The is the nickname of portions of the Tokaido Main Line and the Sanyo Main Line, between

Osaka Station is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...

in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture and Himeji Station in Himeji,

Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, an ...

. The line, along with the JR Kyoto Line and the Biwako Line, forms a contiguous service that is the main trunk of

West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...

's Urban Network commuter rail network in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area. The line also offers continuous service to the Gakkentoshi Line via the JR Tōzai Line.

Trains

* & * (links Osaka to Hamasaka and Tottori) * (links Kyoto, Osaka to Tottori and

Kurayoshi is a city located in the central part of Tottori Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 48,558 and a population density of 180 persons per km², making it the third largest city in Tottori. The total ar ...

) * *Continuing service from the Kyoto Line, trains stop at Osaka, Amagasaki, Ashiya, Sannomiya, Kobe, Akashi, Nishi-Akashi, Kakogawa and Himeji. Service extends beyond Himeji on Sanyo Main Line to Aboshi, Kamigori and Ako Line to Banshu-Ako. *Continuing service from the Kyoto Line, trains stop at Osaka, Amagasaki, Nishinomiya, Ashiya, Sumiyoshi, Rokkomichi, Sannomiya, Motomachi, Kobe, Hyōgo, Suma, Tarumi, Maiko and Akashi as rapid service trains and every station after Akashi as local trains. Service extends beyond Himeji on Sanyo Main Line to Aboshi, Kamigori and Ako Line to Banshu-Ako. In the morning , the trains pass Suma, Tarumi and Maiko. *Continuing service from the Kyoto Line at Osaka and the JR Tōzai Line at Amagasaki. Makes every stop to Nishi-Akashi, with some extended service to Kakogawa during rush hour.

Stations

Stations are listed from east to west. ●: Trains stop at all times
｜: Trains pass at all times
▲: Eastbound trains pass in the morning
○:Trains stop at morning of Weekdays only

Rolling stock

Local

* 207 series (from 1991, through service with Fukuchiyama Line and Katamachi Line via JR Tōzai Line) * 321 series (from 2005, through service with Fukuchiyama Line and Katamachi Line via JR Tōzai Line)

Special Rapid and Rapid

* 221 series (from 1989, through service with Akō Line via Sanyo Line, rapid only, until 2023) * 223-1000/2000series (from 1995, through service with Akō Line via Sanyo Line) * 225-0/100 series (from 2010, through service with Akō Line via Sanyo Line)

Limited Express

* 285 series ('' Sunrise Izumo''/'' Sunrise Seto'' service from July 1998, through service with Seto-Ōhashi Line and Hakubi Line) * 289 series ('' Rakuraku Harima'' service from 18 March 2019) * KiHa 189 series (''

Hamakaze The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), which runs from to and . Stops Trains stop at the following stations: - - - - ( Nishi-Akashi) - () - - - - - - - - - - - () - ...

'' service from 2010, through service with Sanin Main Line via Bantan Line) *

Chizu Express The is a Japanese third-sector railway that connects Hyōgo, Okayama and Tottori prefectures. The Chizu Line is not electrified, but is a high-grade railroad, and extends a total of 56.1 kilometres. The limited expresses ''Super Hakuto'' and ''S ...

HOT7000 series (''

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'' service from 1994, through service with Sanin Main Line via Chizu Line)

Former

* 103 series (until August 1, 2005) * 113 series (until October 16, 2004) * 115 series * 117 series (from 1980 until May 10, 1999) *

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(from 1983 until 2007) * 205-0 series (from 1986 until 2006, from 2011 until March 2013) *

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(''Hamakaze'' limited express, until 2010) File:Jnr 201skyblue.jpg, 201 series that was once operated as a local service, August 2004 File:Series-223-1000-V4 50th.jpg, 223 series operated at Special Rapid Service, January 2021 File:HOT7000-7020.jpg, Chizu Express ''Super Hakuto'' will board the JR Tokaido / Sanyo Main Line, February 2021