JR Kobe Line

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JR Kobe Line
321 series on a local service
Overview
System	Urban Network
Locale	Osaka Prefecture and Hyōgo Prefecture
Termini	Osaka (Tōkaidō Line) Himeji (San'yō Line)
Stations	38
Operation
Opened	1988 (1874)
Owner	JR West
Operator(s)	JR West JR Freight
Technical
Line length	87.9 km (54.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead lines
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph)

The JR Kobe Line (JR神戸線, JR Kōbe sen^?) 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 in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture. 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'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[edit]

• Special Rapid Service (新快速, shin-kaisoku^?)
  • 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 and Ako Line to Banshu-Ako.
• Rapid Service (快速, kaisoku^?)
  • 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 and Ako Line to Banshu-Ako. In the morning and at night, trains pass Suma, Tarumi and Maiko.
• Local trains (普通, futsu^?)
  • 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[edit]

Stations are listed from east to west.

●: Stops at all times,｜: Skips at all times, ▲: Limited stops during rush hour

Rolling stock[edit]

Current[edit]

Local[edit]

• 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[edit]

• 221 series (from 1989, through service with Akō Line via San'yō Line)
• 223-1000/2000/6000 series (from 1995, through service with Akō Line via San'yō Line)
• 225-0 series (from 2010, through service with Akō Line via San'yō Line)

Limited Express[edit]

• 285 series (Sunrise Izumo/Sunrise Seto service from 1998, through service with Seto-Ōhashi Line and Hakubi Line)
• KiHa 189 series (Hamakaze service from 2010, through service with San'in Main Line via Bantan Line)
• Chizu Express HOT 7000 series (Super Hakuto service from 1994, through service with San'in Main Line via Chizu Line)

Former[edit]

201 series, August 2004

• 103 series (until August 1, 2005)
• 113 series (until October 16, 2004)
• 115 series
• 117 series (from 1980 until May 10, 1999)
• 201 series (from 1983 until 2007)
• 205-0 series (from 1986 until 2006, from 2011 until March 2013)
• KiHa 181 series (Hamakaze limited express, until 2010)

See also[edit]

• Hankyu Kobe Line
• Biwako Line
• JR Kyoto Line

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