The is an 8.5 km single-track railway line in

Himeji, Hyōgo 260px, Himeji City Hall is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 525,682 in 227,099 households and a population density of 980 persons per km². The total area of the city is ...

, Japan, operated by the

private railway A private railway is a railroad run by a private business entity (usually a corporation but not need be), as opposed to a railroad run by a public sector. Japan In Japan, , commonly simply ''private railway'', refers to a public transit railway o ...

operator

Sanyo Electric Railway 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. Although the Hanshin Electric Rai ...

. The line connects with the

Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Sanyo Electric Railway. It stretches from Kobe west to Himeji via Akashi, Kakogawa and other municipalities in Hyōgo Prefecture. The line runs parallel to West Japan Rail ...

Shikama Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway. Lines Shikama Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 50.9 kilometers from ...

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.

Stations

Rolling stock

The line currently uses 6000 series three-car EMUs. File:Sanyo6000-2017-11-23.jpg, A 6000 series EMU In the past, 3000 series and 5000 series EMUs were used. File:Sanyo 3210 at Nishi-Shikama station.jpg, A 3000 series EMU File:広畑駅で交換する臨時特急「観梅号」と、「観梅号」の回送。.JPG, A 5000 series EMU

History

The first section of the line opened on 15 October 1940, from Shikama to Yumesakigawa. 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. Station numbering was introduced on Sanyo Electric Railway lines from 1 April 2014, with Aboshi Line stations numbered SY51 to SY56. New 6000 series three-car EMUs entered service on the line on 17 May 2016.

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{{Osaka transit Railway lines in Japan Rail transport in Hyōgo Prefecture Standard gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1940