The San'yō Main Line (山陽本線, San'yō-honsen) is the JR main railway line in western Japan, connecting Kobe Station and Moji Station, largely running parallel the coast of the Inland Sea, in other words the southern edge of western Honshu. The Sanyo Shinkansen line runs largely parallel to its route since 1972. The name Sanyo derived from the ancient region and highway San'yodo, the road on the sunny (south) side of the mountains. Approximate areas that the JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku, and JR Kyushu Companies cover. ... Kōbe station (神戸駅 Kōbe Eki) is a station located in Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan. ... The Inland Sea and its major straits with the bay of Osaka (dashed) The torii of Itsukushima Shrine is one of the most popular tourist spots of the Inland Sea. ... todo mal de [ [ Shikoku ] ] a través del [ [ mar interior ] ], y noreste de [ [ Kyushu ] ] a través del [ [ estrecho de Kanmon ] ]. Es la séptima isla más grande, y la segunda isla populosa en el mundo después de [ [ Java (isla)|Java ] ] (véase [ [ lista de las islas de la población ] ]). < style=float del div... Sanyō Shinkansen (山陽新幹線; Sanyō Shinkansen) is a line of Shinkansen high speed rail, connecting Shin-Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, and it is operated by West Japan Railway Company. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

The San'yō Main Line is operated by the following two JR companies.

• West Japan Railway Company (Kobe-Shimonoseki), 528.1 km.
• Kyushu Railway Company (Shimonoseki-Moji), 6.3 km.

The Wadamisaki Line, a short section of line in length of 2.7 km between Hyogo and Wadamisaki stations in Kobe is technically part of the San'yō Main Line. Also a short section connecting to Kita Kyushu Freight Terminal is included into Sanyo Main Line. 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. ... Kōbe station (神戸駅 Kōbe Eki) is a station located in Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan. ... JR Kyushu Midori Express Train on Sasebo Line The Kyushu Railway Company (九州旅客鉄道,Kyushu Ryokaku Tetsudo) is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railway. ... Port Tower at night Kōbe (Japanese: 神戸市; -shi) is a city in Japan, located on the island of Honshu. ...

Technically its length in total is 537.1 km. There are 118 stations for passangers service and five freight stations. Some stations are used by both passengers and freight.

History

Originally the main stretch of line between Kobe Station and Shimonoseki Station was constructed by the private company Sanyo Tetsudo (Sanyo Railway) between the 1880s and 1901. First the section between Hyogo Station (in Kobe) and Akashi Station (in Akashi, Hyogo) was opened in 1888. In 1889 it was extended to the east to Kobe Station and to the west Tatsuno Station (Tatsuno, Hyogo). The Sanyo Railway was gradually extended to the west, and finally in 1901 it reached Bakan Station, the current-day Shimonoseki Station. Under the Railway Nationalisation Act of 1906 it was purchased by the Japanese government and renamed Sanyo Main Line. 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Port Tower at night Kōbe (Japanese: 神戸市; -shi) is a city in Japan, located on the island of Honshu. ... Akashi (明石市; -shi) is a city located in southern Hyogo, Japan, on the Inland Sea west of Kobe. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Tatsuno (龍野市; -shi) is a city located in Hyogo, Japan. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The Sanyo Main Line runs mainly along the Inland Sea but some parts could be shortened by tunnels. In 1934 the Gantoku Line between Iwakuni and Tokuyama (today Shunan, Yamaguchi) was opened and replaced the former line which run through Yanagii along the Inland Sea. In 1944 it was replaced again the former part because in the former part two tracks were placed. It was a part of setting double tracking between Kobe and Shimonoseki. The Inland Sea and its major straits with the bay of Osaka (dashed) The torii of Itsukushima Shrine is one of the most popular tourist spots of the Inland Sea. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Iwakuni, including the Kintai Bridge Iwakuni (岩国市; -shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan. ... Shūnan (周南市; -shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Sanyo Main Line was connected to Kyushu by ferry from Shimonoseki and Shimonosekiko Station (Port Shimonoseki). In 1942 the Kanmon Tunnel under Kanmon Straits was completed and the Sanyo Main Line was extended to Moji Station. Kyushu region, Japan Kyushu (九州) is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. ... Shimonoseki (下関市; -shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan. ... This article is about the year. ... Kanmonkyo bridge from the Moji side The Kanmon Straits (関門海峡 Kanmon Kaikyo) or Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating two of Japans four main islands. ...

Except for the Wadamisaki Line, the entire line was electrified in 1964, the year the Tokaido Shinkansen opened between Tokyo and Osaka. Between Shin-Osaka Station through Osaka Station many expresses ran in Sanyo Main Line and it serves transport way running the Western Honshu and connection to Kyushu. Shinkansen was extended as Sanyo Shinkansen. It was extended to Okayama Station in 1972 and to Hakata Station in 1975. In both occasions many expresses were obsoleted. Since 1972 the Sanyo Main Line is mainly used by mostly local and freight services as well as some night trains. 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Shinkansen 0 Series at Fukuyama Station, April 2002 Shinkansen 500 Series at Kyoto Station, April 2002 300 (Left) and 700 Series Shinkansen at Tokyo Station The Shinkansen (Japanese: 新幹線) is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. ... Tokyo Station Tokyo Station (東京駅; -eki) is a train station located in the centre of Tokyo in the Marunouchi business district near the Imperial Palace grounds and somewhat to the north of the Ginza commercial district. ... Shin-Osaka Station (新大阪駅), or New Osaka Station, is a train station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. ... ÅŒsaka Station (大阪駅 ÅŒsaka eki) is a JR station located in the Umeda district of Osaka, Japan. ... Kyushu region, Japan Kyushu (九州) is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Hakata Station (博多駅) is the main railway terminal in Fukuoka city, Japan. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...