Akō Line (赤穂線 Akō-sen?) is a railway line of West Japan Railway Company between Aioi, Hyōgo Prefecture to Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. ( also referred to as, is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group companies and operates in western Honshū. is a city located between Himeji and Okayama, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kinki region on Honshū Island is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. A branch line off the Sanyō Main Line, Akō Line originates at Aioi, runs south of the main line along the Seto Inland Sea, and rejoins the main line at Higashi-Okayama. The 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 An inland sea is a shallow Sea that covers central areas of continents during high stands of Sea level that result in marine transgressions In modern days
The entire 57. 4 km (36 mi) line is single track. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Only one train runs the entire length of the line, with service split at Banshū-Akō, and no trains terminate at either of the official terminals. is a Train station on the Akō Line of JR West, located in Ako, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Trains from the east continue from Himeji on the Sanyō Main Line and terminate at Akō, while westbound service originating from Akō continue past Higashi-Okayama and continue on the Sanyō Main Line to Okayama and beyond. Himeji Station ( 姫路駅, Himeji Eki) on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West is located in the heart of Himeji, Japan. is a railway station located in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Rapid and Special Rapid Service trains from Kyoto and beyond make local stops between Aioi and Akō, and the segment of the line is part of JR West's Kinki region Urban Network. is the most important transportation hub in Kyoto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest Train station building (after Nagoya Station) and is one of The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan 's main island Honshū.
| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) |
Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Prefecture | ||||
| Sanyō Main Line | |||||
| Himeji | 姫路 | JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen, JR Kobe Line, Bantan Line, Kishin Line | Himeji | Hyōgo | |
| Agaho | 英賀保 | ||||
| Harima-Katsuhara | はりま勝原 | ||||
| Aboshi | 網干 | ||||
| Tatsuno | 竜野 | Tatsuno | |||
| Akō Line | |||||
| Aioi | 相生 | 0. Himeji Station ( 姫路駅, Himeji Eki) on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West is located in the heart of Himeji, Japan. The is one of the lines of the Shinkansen High speed rail network in Japan. The is the nickname of portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Sanyō Main Line, between Osaka Station in Osaka Osaka Prefecture and Himeji Station The is a railway line that runs between Himeji and Asago in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kinki region on Honshū Island is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Before the big merger in 2005 of the 1st generation its name was written 龍野市 0 | JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen, Sanyō Main Line | Aioi | Hyōgo |
| Nishi-Aioi | 西相生 | 3. The is one of the lines of the Shinkansen High speed rail network in Japan. The 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 is a city located between Himeji and Okayama, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. 0 | |||
| Sakoshie | 坂越 | 7. 8 | Ako | ||
| Banshū-Akō | 播州赤穂 | 10. is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated Population of 51642 and a density of 409 is a Train station on the Akō Line of JR West, located in Ako, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. 5 | |||
| Tenwa | 天和 | 14. 5 | |||
| Bizen-Fukukawa | 備前福河 | 16. 4 | |||
| Sōgo | 寒河 | 19. 6 | Bizen | Okayama | |
| Hinase | 日生 | 22. Bizen was also an old province of Japan is a city located in Okayama, Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū 1 | |||
| Iri | 伊里 | 27. 7 | |||
| Bizen-Katakami | 備前片上 | 31. 0 | |||
| Nishi-Katakami | 西片上 | 32. 3 | |||
| Inbe | 伊部 | 34. 5 | |||
| Kagato | 香登 | 38. 5 | |||
| Osafune | 長船 | 42. 3 | Setouchi | ||
| Oku | 邑久 | 45. is a city located in the southern part of Okayama Prefecture, Japan. 9 | |||
| Odomi | 大富 | 48. 0 | |||
| Saidaiji | 西大寺 | 51. 2 | Okayama | ||
| Ōdara | 大多羅 | 54. is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. 1 | |||
| Higashi-Okayama | 東岡山 | 57. 4 | |||
| Sanyō Main Line | |||||
| Takashima | 高島 | Okayama | Okayama | ||
| Nishigawara | 西川原 | ||||
| Okayama | 岡山 | JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen, Sanyō Main Line, Tsuyama Line, Seto Ohashi Line (Uno Line), Kibi Line Okayama Electric Tramway: Higashiyama Main Line |
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