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JR West Tōkaidō Hon (Maibara - Kōbe)JR railway

Tōkaidō Hon (Umeda Kamotsu Umeda Freight)JR railway

BiwakoJR railway [Nickname]

 JR KyōtoJR railway [Nickname]

 JR KōbeJR railway [Nickname]
JR West 西日本旅客鉄道  Nishi Nippon Ryokaku Tetsudō     West Japan Railway Company

Tōkaidō Hon (Maibara - Kōbe) 東海道本線 1067 mm     1500V DC
NicknameFrom - To
Biwako Maibara - Kyōto
JR Kyōto Kyōto - Ōsaka
JR Kōbe Ōsaka - Kōbe
JR Takarazuka Ōsaka - Amagasaki
You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Biwako Iga
Hikone Kusatsu Yōkaichi Myōkenguchi Uji
Sumiyoshi Kōbe - Sannomiya Rokkō Island Ibaraki Toyonaka Settsu Nishinomiya Amagasaki Shin-Ōsaka Katsura Yamashina Ishiyama
Central Kyōto
Ebie Umeda
Sannomiya
Opened1876 - 1889Maibara - ŌsakaTracksDouble trackMaibara - Kusatsu
1874Ōsaka - KōbeFour tracks (or more)Kusatsu - Kōbe
MapionGoogle Major stations Connecting lines KmCityPrefecture
Map Map Maibara JR Central: Tōkaidō Shinkansen, JR Central: Tōkaidō Hon (Atami - Maibara), JR West: Hokuriku Hon,
Ōmi: Hon 		445.9 Maibara-shi Shiga
Map Map Hikone Ōmi: Hon 451.9 Hikone-shi
Map Map Azuchi
470.8 Ōmihachiman-shi
Map Map Ōmi-Hachiman Ōmi: Yōkaichi 474.3 Ōmihachiman-shi
Map Map Yasu
483.9 Yasu-shi
Map Map Moriyama
487.0 Moriyama-shi
Map Map Rittō
489.1 Rittō-shi
Map Map Kusatsu JR West: Kusatsu 491.4 Kusatsu-shi
Map Map Ishiyama Keihan: Ishiyama Sakamoto [Keihan Ishiyama] 499.1 Ōtsu-shi
Map Map Zeze Keihan: Ishiyama Sakamoto [Keihan Zeze] 501.9 Ōtsu-shi
Map Map Ōtsu
503.6 Ōtsu-shi
Map Map Yamashina Keihan: Keishin [Keihan-Yamashina], JR West: Kosei, Kyōto-shi: Tōzai 508.1 Kyōto-shi Kyōto
Map Map Kyōto Kintetsu: Kyōto, JR Central: Tōkaidō Shinkansen, JR West: Sanin Hon,
JR West: Nara, Kyōto-shi: Karasuma 		513.6 Kyōto-shi
Map Map Mukōmachi
520.0 Mukō-shi
Map Map Nagaokakyō
523.7 Nagaokakyō-shi
Map Map Yamazaki Hankyū: Kyōto (Kyōto Hon) [Ōyamazaki] 527.7 Oyamazaki-chō
Map Map Takatsuki
535.2 Takatsuki-shi Ōsaka
Map Map Settsu-Tonda
538.1 Takatsuki-shi
Map Map Ibaraki
541.8 Ibaraki-shi
Map Map Suita
548.8 Suita-shi
Map Map Shin-Ōsaka JR Central: Tōkaidō Shinkansen, JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen, JR West: Tōkaidō Hon (Umeda Kamotsu Umeda Freight),
Ōsaka-shi: Midōsuji 		552.6 Ōsaka-shi
Map Map Ōsaka Hanshin: Hon [Umeda], JR West: Ōsaka kanjō (loop), JR West: JR Tōzai [Kitashinchi],
Ōsaka-shi: Midōsuji [Umeda], Ōsaka-shi: Tanimachi [Higashi-Umeda], Ōsaka-shi: Yotsubashi [Nishi-Umeda] 		556.4 Ōsaka-shi
Map Map Amagasaki JR West: Fukuchiyama, JR West: JR Tōzai 564.1 Amagasaki-shi Hyōgo
Map Map Kōshienguchi
569.3 Nishinomiya-shi
Map Map Ashiya
575.6 Ashiya-shi
Map Map Sumiyoshi Kōbe New Transit: Rokkō Island (Rokkōliner) 580.1 Kōbe-shi
Map Map Sannomiya Kōbe New Transit: Port Island (Portliner), Hankyū: Kōbe (Kōbe Hon), Hanshin: Hon,
Kōbe Subway: Seishin-Yamate, Kōbe Subway: Kaigan [Sannomiya Hanadokei-mae], Kōbe Rapid: Tōzai (Hankyū Sannomiya - Nishidai) 		587.0 Kōbe-shi
Map Map Motomachi Hanshin: Hon, Kōbe Rapid: Tōzai (Motomachi -Kōsoku Kōbe) 587.8 Kōbe-shi
Map Map Kōbe JR West: Sanyō Hon, Kōbe Subway: Kaigan [Harborland], Kōbe Rapid: Tōzai (Hankyū Sannomiya - Nishidai) [Kōsoku-Kōbe] 589.5 Kōbe-shi

Traffic pattern
Tōkaidō main line is also used by:
Kosei line trains between Yamashita and Kyōto.
Fukuchiyama line trains between Ōsaka and Amagasaki

The Biwako, JR Kyōto and JR Kōbe lines form a traffic system from Nagahama in east to Himeji in west with three train types:
Special Rapid (shin-kaisoku), Rapid (kaisoku) and Local (futsu).

This traffic system also continues into Kosei, JR Tōzai and Fukuchiyama (JR Takarazuka) lines.
The traffic pattern was accurate at: Jan 10, 2012
TypeNameOrigin - Major stops - DestinationTrains
per day		Fastest
train		Average
speed
Limited Express
Tokkyū
特急		Biwako Express
びわこエクスプレス 		Maibara - Ōsaka11h2578 km/h
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
Haruka
はるか 		Maibara - Kyōto - Shin-Osaka - Umeda Freight Line - Tennoji - Kansai-kūkō (Kansai Airport)22h1077 km/h
Kusatsu - Kyōto - Shin-Osaka - Umeda Freight Line - Tennoji - Kansai-kūkō (Kansai Airport)11h4073 km/h
Kyōto - Shin-Osaka - Umeda Freight Line - Tennoji - Kansai-kūkō (Kansai Airport)211h1778 km/h
(Wide View) Hida
（ワイドビュー）ひだ 		Takayama - Gifu - Maibara - Ōsaka14h1570 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
Kounotori
こうのとり 		Shin-Ōsaka - Amagasaki - Fukuchiyama line - Fukuchiyama - Toyooka - Kinosaki-onsen62h4469 km/h
Shin-Ōsaka - Amagasaki - Fukuchiyama line - Fukuchiyama - Toyooka12h5461 km/h
Shin-Ōsaka - Amagasaki - Fukuchiyama line - Fukuchiyama71h3773 km/h
Kuroshio
くろしお 		Kyōto - Shin-Ōsaka - Umeda Freight Line - Tennoji - Wakayama - Shirahama12h5476 km/h
Ocean Arrow
オーシャンアロー 		Kyōto - Shin-Ōsaka - Umeda Freight line - Tennoji - Wakayama - Shingū14h4467 km/h
(Wide View) Shinano
（ワイドビュー）しなの 		Nagano - Matsumoto - Shiojiri - Chūō line - Nagoya - Ōsaka15h1883 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 Kuroshio
スーパーくろしお 		Kyōto - Shin-Ōsaka - Umeda Freight line - Tennoji - Wakayama - Shingū14h2272 km/h
Thunderbird
サンダーバード 		Uozu - Toyama - Kanazawa - Tsuruga - Kosei line - Kyōto - Ōsaka13h31100 km/h
Toyama - Kanazawa - Tsuruga - Kosei line - Kyōto - Ōsaka143h15101 km/h
Kanazawa - Tsuruga - Kosei line - Kyōto - Ōsaka42h4796 km/h
Wakura-onsen - Kanazawa - Tsuruga - Kosei line - Kyōto - Ōsaka43h5188 km/h
Sleeper Limited Express
Shindai tokkyū
寝台特急		Nihonkai
日本海 		Aomori - Akita - Niitsu - Naoetsu - Kanezawa - Kyōto - Ōsaka1/night14h5669 km/h
Twilight Express
トワイライトエクスプレス 		Sapporo - Toya - (no stops in Hakodate - Akita) - Niitsu - Toyama - Kyōto - Ōsaka4-7 times/week22h4766 km/h
Sunrise Seto / Sunrise Izumo
サンライズ瀬戸 / サンライズ出雲 		Tōkyo - Hamamatsu - Himeji - Okayama - Takamatsu / Izumo
No stops on Maibara - Kōbe section		1/night

Express
Kyūkō
急行		Kitaguni
きたぐに 		Niigata - Niitsu - Naoetsu - Maibara - Ōsaka1/night7h5177 km/h
Special Rapid
Shin kaisoku
新快速
Maibara - Kōbe
Most trains from Hokuriku main line (Tsuruga/Ōmi-Shiotsu/Naganama)
All trains to Sanyō line (Nishi-Akashi/Himeji/Aboshi/Akō line Banshū-Akō) 		361h5078 km/h
Yasu - Kōbe
All trains to Sanyō line (Nishi-Akashi/Himeji/Aboshi/Kamigōri/Akō line Banshū-Akō) 		211h2575 km/h
Kusatsu - Kōbe (- Himeji)11h5651 km/h
Yamashina - Kōbe
All trains from Kosei line (Tsuruga/Nagahara/Ōmi-Imazu)
All trains to Sanyō line (Himeji/Aboshi/Akō line Banshū-Akō) 		91h0279 km/h
Ōsaka - Kōbe (- Himeji / Aboshi)625 min79 km/h
Rapid
Kaisoku
快速
Maibara - Kōbe
A few trains from Hokuriku main line (Nagahama) and Tōkaidō main line (Ōgaki)
All trains to Sanyō line (Nishi-Akashi/Kakokawa/Himeji/Aboshi/Kamigōri/Akō line Banshū-Akō) 		422h1962 km/h
Maibara - Ōsaka
One train from Tōkaidō main line (Ōgaki)		31h5458 km/h
Azuchi - Kōbe
All trains to Sanyō line (Himeji/Akō line Banshū-Akō) 		21h5761 km/h
Yasu - Kōbe
All trains to Sanyō line (Kakogawa/Himeji/Aboshi) 		271h4560 km/h
Yasu - Ōsaka11h2253 km/h
(Tsuruga - Kosei line -) Yamashina - Kyōto - Kōbe (- Himeji)11h0872 km/h
(Ōmi-Maiko - Kosei line -) Yamashina - Kyōto - Ōsaka142 min69 km/h
Ōsaka - Kōbe (- Himeji)234 min58 km/h
Regional Rapid
Kukan kaisoku
区間快速
Amagasaki - Kōbe (- Nishi-Akashi)
All trains from Katamachi line (Nara/Kizu/Kyōtanabe/Matsuiyamate) via JR Tōzai line		732 min48 km/h
Local
Futsū
普通
Maibara - Kyōto21h0959 km/h
Yasu - Kōbe (- Nishi-Akashi)12h1248 km/h
Yasu - Kyōto135 min51 km/h
(Tsuge -Kusatsu line -) Kusatsu - Kyōto625 min53 km/h
Kusatsu - Kōbe (- Nishi-Akashi)12h0149 km/h
Kyōto - Kōbe
Almost all trains to Sanyō main line (Suma/Nishi-Akashi/Kakogawa)		641h2653 km/h
Kyōto - Amagasaki
Some trains to Fukuchiyama line (Shin-Sanda)		457 min53 km/h
Kyōto - Ōsaka245 min57 km/h
Kyōto - Takatsuki122 min59 km/h
Takatsuki - Kōbe
All trains to Sanyō main line (Suma/Nishi-Akashi/Kakogawa)		231h0253 km/h
Takatsuki - Amagasaki
Most trains to Fukuchiyama line (Shin-Sanda)		6333 min53 km/h
Ōsaka - Kōbe (- Nishi-Akashi)138 min52 km/h
Ōsaka - Amagasaki
All trains to Fukuchiyama line (Shin-Sanda/Sasayamaguchi/Fukuchiyama)		76 min77 km/h
Amagasaki - Kōbe (- Nishi-Akashi)
All trains from Katamachi line (Matsuiyamate/Nagao/Shijōnawate) via JR Tōzai line		5633 min46 km/h


Tōkaidō Hon (Umeda Kamotsu Umeda Freight) 東海道本線 1067 mm     1500V DC
You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages:
Shin-Ōsaka
Umeda
Opened1928 - 1934Freight lineTracksDouble trackShin-Ōsaka - Umeda Freight stn (km 3.8)
1989For regular passenger trafficSingle trackUmeda Freight stn - Fukushima (- Nishikujō)
This is not an official passenger line, but it is used by trains from Shin-Ōsaka to Hanwa line bypassing Ōsaka station. It joins the Ōsaka kanjō (Ōsaka loop) at Fukushima station, but has no platform at that station.
MapionGoogle Major stations Connecting lines KmCityPrefecture
Map Map Shin-Ōsaka JR Central: Tōkaidō Shinkansen, JR West: Tōkaidō Hon (Maibara - Kōbe), JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen,
Ōsaka-shi: Midōsuji 		0.0 Ōsaka-shi Ōsaka
Map Map Fukushima
4.7 Ōsaka-shi
Map Map Nishikujō Hanshin: Hanshin Namba, JR West: Ōsaka kanjō (loop), JR West: Sakurajima 7.4 Ōsaka-shi Ōsaka
Map Map Tennōji
14.8 Ōsaka-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Dec 1, 2011
TypeNameOrigin - Major stops - DestinationTrains
per day		Fastest
train		Average
speed
Limited Express
Tokkyū
特急		Haruka
はるか 		Maibara - Kyōto - Shin-Osaka - Tennoji - Kansai-kūkō (Kansai Airport)22h1077 km/h
Kusatsu - Kyōto - Shin-Osaka - Tennoji - Kansai-kūkō (Kansai Airport)11h4073 km/h
Kyōto - Shin-Osaka - Tennoji - Kansai-kūkō (Kansai Airport)211h1778 km/h
Kuroshio
くろしお 		Kyōto - Shin-Ōsaka - Tennoji - Wakayama - Shirahama12h5476 km/h
Shin-Ōsaka - Tennoji - Wakayama - Shirahama52h2376 km/h
Shin-Ōsaka - Tennōji - Wakayama - Kii-Tanabe12h1775 km/h
Ocean Arrow
オーシャンアロー 		Kyōto - Shin-Ōsaka - Tennoji - Wakayama - Shingū14h4467 km/h
Shin-Ōsaka - Tennoji - Wakayama - Shingū23h5172 km/h
Shin-Ōsaka - Tennoji - Wakayama11h0669 km/h
Super Kuroshio
スーパーくろしお 		Kyōto - Shin-Ōsaka - Tennoji - Wakayama - Shingū14h2272 km/h
Shin-Ōsaka - Tennoji - Wakayama - Shingū33h5670 km/h
Shin-Ōsaka - Tennoji - Wakayama - Shirahama12h2973 km/h
Rapid
Kaisoku
快速
Shin-Ōsaka - Tennōji - Wakayama - Kii-Tanabe13h1453 km/h
Shin-Ōsaka - Tennōji - Wakayama - Gobō12h2753 km/h


Biwako 琵琶湖線      
You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages:
Iga
Yamashina Ishiyama
Real line nameFrom - To
JR West: Hokuriku Hon Nagahama - Maibara
JR West: Tōkaidō Hon (Maibara - Kōbe) Maibara - Kyōto


JR Kyōto JR京都線      
You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages:
Myōkenguchi Uji
Ibaraki Toyonaka Settsu Shin-Ōsaka Katsura
Umeda
Real line nameFrom - To
JR West: Tōkaidō Hon (Maibara - Kōbe) Kyōto - Ōsaka


JR Kōbe JR神戸線      
You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages:
Tarumi Wadamisaki
Sumiyoshi Kōbe - Sannomiya Rokkō Island Nishinomiya Amagasaki Shin-Ōsaka
Ebie Umeda
Sannomiya
Real line nameFrom - To
JR West: Tōkaidō Hon (Maibara - Kōbe) Ōsaka - Kōbe
JR West: Sanyō Hon Kōbe - Himeji

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This page is updated Feb 7, 2012