Sanyo Electric Railway Explained

Sanyo Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Native Name:	山陽電気鉄道株式会社
Native Name Lang:	ja
Romanized Name:	San'yō Denki Tetsudō kabushiki gaisha
Type:	Public KK
Founded:	1933
Location City:	Kobe
Location Country:	Japan
Owner:	Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (17.38%)

is a Japanese private railway operating company based in western Hyōgo Prefecture. It runs local and express rail service between Himeji and Kobe, and also connects directly with Hanshin Main Line to Osaka.

Although the Hanshin Electric Railway Co. (which owns the Hanshin Main Line) is its largest shareholder, the company is not a member of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group.

Train lines

• Main Line

Nishidai Station (Kobe) - Shikama Station - Sanyo Himeji Station (54.7 km)

• Aboshi Line

Shikama Station - Sanyo Aboshi Station (8.5 km)

Rolling stock

, the company owns and operates the following train types.^[1]

• 3000 series three- and four-car EMUs
• 5000 series four- and six-car EMUs
• 5030 series six-car EMUs
• 6000 series three-car EMUs (since April 2016)

New three-car 6000 series EMUs were introduced on 27 April 2016.^[2]

Buses

Sanyo also operates bus service in Kobe (mainly Tarumi-ku) and Akashi.

Aerial lift

• Sumaura Ropeway

Notes and References

1. Book: ja: 私鉄車両編成表 2014 . Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014 . Kotsu Shimbunsha . 24 July 2014 . Japan . ja . 157. 978-4-330-48414-3.
2. Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2016/04/28/130000.html. ja: 山陽電鉄6000系が営業運転を開始 . Sanyo Electric Railway 6000 series enters revenue service. 28 April 2016. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. ja. 17 May 2016.