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Railway Line Linetype
JR West Sanyō HonJR railway

Sanyō Hon (Wadamisaki)JR railway
JR Kyūshū Sanyō HonJR railway
JR West 西日本旅客鉄道  Nishi Nippon Ryokaku Tetsudō     West Japan Railway Company

Sanyō Hon 山陽本線 1067 mm     1500V DC
NicknameFrom - To
JR Kōbe Kōbe - Himeji
You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Kurashiki Iwakuni - Hiroshima Fukuyama Okayama - Himeji Nakatsu Matsuyama
Mine Tokuyama
Greater Hiroshima City Bizen Kitakyūshū
Kakogawa Akashi
Hiroshima City Okayama city Himeji
Central Hiroshima City
Tarumi Wadamisaki
Kōbe - Sannomiya
Sannomiya
Opened1888 - 1901 TracksFour tracksKaitaichi - Hiroshima
TracksFour tracksKōbe - Nishi-AkashiDouble trackHiroshima - Shimonoseki
Double trackNishi-Akashi - Kaitaichi
MapionGoogle Major stations Connecting lines KmCityPrefecture
Map Map Kōbe JR West: Tōkaidō Hon (Maibara - Kōbe), JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen [Shin-Kōbe], Kōbe Subway: Kaigan [Harborland],
Kōbe Rapid: Tōzai (Hankyū Sannomiya - Nishidai) [Kōsoku-Kōbe] 		0.0 Kōbe-shi Hyōgo
Map Map Hyōgo JR West: Sanyō Hon (Wadamisaki) 1.8 Kōbe-shi
Map Map Shin-Nagata Kōbe Subway: Seishin-Yamate, Kōbe Subway: Kaigan 4.1 Kōbe-shi
Map Map Suma
7.3 Kōbe-shi
Map Map Akashi Sanyō Dentetsu: Hon [Sanyō-Akashi] 19.4 Akashi-shi
Map Map Nishi-Akashi JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen 22.8 Akashi-shi
Map Map Kakogawa JR West: Kakogawa 39.1 Kakogawa-shi
Map Map Himeji Sanyō Dentetsu: Hon [Sanyō-Himeji], JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen, JR West: Bantan,
JR West: Kishin 		54.8 Himeji-shi
Map Map Aboshi
65.1 Himeji-shi
Map Map Tatsuno
71.0 Tatsuno-shi
Map Map Aioi JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen, JR West: Akō 75.5 Aioi-shi
Map Map Kamigōri Chizukyū: Chizu 89.6 Kamigōri-chō
Map Map Mitsuishi
102.4 Bizen-shi Okayama
Map Map Yoshinaga
109.5 Bizen-shi
Map Map Wake
114.8 Wake-chō
Map Map Kumayama
119.4 Akaiwa-shi
Map Map Mantomi
123.5 Okayama-shi
Map Map Seto
128.0 Okayama-shi
Map Map Higashi-Okayama JR West: Akō 136.1 Okayama-shi
Map Map Okayama JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen, JR West: Uno, JR West: Kibi,
JR West: Tsuyama, Okaden: Higashiyama (Hon) [Okayama-ekimae] 		143.4 Okayama-shi
Map Map Kurashiki JR West: Hakubi, Mizushima Rinkai: Mizushima Hon [Kurashikishi] 159.3 Kurashiki-shi
Map Map Shin-Kurashiki JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen 168.6 Kurashiki-shi
Map Map Kamogata
178.4 Asakuchi-shi
Map Map Kasaoka
187.1 Kasaoka-shi
Map Map Fukuyama JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen, JR West: Fukuen 201.7 Fukuyama-shi Hiroshima
Map Map Onomichi
221.8 Onomichi-shi
Map Map Itozaki
230.9 Mihara-shi
Map Map Mihara JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen, JR West: Kure 233.3 Mihara-shi
Map Map Shiraichi
263.9 Higashihiroshima-shi
Map Map Saijō
272.9 Higashihiroshima-shi
Map Map Seno Skyrail: Hiroshima Tankyori Kōtsū Seno [Midoriguchi] 289.5 Hiroshima-shi
Map Map Kaitaichi JR West: Kure 298.3 Kaita-chō
Map Map Hiroshima Hiroden: Hon [Hiroshima-eki], JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen, JR West: Geibi,
JR West: Kabe 		304.7 Hiroshima-shi
Map Map Yokogawa Hiroden: Yokogawa [Yokogawa-eki], JR West: Kabe 307.7 Hiroshima-shi
Map Map Nishi-Hiroshima Hiroden: Miyajima [Hiroden Nishi-Hiroshima (Koi)], Hiroden: Hon [Hiroden Nishi-Hiroshima (Koi)] 310.2 Hiroshima-shi
Map Map Itsukaichi
316.8 Hiroshima-shi
Map Map Hatsukaichi Hiroden: Miyajima [Hiroden-Hatsukaichi] 320.2 Hatsukaichi-shi
Map Map Miyajimaguchi Hiroden: Miyajima [Hiroden-Miyajimaguchi] 326.5 Hatsukaichi-shi
Map Map Ōnoura
331.4 Hatsukaichi-shi
Map Map Ōtake
340.8 Ōtake-shi
Map Map Iwakuni JR West: Gantoku 346.1 Iwakuni-shi Yamaguchi
Map Map Minami-Iwakuni
350.7 Iwakuni-shi
Map Map Yuu
361.6 Iwakuni-shi
Map Map Yanai
379.2 Yanai-shi
Map Map Hikari
400.7 Hikari-shi
Map Map Kudamatsu
406.9 Kudamatsu-shi
Map Map Kushigahama JR West: Gantoku 411.5 Shūnan-shi
Map Map Tokuyama JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen 414.9 Shūnan-shi
Map Map Shin-Nan-yō
419.0 Shūnan-shi
Map Map Hōfu
441.4 Hōfu-shi
Map Map Shin-Yamaguchi JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen, JR West: Yamaguchi, JR West: Ube 459.2 Yamaguchi-shi
Map Map Ube JR West: Ube 484.5 Ube-shi
Map Map Onoda JR West: Onoda 488.0 Sanyō-Onoda-shi
Map Map Asa JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen, JR West: Mine 494.3 Sanyō-Onoda-shi
Map Map Ozuki
508.8 Shimonoseki-shi
Map Map Shin-Shimonoseki JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen 520.9 Shimonoseki-shi
Map Map Hatabu JR West: Sanin Hon 524.6 Shimonoseki-shi
Map Map Shimonoseki JR Kyūshū: Sanyō Hon 528.1 Shimonoseki-shi

Traffic pattern
Sanyō line is also used:
Between Higashi-Okayama and Okayama by Akō line trains.
Between Kaitaichi and Hiroshima by Kure line trains.
Between Hiroshima and Yokogawa by Kabe line trains.
Between Kushigahama and Tokuyama by Gantoku line trains.
Between Hatabu and Shimonoseki by Sanin line trains.

*) = The Special Rapid and Rapid trains from Ōsaka originate from Kosei line (Tsuruga/Nagahara/Ōmi-Imazu), Hokuriku line (Tsuruga/Ōmi-Shiotsu/Nagahama) or Tōkaidō line (Maibara/Yasu/Kusatsu/Ōsaka).
**) = Most Local trains from Kōbe originate from Kosei line (Katata), Tōkaidō line (Yasu/Kusatsu/Kyōto/Takatsuki/Ōsaka, or Katamachi line (Matsuiyamate/Nagao/Shijōnawate).
The traffic pattern was accurate at: Dec 1, 2011
TypeNameOrigin - Major stops - DestinationTrains
per day		Fastest
train		Average
speed
Limited Express
Tokkyū
特急		Hamakaze
はまかぜ 		Ōsaka - Kōbe - Himeji - Bantan line - Wadayama - Sanin line - Tottori14h2859 km/h
Ōsaka - Kōbe - Himeji - Bantan line - Wadayama - Sanin line - Hamasaka13h3864 km/h
Ōsaka - Kōbe - Himeji - Bantan line - Wadayama - Sanin line - Kasumi13h3261 km/h
Kanikani Hamakaze
かにカニはまかぜ 		Ōsaka - Kōbe - Himeji - Bantan line - Wadayama - Sanin line - Hamasaka
Seasonal train during crab (Kani) season		1 Nov-Mar3h5460 km/h
Super Hakuto
スーパーはくと 		Kyōto - Ōsaka - Himeji - Kamigōri - Chizu kyūkō railway - Chizu - Tottori - Kurayoshi53h3283 km/h
Kyōto - Ōsaka - Himeji - Kamigōri - Chizu kyūkō railway - Chizu - Tottori23h0284 km/h
Super Inaba
スーパーいなば 		Tottori - Chizu - Chizu kyūkō railway - Kamigōri - Okayama61h4482 km/h
Yakumo
やくも 		Okayama - Kurashiki - Hakubi line - Yonago - Sanin line - Matsue - Izumoshi152h5377 km/h
Sleeper Limited Express
Shindai tokkyū
寝台特急		Sunrise Izumo
サンライズ出雲 		Tōkyo - Hamamatsu - Himeji - Okayama - Kurashiki - Niimi - Matsue - Izumoshi
Runs together with LEX Sunrise Seto Tōkyō - Okayama		111h5880 km/h
Sunrise Seto
サンライズ瀬戸 		Tōkyo - Hamamatsu - Himeji - Okayama - Takamatsu
Runs together with LEX Sunrise Izumo Tōkyō - Okayama		19h2785 km/h
Special Rapid
Shin kaisoku
新快速
*) Ōsaka - Kōbe - Himeji - Kamigōri11h3577 km/h
*) Ōsaka - Kōbe - Himeji - Aioi - Akō line - Banshū-Akō 161h3476 km/h
*) Ōsaka - Kōbe - Himeji - Aboshi131h1480 km/h
*) Ōsaka - Kōbe - Himeji411h0186 km/h
*) Ōsaka - Kōbe - Nishi-Akashi244 min76 km/h
Rapid
Kaisoku
快速
*) Ōsaka - Kōbe - Himeji - Kamigōri22h0858 km/h
*) Ōsaka - Kōbe - Himeji - Aioi - Akō line - Banshū-Akō 22h1553 km/h
*) Ōsaka - Kōbe - Himeji - Aboshi381h4556 km/h
*) Ōsaka - Kōbe - Himeji201h1273 km/h
*) Ōsaka - Kōbe - Kakogawa121h1359 km/h
Akiji Liner
安芸路ライナー 		Hiro - Kure line - Hiroshima - Iwakuni11h4841 km/h
Misuzushiosai
みすゞ潮彩 		Shin-Shimonoseki - Shimonoseki - Hatabu - Sanin line - Nagatoshi - Senzaki12h3933 km/h
Sun Liner
サンライナー 		Okayama - Fukuyama - Mihara11h3557 km/h
Okayama - Fukuyama1048 min73 km/h
Tsūkin (Commuter) Liner
通勤ライナー 		Fukuyama - Hiroshima - Iwakuni12h3954 km/h
Itozaki - Hiroshima11h1857 km/h
Itozaki - Shimonoseki15h1656 km/h
Shiraichi - Hiroshima142 min58 km/h
Saijō - Shin-Yamaguchi13h2654 km/h
Saijō - Tokuyama 12h3156 km/h
Seno - Shimonoseki14h1756 km/h
Takahara - Kure line - Hiroshima - Itsukaichi11h4645 km/h
Hiro - Kure line - Kaitaichi - Hiroshima - Iwakuni21h3249 km/h
Hiroshima - Iwakuni144 min56 km/h
Regional Rapid
Kukan kaisoku
区間快速
Nara - Kizu - Kyōbashi - JR Tōzai line - Amagasaki - Kōbe - Nishi-Akashi12h3444 km/h
Kizu - Kyōbashi - JR Tōzai line - Amagasaki - Kōbe - Nishi-Akashi12h2743 km/h
Kyōtanabe - Kyōbashi - JR Tōzai line - Amagasaki - Kōbe - Nishi-Akashi32h0943 km/h
Matsuiyamate - Kyōbashi - JR Tōzai line - Amagasaki - Kōbe - Nishi-Akashi22h0044 km/h
Local
Futsū
普通
(Kyōto/Takatsuki-) Kōbe - Kagogawa545 min52 km/h
**) Kōbe - Nishi-Akashi12228 min49 km/h
**) Kōbe - Suma1811 min40 km/h
Nishi-Akashi - Aioi - Banshū-Akō41h0757 km/h
Nishi-Akashi - Himeji333 min58 km/h
Himeji - Mihara22h5960 km/h
Himeji - Fukuyama12h3059 km/h
Himeji - Kurashiki - Niimi13h1751 km/h
Himeji - Okayama61h2364 km/h
Himeji - Kamigōri230 min70 km/h
Himeji - Aioi - Banshū-Akō1130 min62 km/h
Aioi - Hiroshima14h0157 km/h
Aioi - Mihara32h4258 km/h
Aioi - Itozaki12h3560 km/h
Aioi - Kurashiki - Niimi12h5950 km/h
Aioi - Okayama51h0563 km/h
Aioi - Kamigōri712 min71 km/h
Mitsuishi - Iwakuni14h3054 km/h
Mitsuishi - Mihara12h1757 km/h
Mitsuishi - Itozaki12h1258 km/h
Yoshinaga - Kurashiki - Bitchū-Takahashi11h3951 km/h
Yoshinaga - Okayama236 min57 km/h
Wake - Iwakuni14h3351 km/h
Wake - Hiroshima13h2655 km/h
Wake - Mihara12h0756 km/h
Wake - Fukuyama - Fuchū12h2446 km/h
Wake - Kurashiki - Bitchū-Takahashi11h3550 km/h
Wake - Okayama331 min55 km/h
Mantomi - Mihara12h0354 km/h
Seto - Kurashiki - Bitchū-Takahashi11h2845 km/h
Seto - Okayama218 min51 km/h
Okayama - Shimonoseki17h2452 km/h
Okayama - Shin-Yamaguchi15h4555 km/h
Okayama - Iwakuni33h3856 km/h
Okayama - Hiroshima12h5655 km/h
(Akō line - Higashi Okayama -)
Okayama - Mihara		201h2663 km/h
Okayama - Itozaki151h2264 km/h
(Akō line - Higashi Okayama -)
Okayama - Fukuyama		257 min61 km/h
Okayama - Kasaoka145 min58 km/h
Okayama - Kurashiki - Yonago23h2547 km/h
(Akō line - Higashi Okayama -)
Okayama - Kurashiki - Niimi		111h2656 km/h
(Akō line - Higashi Okayama -)
Okayama - Kurashiki - Bitchū-Takahashi		1352 min58 km/h
(Akō line - Higashi Okayama -)
Okayama - Kurashiki		216 min60 km/h
Itozaki - Shin-Yamaguchi24h1853 km/h
Itozaki - Minami-Iwakuni32h1653 km/h
Itozaki - Iwakuni92h1053 km/h
Itozaki - Hiroshima61h1758 km/h
Itozaki - Saijō143 min59 km/h
Itozaki - Mihara24 min36 km/h
Itozaki - Mihara -Kure line - Hiroshima - Iwakuni12h4251 km/h
Itozaki - Mihara -Kure line - Hiroshima32h2141 km/h
Itozaki - Mihara -Kure line - Hiro21h3340 km/h
Shiraichi - Shimonoseki44h5055 km/h
Shiraichi - Shin-Yamaguchi13h5450 km/h
Shiraichi - Tokuyama13h0250 km/h
Shiraichi - Yanai12h1551 km/h
Shiraichi - Minami-Iwakuni41h4450 km/h
Shiraichi - Iwakuni171h3850 km/h
Shiraichi - Ōnoura11h3045 km/h
Shiraichi - Hiroshima346 min53 km/h
Shiraichi - Hiroshima -Kabe line - Bairin11h1742 km/h
Saijō - Shin-Yamaguchi13h4550 km/h
Saijō - Minami-Iwakuni11h3549 km/h
Saijō - Iwakuni31h3248 km/h
Saijō - Hiroshima137 min52 km/h
(Kure line -)
Hiroshima - Shimonoseki		24h0654 km/h
(Kure line -)
Hiroshima - Shin-Yamaguchi		22h5553 km/h
(Kure line -)
Hiroshima - Minami-Iwakuni		156 min49 km/h
(Kure line -)
Hiroshima - Iwakuni		1550 min50 km/h
(Kure line -)
Hiroshima - Ōnoura		235 min46 km/h
(Kure line -)
Hiroshima - Itsukaichi		514 min52 km/h
Iwakuni - Shimonoseki23h0758 km/h
Iwakuni - Shin-Yamaguchi71h5559 km/h
Iwakuni - Tokuyama21h0861 km/h
Iwakuni - Yanai235 min49 km/h
Iwakuni - Yuu117 min55 km/h
Yanai - Shimonoseki12h3259 km/h
Yanai - Shin-Yamaguchi21h1961 km/h
Tokuyama - Shimonoseki21h5460 km/h
Tokuyama - Shin-Yamaguchi143 min62 km/h
Shin-Yamaguchi - Shimonoseki171h0564 km/h
Shin-Yamaguchi - Asa135 min60 km/h
Shin-Yamaguchi - Ube line - Ube - Shimonoseki11h5939 km/h
Ubemisaki- Ube line - Ube - Shimonoseki11h0847 km/h
Ubeshinkawa - Ube line - Ube - Asa222 min43 km/h
Ube - Shimonoseki152 min50 km/h
Asa - Shimonoseki334 min60 km/h
Ozuki - Shimonoseki920 min58 km/h


Sanyō Hon (Wadamisaki) 山陽本線「和田岬線」 1067 mm     1500V DC
You can find a Kitayama Rail Map for this line on this page:
Wadamisaki
Opened1890FreightTracksSingle track
1911Passenger
MapionGoogle Major stations Connecting lines KmCityPrefecture
Map Map Hyōgo JR West: Sanyō Hon 0.0 Kōbe-shi Hyōgo
Map Map Wadamisaki Kōbe Subway: Kaigan 2.7 Kōbe-shi

Traffic pattern
The trains run only morning and afternoon/evening. Fewer trains during weekends.
The traffic pattern was accurate at: Dec 1, 2011
TypeOrigin - DestinationTrains
per day		Fastest
train		Average
speed
Local
Futsū
普通 		Hyōgo - Wadamisaki173 min54 km/h

JR Kyūshū 九州旅客鉄道  Kyūshū Ryokaku Tetsudō     Kyushu Railway Company

Sanyō Hon 山陽本線 1067 mm     1500V DC
You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages:
Mine
Kitakyūshū
Opened1942TracksDouble track
The last part of the Sanyō line belongs to JR Kyūshū. It passes under the Kanmon strait in the 3.61 km long Kanmon Tunnel. The line and the first tunnel opened in 1942, the second tunnel opened two years later.
MapionGoogle Major stations Connecting lines KmCityPrefecture
Map Map Shimonoseki JR West: Sanin Hon, JR West: Sanyō Hon 528.1 Shimonoseki-shi Yamaguchi
Map Map Moji JR Kyūshū: Kagoshima Hon (Mojikō - Yatsushiro) 534.4 Kitakyūshū-shi Fukuoka

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Dec 1, 2011
TypeOrigin - Major stops - DestinationTrains
per day		Fastest
train		Average
speed
Local
Futsū
普通 		Shimonoseki - Moji - Kokura
A few trains continue beyond Kokura		5712 min59 km/h
Shimonoseki - Moji56 min63 km/h

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