Akō Line ( 赤穂線 , Akō-sen ) is a railway line owned by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between Aioi, Hyōgo to Okayama, Okayama in Japan. A loop line off the Sanyō Main Line , the Akō Line commences at Aioi , is situated south of the main line approximately paralleling the Seto Inland Sea , and rejoins the main line at Higashi-Okayama .
6-605: The entire 57.4-kilometre (35.7 mi) line is single track. Only one train runs the entire length of the line, with service divided at Banshū-Akō , and no trains terminate at either of the official terminals. Trains from the east continue from Himeji on the Sanyō Main Line and terminate at Akō, while westbound services originating from Akō continue past Higashi-Okayama and continue on the Sanyō Main Line to Okayama and beyond. "Rapid" and "Special Rapid" trains from Kyoto and beyond make local stops between Aioi and Banshū-Akō, and
12-556: A Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Banshū-Akō Station was opened on December 12, 1951. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4080 passengers daily This Hyōgo Prefecture railroad station -related article is
18-485: Is a terminus of the Akō Line , forming the western terminus for trains from Himeji and JR Kobe Line , and the eastern terminus for trains bound for Okayama Station . It is located 10.5 kilometers from Aioi , 31.2 kilometers from Himeji and 119.1 kilometers from Osaka . The station consists of a ground-level side platform and a ground-level island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station has
24-646: The city of Akō , Hyōgo Prefecture , Japan , operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The prefix Banshū , indicating the station's location in the old Harima province , was given to distinguish the station from Akaho Station ( 赤穂駅 , Akaho-eki ) on the Iida Line in Nagano Prefecture (now Komagane Station ), which, although pronounced differently, use the same kanji characters as Akō. Banshū-Akō Station
30-564: The segment of the line is part of JR West's Kinki region Urban Network. The line is split into two sections at Banshū-Akō Station, where passengers would have to interchange for train services to/from the Keihanshin region and the Okayama region . The initial section between Aioi and Banshu-Ako opened in 1951, and the line was opened progressively, to Hinase in 1955, Inbe in 1958, and Higashi-Okayama in 1962. The Aioi - Banshu-Ako section
36-483: Was electrified in 1961, and the rest of the line in 1969. CTC signalling was commissioned between Higashi-Okayama and Banshu-Ako in 1983. Main line alternate routes This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Misplaced Pages. Bansh%C5%AB-Ak%C5%8D Station Banshū-Akō Station ( 播州赤穂駅 , Banshū-Akō-eki ) is a junction passenger railway station located in
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