Sanyo Electric Railway
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Romanized name | Sanyo Electric Railway Co., Ltd. |
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| Founded | 1933 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | sanyo-railway |
Sanyo Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (山陽電気鉄道株式会社, San'yō Denki-tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese private railway operating company based in western Hyōgo Prefecture. It runs local and express rail service between Himeji and Kobe, and also connects directly with Hanshin Main Line to Osaka.
Train lines
- Main Line: Nishidai Station (Kobe) - Shikama Station - Sanyo Himeji Station (54.7 km)
- Aboshi Line: Shikama Station - Sanyo Aboshi Station (8.5 km)
Rolling stock
As of 1 April 2014[update], the company owns and operates the following train types.[1]
- 3000 series three- and four-car EMUs
- 5000 series four- and six-car EMUs
- 5030 series six-car EMUs
From fiscal 2015, new three-car 6000 series EMUs are scheduled to be introduced.[2]
Buses
Sanyo also operates bus service in Kobe (mainly Tarumi-ku) and Akashi.
Aerial lift
References
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- ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2014 (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 157. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.
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