | Sanyo Ltd. Exp. | City / Town | |||||
| Through services: | from Nishidai to Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line:
| ||||||||
| SY 01 HS 39 |
Template:STN | 西代 | 0.0 | ● | ● | ▲ | Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line (through service) | Nagata-ku, Kōbe | |
| SY 02 | Template:STN | 板宿 | 1.0 | ● | ● | ● | File:Subway KobeSeishin.svg Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line | Suma-ku, Kōbe | |
| SY 03 | Template:STN | 東須磨 | 1.8 | ● | | | | | |||
| SY 04 | Template:STN | 月見山 | 2.6 | ● | ● | ● | |||
| SY 05 | Template:STN | 須磨寺 | 3.3 | ● | | | | | |||
| SY 06 | Template:STN | 山陽須磨 | 3.7 | ● | ● | ● | File:JRW kinki-A.svg Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (Suma Station, JR-A68) | ||
| SY 07 | Template:STN | 須磨浦公園 | 5.1 | ● | | | | | Sumaura Ropeway | ||
| SY 08 | Template:STN | 山陽塩屋 | 6.8 | | | | | File:JRW kinki-A.svg Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (Shioya Station, JR-A69) | Tarumi-ku, Kōbe | ||
| SY 09 | Template:STN | 滝の茶屋 | 7.8 | ● | ▲ | ||||
| SY 10 | Template:STN | 東垂水 | 8.6 | | | | | ||||
| SY 11 | Template:STN | 山陽垂水 | 9.6 | ● | ● | File:JRW kinki-A.svg Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (Tarumi Station, JR-A70) | |||
| SY 12 | Template:STN | 霞ヶ丘 | 10.7 | ● | | | ||||
| SY 13 | Template:STN | 舞子公園 | 11.5 | | | ● | File:JRW kinki-A.svg Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (Maiko Station, JR-A71) | |||
| SY 14 | Template:STN | 西舞子 | 12.4 | | | | | ||||
| SY 15 | Template:STN | 大蔵谷 | 14.3 | | | | | Akashi | |||
| SY 16 | Template:STN | 人丸前 | 14.9 | | | | | ||||
| SY 17 | Template:STN | 山陽明石 | 15.7 | ● | ● | File:JRW kinki-A.svg Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (Akashi Station, JR-A73) | |||
| SY 18 | Template:STN | 西新町 | 16.9 | | | | | ||||
| SY 19 | Template:STN | 林崎松江海岸 | 18.4 | | | | | ||||
| SY 20 | Template:STN | 藤江駅 | 20.4 | ● | | | ||||
| SY 21 | Template:STN | 中八木 | 21.8 | | | | | ||||
| SY 22 | Template:STN | 江井ヶ島 | 23.5 | | | | | ||||
| SY 23 | Template:STN | 西江井ヶ島 | 24.9 | | | | | ||||
| SY 24 | Template:STN | 山陽魚住 | 25.6 | | | | | ||||
| SY 25 | Template:STN | 東二見 | 27.3 | ● | ● | ● | |||
| SY 26 | Template:STN | 西二見 | 28.6 | ● | | | | | |||
| SY 27 | Template:STN | 播磨町 | 29.9 | ● | | | | | Harima, Kako District | ||
| SY 28 | Template:STN | 別府 | 32.2 | ● | ● | ● | Kakogawa | ||
| SY 29 | Template:STN | 浜の宮 | 34.1 | ● | | | | | |||
| SY 30 | Template:STN | 尾上の松 | 35.5 | ● | | | | | |||
| SY 31 | Template:STN | 高砂 | 37.3 | ● | ● | ● | Takasago | ||
| SY 32 | Template:STN | 荒井 | 38.5 | ● | ▲ | | | |||
| SY 33 | Template:STN | 伊保 | 39.7 | ● | | | | | |||
| SY 34 | Template:STN | 山陽曽根 | 41.3 | ● | | | | | |||
| SY 35 | Template:STN | 大塩 | 42.8 | ● | ● | ● | Himeji | ||
| SY 36 | Template:STN | 的形 | 44.2 | ● | | | | | |||
| SY 37 | Template:STN | 八家 | 46.2 | ● | | | | | |||
| SY 38 | Template:STN | 白浜の宮 | 47.6 | ● | ▲ | | | |||
| SY 39 | Template:STN | 妻鹿 | 49.0 | ● | | | | | |||
| SY 40 | Template:STN | 飾磨 | 50.9 | ● | ● | ● | SY Aboshi Line | ||
| SY 41 | Template:STN | 亀山 | 52.3 | ● | | | | | |||
| SY 42 | Template:STN | 手柄 | 53.4 | ● | | | | | |||
| SY 43 | Template:STN | 山陽姫路 | 54.7 | ● | ● | ● | JR West (Himeji Station) | ||
History
The Script error: No such module "Nihongo". opened the section from the Hyogo Electric Railway Station (since closed) to Template:STN on 15 March 1910 as Template:RailGauge, dual track electrified at 600 V DC. All subsequent extensions were electrified dual track. The line was extended to Akashi in 1917.[1]
In 1923, the Kobe Electric Railway opened the Akashi to Himeji section, and merged with the Hyogo Electric Railway in 1927. The Sanyo Electric Railway was created in 1934.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The line voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC in 1948. In 1968, the Higashi Suma to Hyogo Electric Railway Station section was closed and the line was connected to the Hanshin Main Line, enabling through services to Umeda in Osaka.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Station numbering was introduced on Sanyo Electric Railway lines from 1 April 2014, with Main Line stations numbered SY01 to SY43.[2]
Accidents
On 12 February 2013, at around 15:50, a non-stop 6-car limited express service bound for Template:STN collided with the rear end of a truck which was protruding onto a level crossing to the west of Arai Station. The first two cars of the train derailed and slid 170 m before hitting the edge of the station platform and coming to rest. 15 people were injured in the collision, including the train driver and truck driver.[3][4]
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