The Bantan Line (播但線) is a railway line that runs between Himeji and Asago, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR). ÅŒtemae-dōri (main-street) as seen from Himeji castle Himeji (姫路市; -shi) is a city located in Kansai region (Hyogo prefecture), Japan. ... Asago (朝来町; -cho) is a town located in Asago District, Japan. ... West Japan Railway Company (西日本旅客鉄道株式会社 Nishi Nihon Ryokaku Tetsudô Kabushiki Gaisha), commonly known as JR-West (JR西日本 JR Nishi Nihon), is one of JR companies in Japan that covers western Honshu. ... Approximate areas that the JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku, and JR Kyushu Companies cover. ...

Its length in total is 65.7km and there are 18 stations.

Service

The limited express Hamakaze runs between Osaka Station and Kasumi Station, Hamasaka Station or Tottori Station via the Bantan Line. Ōsaka Station (大阪駅 Ōsaka eki) is a JR station located in the Umeda district of Osaka, Japan. ...

The local train is divided into the electrification section between Himeji Station and Teramae Station, and non-electrification section between Teramae Station and Wadayama Station. There is no local train that runs all along the Bantan Line currently.

History

Originally it was constructed by the private company Bantan Testudo (Bantan Railway). The section between Shikama-Kou (Shikama port) Station and Nii Station was opened between 1896 and 1901. The remaining part was built by Sanyo Tetsudo (Sanyo Railway) that purchased Bantan Testudo in 1906.

Under the Railway Nationalisation Act of 1906 it was purchased by the Japanese government and renamed Bantan Line.

Bantan Tetsudo

• July 26, 1894 The section between Himeji Station and Teramae Station was opened.
• January 15, 1895 It was extended to the north to Hase Station.
• April 17, 1895 It was extended to the north Ikuno Station and to the south Shikama Station (later Shikama-Kou Station).
• August 19, 1896 Nibuno Station was opened.
• November 20, 1897 Tenjin Station (later Shikama Station) was opened.
• February 20, 1898 Kyoguchi Station was opened.
• March 28, 1898 Mizoguchi Station was opened.
• August 29, 1901 It was extended to the north Nii Station.

July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Sanyo Tetsudo

• June 1, 1903 Sanyo Tetsudo purchased Bantan Testudo.
• April 1, 1906 It was extended to the north Wadayama Station.

June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Japan National Railway / Japan Railway

• December 1, 1906 Sanyo Tetsudo was nationalized.
• October 12, 1906 The line renamed Bantan Line.
• September 21, 1915 Shikama Station was renamed Shikama-Kou Station, and Tenjin Station was renamed Shikama Station.
• October 15, 1925 Tofu-Machi Station was closed.
• August 10, 1934 Aokura Station was opened.
• November 20, 1935 Tohori Station was opened.
• October 15, 1951 Niino Station was opened.
• November 1, 1986 The section between Himeji Station and Shikama-Kou Station was closed.
• April 1, 1987 Japan National Railway was divided and privatized. The line inherited to West Japan Railway Company.
• March 14, 1998 The part between Himeji Station and Teramae Station was electrified.

December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1935(MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Stations

• Himeji Station (Himeji)
• Kyoguchi Station (Himeji)
• Nozato Station (Himeji)
• Tohori Station (Himeji)
• Nibuno Station (Himeji)
• Koro Station (Kodera)
• Mizoguchi Station (Kodera)
• Fukusaki Station (Fukusaki)
• Amaji Station (Ichikawa)
• Tsurui Station (Ichikawa)
• Niino Station (Okawachi)
• Teramae Station (Okawachi)
• Hase Station (Okawachi)
• Ikuno Station (Asago)
• Nii Station (Asago)
• Aokura Station (Asago)
• Takeda Station (Asago)
• Wadayama Station (Asago)