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Railway Line Linetype
JR West Sanin HonJR railway

Sanin Hon (Senzaki branch)JR railway
JR West 西日本旅客鉄道  Nishi Nippon Ryokaku Tetsudō     West Japan Railway Company

Sanin Hon 山陰本線 1067 mm     
You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: North Chūgoku Tottori Yamaguchi
Miyoshi
Mine
Kitakyūshū
Kurama
Nagato
Umahori Arashiyama Demachiyanagi Katsura
Central Kyōto
Traction1500V DCKyōto - Kinosaki-onsen
Non-electricKinosaki-onsen - Hōki-Daisen
1500V DCHōki-Daisen - Nishi-Izumo
Non-electricNishi-Izumo - Hatabu
Opened1897 - 1933 TracksSingle trackSonobe - AyabeTracksDouble trackHigashi-Matsue - Matsue
TracksDouble trackKyōto - TambaguchiDouble trackAyabe - FukuchiyamaSingle trackMatsue - Tamatsukurionsen
Single trackTambaguchi - NijōSingle trackFukuchiyama - Hōki-DaisenDouble trackTamatsukurionsen - Kimachi
Double trackNijō - HanazonoDouble trackHōki-Daisen - YasugiSingle trackKimachi - Hatabu
Single trackHanazono - Saga ArashiyamaSingle trackYasugi - Higashi-MatsueMaximum speed85 - 130 km/h 
Double trackSaga Arashiyama - Sonobe
In 1989, a new section, mostly in tunnels, between Saga Arashiyama and Umahori replaced the old curvy line. The old section is today used by Sagano Scenic Railway.
Mapion Major stations Connecting lines KmCityPrefecture
Map Kyōto Kintetsu: Kyōto, JR Central: Tōkaidō Shinkansen, JR West: Tōkaidō Hon (Maibara - Kōbe), JR West: Nara, Kyōto-shi: Karasuma 0.0 Kyōto-shi Kyōto
Map Tambaguchi
2.5 Kyōto-shi
Map Nijō Kyōto-shi: Tōzai 4.2 Kyōto-shi
Map Hanazono
6.9 Kyōto-shi
Map Uzumasa Keifuku: Arashiyama Hon (Randen) [Katabiranotsuji], Keifuku: Kitano [Katabiranotsuji] 8.6 Kyōto-shi
Map Saga Arashiyama Sagano Scenic: Sagano Kankō [Torokko Saga] 10.3 Kyōto-shi
Map Umahori Sagano Scenic: Sagano Kankō [Torokko Kameoka] 18.1 Kameoka-shi
Map Kameoka
20.2 Kameoka-shi
Map Sonobe
34.2 Nantan-shi
Map Ayabe JR West: Maizuru 76.2 Ayabe-shi
Map Fukuchiyama JR West: Fukuchiyama, Kitakinki Tango: Miyafuku 88.5 Fukuchiyama-shi
Map Wadayama JR West: Bantan 119.0 Asago-shi Hyōgo
Map Yōka
131.2 Yabu-shi
Map Toyooka Kitakinki Tango: Miyazu 148.4 Toyooka-shi
Map Kinosaki-onsen
158.0 Toyooka-shi
Map Kasumi
180.0 Kami-chō
Map Hamasaka
197.9 Shinonsen-chō
Map Tottori JR West: Inbi 230.3 Tottori-shi Tottori
Map Hōgi
244.7 Tottori-shi
Map Aoya
252.8 Tottori-shi
Map Kurayoshi
270.1 Kurayoshi-shi
Map Hōki-Daisen JR West: Hakubi 318.2 Yonago-shi
Map Yonago JR West: Sakai 323.0 Yonago-shi
Map Yasugi
331.8 Yasugi-shi Shimane
Map Higashi-Matsue
345.3 Matsue-shi
Map Matsue
351.9 Matsue-shi
Map Tamatsukurionsen
358.5 Matsue-shi
Map Kimachi
364.5 Matsue-shi
Map Shinji JR West: Kisuki 368.9 Matsue-shi
Map Izumoshi Ichibata: Kitamatsue [Dentetsu Izumoshi] 384.6 Izumo-shi
Map Nishi-Izumo
389.4 Izumo-shi
Map Ōdashi
417.2 Ōda-shi
Map Nima
428.9 Ōda-shi
Map Gōtsu JR West: Sankō 454.3 Gōtsu-shi
Map Hamada
473.3 Hamada-shi
Map Masuda JR West: Yamaguchi 514.5 Masuda-shi
Map Hagi
575.8 Hagi-shi Yamaguchi
Map Nagatoshi JR West: Mine, JR West: Sanin Hon (Senzaki branch) 599.6 Nagato-shi
Map Takibe
635.1 Shimonoseki-shi
Map Kogushi
650.2 Shimonoseki-shi
Map Hatabu JR West: Sanyō Hon 673.8 Shimonoseki-shi
Map Shimonoseki JR Kyūshū: Sanyō Hon 677.3 Shimonoseki-shi Yamaguchi

Traffic pattern
The traffic pattern shown does not include all details and could change at any time.
TypeNameOrigin - Major stops - DestinationFrequencyFastest
train		Average
speed
LEXHamakaze Ōsaka - Kōbe - Himeji - Bantan line - Wadayama - Sanin line - Kasumi1/day3h3261 km/h
Ōsaka - Kōbe - Himeji - Bantan line - Wadayama - Sanin line - Hamasaka1/day3h4163 km/h
Ōsaka - Kōbe - Himeji - Bantan line - Wadayama - Sanin line - Tottori1/day4h2760 km/h
Hashidate Kyōto - Ayabe - Fukuchiyama - Kita Kinki Tango - Amanohashidate4/day2h0261 km/h
Kinosaki Kyōto - Ayabe - Fukuchiyama - Toyooka - Kinosaki-onsen3/day2h2864 km/h
Kitakinki Shin-Ōsaka - Fukuchiyama line - Fukuchiyama - Toyooka2/day2h5063 km/h
Shin-Ōsaka - Fukuchiyama line - Fukuchiyama - Toyooka - Kinosaki-onsen6/day2h4568 km/h
Maizuru Kyōto - Ayabe - Maizuru line - Higashi-Maizuru6/day1h3962 km/h
Super Hakuto Kyōto - Ōsaka - Himeji - Kamigōri - Chizu kyūkō railway - Chizu - Tottori - Kurayoshi5/day3h3183 km/h
Tanba Kyōto - Ayabe - Fukuchiyama5/day1h2166 km/h
Super Matsukaze Tottori - Yonago 3/day1h0093 km/h
Tottori - Yonago - Masuda4/day3h2583 km/h
Super Oki Tottori - Yonago - Masuda - Yamaguchi line - Shin-Yamaguchi2/day5h0774 km/h
Yonago - Masuda - Yamaguchi line - Shin-Yamaguchi1/day4h2166 km/h
Tango Discovery Kyōto - Ayabe - Maizuru line - Higashi-Maizuru2/day1h3763 km/h
(Kyōto - ) Ayabe - Fukuchiyama
Runs together with Higashi-Maizuru section Kyōto - Ayabe		1/day1h2463 km/h
(Kyōto - ) Ayabe - Fukuchiyama - Kita Kinki Tango - Kumihama - Rapid train - Toyooka
Runs together with the section for Higashi-Maizuru section Kyōto - Ayabe		1/day3h0657 km/h
Yakumo Okayama - Kurashiki - Hakubi line - Yonago - Matsue - Izumoshi15/day2h5377 km/h
Night LEXSunrise Izumo Tōkyo - Hamamatsu - Himeji - Okayama - Kurashiki - Niimi - Matsue - Izumoshi1/night11h5880 km/h
Rapid
Kyōto - Sonobe10/day42 min49 km/h
Kyōto - Ayabe - Fukuchiyama2/day1h5646 km/h
Tottori Liner Tottori - Yonago6/day1h2962 km/h
Tottori - Yonago - Izumoshi1/day2h5254 km/h
Aqua Liner Yonogo - Hamada2/day2h4754 km/h
Yonogo - Masuda3/day3h3853 km/h
Misuzushiosai Takibe - Shimonoseki - Shin-Shimonoseki1/day1h1738 km/h

Frequency per section
For local trains and other train types listed below, the origin/destination-relations are not shown; only frequency per section.
SectionFrequencyFastest
train		 SectionFrequencyFastest
train
Kyōto - Kameoka60/day29 minKameoka - Sonobe37/day18 min
Sonobe - Ayabe17/day49 minAyabe - Fukuchiyama30/day12 min
Fukuchiyama - Toyooka17/day1h05Toyooka - Kinosaki-onsen20/day10 min
Kinosaki-onsen - Kasumi15/day31 minKasumi - Hamasaka11/day26 min
Hamasaka - Tottori16/day45 minTottori - Hōgi23/day17 min
Hōgi - Aoya22/day9 minAoya - Kurayoshi21/day18 min
Kurayoshi - Hōki-Daisen18/day58 minHōki-Daisen - Yonago30/day8 min
Yonago - Matsue20/day30 minMatsue - Shinji19/day19 min
Shinji - Izumoshi19/day18 minIzumoshi - Nishi-Izumo23/day6 min
Nishi-Izumo - Ōdashi14/day33 minŌdashi - Nima11/day13 min
Nima - Gōtsu10/day31 minGōtsu - Hamada14/day25 min
Hamada - Masuda10/day46 minMasuda - Nagatoshi9/day1h44
Nagatoshi - Takibe14/day46 minTakibe - Kogushi15/day21 min
Kogushi - Shimonoseki26/day41 min




Sanin Hon (Senzaki branch) 山陰本線仙崎支線 1067 mm     Non-electric
You can find a Kitayama Rail Map for this line on this page:
Nagato
Opened1933TracksSingle track
Mapion Major stations Connecting lines KmCityPrefecture
Map Nagatoshi JR West: Sanin Hon, JR West: Mine 0.0 Nagato-shi Yamaguchi
Map Senzaki
2.2 Nagato-shi

Traffic pattern
The traffic pattern shown does not include all details and could change at any time.
SectionFrequencyFastest
train		 SectionFrequencyFastest
train
Nagatoshi - Senzaki6/day3 min



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This page is updated Dec 25, 2009