The Sanyo Electric Railway Company, 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.
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 Above: Corporate seal Below: Passenger-facing logo since 2007 | |
Native name | 山陽電気鉄道株式会社 |
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Romanized name | San'yō Denki Tetsudō kabushiki gaisha |
| Company type | Public KK |
| TYO: 9052[a] | |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
| Owner | Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (17.38%) |
| Website | www |
Although the Hanshin Electric Railway Co. (which owns the Hanshin Main Line) is its largest shareholder, the company is not a member of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group.
Train lines
edit- 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
editAs 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
- 6000 series three-car EMUs (since April 2016)
New three-car 6000 series EMUs were introduced on 27 April 2016.[2]
Buses
editSanyo also operates bus service in Kobe (mainly Tarumi-ku) and Akashi.
Aerial lift
editReferences
edit- ^ Formerly traded only in the Osaka Exchange prior to its merger with the Tokyo Stock Exchange; after the merger, the railway moved its listing to TSE.
- ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 157. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.
- ^ 山陽電鉄6000系が営業運転を開始 [Sanyo Electric Railway 6000 series enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
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