| Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line | |
| Native Name: | 山陽電気鉄道本線 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Color: | FF0000 |
| Stations: | 43 |
| Linelength: | 54.7km (34miles) |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Electrification: | 1,500 V DC, overhead catenary |
| Speed: | 110abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Minradius: | 160 m |
| Map State: | collapsed |
The 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.
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 stations on Hankyū's Kobe Main Line and on Hanshin's Main Line for Locals, terminal of Hanshin in Osaka.
The line accepts trains of Hanshin via Kobe Rapid, down (west) to . 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.
Legend:
| 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 | 西代 | 0.0 | ● | ● | ▲ | Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line (through service) | Nagata-ku, Kōbe | ||
| SY 02 | 板宿 | 1.0 | ● | ● | ● | Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line | Suma-ku, Kōbe | ||
| SY 03 | 東須磨 | 1.8 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ||||
| SY 04 | 月見山 | 2.6 | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| SY 05 | 須磨寺 | 3.3 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ||||
| SY 06 | 山陽須磨 | 3.7 | ● | ● | ● | Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (Suma Station, JR-A68) | |||
| SY 07 | 須磨浦公園 | 5.1 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | Sumaura Ropeway | |||
| SY 08 | 山陽塩屋 | 6.8 | ｜ | ｜ | Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (Shioya Station, JR-A69) | Tarumi-ku, Kōbe | |||
| SY 09 | 滝の茶屋 | 7.8 | ● | ▲ | |||||
| SY 10 | 東垂水 | 8.6 | ｜ | ｜ | |||||
| SY 11 | 山陽垂水 | 9.6 | ● | ● | Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (Tarumi Station, JR-A70) | ||||
| SY 12 | 霞ヶ丘 | 10.7 | ● | ｜ | |||||
| SY 13 | 舞子公園 | 11.5 | ｜ | ● | Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (Maiko Station, JR-A71) | ||||
| SY 14 | 西舞子 | 12.4 | ｜ | ｜ | |||||
| SY 15 | 大蔵谷 | 14.3 | ｜ | ｜ | Akashi | ||||
| SY 16 | 人丸前 | 14.9 | ｜ | ｜ | |||||
| SY 17 | 山陽明石 | 15.7 | ● | ● | Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (Akashi Station, JR-A73) | ||||
| SY 18 | 西新町 | 16.9 | ｜ | ｜ | |||||
| SY 19 | 林崎松江海岸 | 18.4 | ｜ | ｜ | |||||
| SY 20 | 藤江駅 | 20.4 | ● | ｜ | |||||
| SY 21 | 中八木 | 21.8 | ｜ | ｜ | |||||
| SY 22 | 江井ヶ島 | 23.5 | ｜ | ｜ | |||||
| SY 23 | 西江井ヶ島 | 24.9 | ｜ | ｜ | |||||
| SY 24 | 山陽魚住 | 25.6 | ｜ | ｜ | |||||
| SY 25 | 東二見 | 27.3 | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| SY 26 | 西二見 | 28.6 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ||||
| SY 27 | 播磨町 | 29.9 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | Harima, Kako District | |||
| SY 28 | 別府 | 32.2 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | Kakogawa | |||
| SY 29 | 浜の宮 | 34.1 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ||||
| SY 30 | 尾上の松 | 35.5 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ||||
| SY 31 | 高砂 | 37.3 | ● | ● | ● | Takasago | |||
| SY 32 | 荒井 | 38.5 | ● | ▲ | ｜ | ||||
| SY 33 | 伊保 | 39.7 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ||||
| SY 34 | 山陽曽根 | 41.3 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ||||
| SY 35 | 大塩 | 42.8 | ● | ● | ● | Himeji | |||
| SY 36 | 的形 | 44.2 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ||||
| SY 37 | 八家 | 46.2 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ||||
| SY 38 | 白浜の宮 | 47.6 | ● | ▲ | ｜ | ||||
| SY 39 | 妻鹿 | 49.0 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ||||
| SY 40 | 飾磨 | 50.9 | ● | ● | ● | Aboshi Line | |||
| SY 41 | 亀山 | 52.3 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ||||
| SY 42 | 手柄 | 53.4 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ||||
| SY 43 | 山陽姫路 | 54.7 | ● | ● | ● | JR West (Himeji Station) | |||
The opened the section from the Hyogo Electric Railway Station (since closed) to on 15 March 1910 as, 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.
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.
Station numbering was introduced on Sanyo Electric Railway lines from 1 April 2014, with Main Line stations numbered SY01 to SY43.[2]
On 12 February 2013, at around 15:50, a non-stop 6-car limited express service bound for 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]