San'yō Main Line

San'yō Main Line
San'yō Main Line
	JNR 115-3000 in Setouchi yellow livery run near the Seto Inland Sea.
Overview
Other name(s)	JR Kobe Line (Kobe – Himeji)
Native name	山陽本線
Owner	JR West; JR Kyushu;
Locale	Kansai, Chugoku, Kyushu regions
Termini	Kōbe, Hyōgo; Moji, Wadamisaki;
Stations	124
Service
Type	Heavy rail, commuter rail
System	Urban Network; (Kōbe – Kamigōri, Hyōgo – Wadamisaki); Hiroshima City Network; (Shiraichi – Minami-Iwakuni);
Operator(s)	JR West; JR Kyushu; JR Freight;
History
Opened	1872
Technical
Line length	528.1 km (328.1 mi); (Kōbe – Shimonoseki); 6.3 km (3.9 mi); (Shimonoseki – Moji); 2.7 km (1.7 mi); (Hyōgo – Wadamisaki);
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC (overhead catenary); (Kōbe – Kanmon Tunnel, Hyōgo – Wadamisaki); 20 kV AC 60 Hz (overhead catenary); (inside Moji station only);
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph); (Kōbe – Okayama); 120 km/h (75 mph); (Okayama – Shimonoseki); 85 km/h (53 mph); (Shimonoseki – Moji, Hyōgo – Wadamisaki);

The San'yō Main Line (山陽本線, San'yō-honsen) is a major railway line owned by JR Group companies in western Japan, connecting Kōbe Station and Moji Station, largely paralleling the coast of the Inland Sea, in other words, the southern coast of western Honshu. The San'yō Shinkansen line largely parallels its route. The name Sanyō derived from the ancient region and highway San'yōdō, the road on the sunny (south) side of the mountains.

The Sanyō Main Line is operated by two JR companies:

West Japan Railway Company (JR West) JR Kobe Line, San'yō Line
Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) San'yō Line

The Wadamisaki Line, a short section of line in the length of 2.7 km (1.7 mi) between Hyōgo and Wadamisaki stations in Kobe is a branch of the Sanyō Main Line. A short section connecting Kitakyushu Freight Terminal also forms part of the Sanyō Main Line.

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