Sanyo Electric Railway Aboshi Line

The Sanyo Electric Railway Aboshi Line (山陽電気鉄道網干線, Sanyō Denki Tetsudō Aboshi-sen) is an 8.5 km single-track railway line in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sanyo Electric Railway. The line connects with the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line at Shikama Station.

Sanyo Electric Railway Aboshi Line
A 3000 series EMU on an Aboshi Line service at Shikama Station, May 2008
Overview
Native name	山陽電気鉄道網干線
Owner	Sanyo Electric Railway
Locale	Hyogo Prefecture
Termini	Shikama Sanyo-Aboshi
Stations	7
Service
Type	Commuter rail
History
Opened	15 October 1940
Technical
Line length	8.5 km (5.3 mi)
Number of tracks	Single
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Minimum radius	400 m[1]
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	90 km/h (55 mph)[1]

Services

All trains on the line are local trains that stop at all stations. Services operate at 12 minute intervals during the rush hour and 15 minute intervals at all other times.^[2]

Stations

No.	Name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
SY 40	Shikama	飾磨	0.0	Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line	Himeji, Hyogo
SY 51	Nishi-Shikama	西飾磨	2.4
SY 52	Yumesakigawa	夢前川	3.6
SY 53	Hirohata	広畑	4.7
SY 54	Sanyo-Temma	山陽天満	5.6
SY 55	Hiramatsu	平松	7.3
SY 56	Sanyo-Aboshi	山陽網干	8.5

Rolling stock

The line currently uses 6000 series three-car EMUs.

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  A 6000 series EMU

In the past, 3000 series and 5000 series EMUs were used.

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  A 3000 series EMU
• 
  A 5000 series EMU

History

The first section of the line opened on 15 October 1940, from Shikama to Yumesakigawa.^[1] This was extended to Hirohata on 23 December 1940, to Dentetsu-Temma (present-day Sanyo-Temma) on 27 April 1941, and the line to Dentetsu-Aboshi (present-day Sanyo-Aboshi) was completed on 6 July 1941.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced on Sanyo Electric Railway lines from 1 April 2014, with Aboshi Line stations numbered SY51 to SY56.^[3]

New 6000 series three-car EMUs entered service on the line on 17 May 2016.^[4]