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29-576: The Sanyō Main Line is operated by two JR companies: The Wadamisaki Line , a short section of line in the length of 2.7 km (1.7 mi) between Hyōgo and Wadamisaki stations in Kobe is a branch of the Sanyō Main Line. A short section connecting Kitakyushu Freight Terminal also forms part of the Sanyō Main Line. ●: Trains stop at all times ｜: Trains pass at all times ▲: Eastbound trains pass in

58-507: A 2 km (1.2 mi) line to its complex between 1937 and 1986. Wadamisaki Line The Wadamisaki Line ( 和田岬線 , Wadamisaki-sen ) is a branch line of the Sanyō Main Line , operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and connecting Hyogo on the main line and Wadamisaki . The 2.7-kilometre (1.7 mi) line has only two stops, and only operates during morning and evening, and mainly serves commuters to

87-496: A donation of 17 million yen to assist relief efforts. Thai Red Cross Society donated an additional 7 million yen to support those affected. [REDACTED]   Philippines  : The Philippine Government offered Filipino soldiers, engineers, and doctors for the rehabilitation efforts, along with medical supplies. [REDACTED]   Singapore  : Singapore-based non-governmental humanitarian organisation Mercy Relief announced on 8 July that they were sending

116-605: A dual track section) and Tatsuno Station (in Tatsuno , Hyōgo Prefecture ) to the west. The Sanyō Railway was progressively extended to the west, reaching Okayama and then Fukuyama in 1891, Hiroshima in 1894 and in 1901 it reached Bakan (now Shimonoseki) Station. Under the Railway Nationalization Act of 1906 it was purchased by the Japanese government and renamed Sanyō Main Line. The Hyogo – Himeji section

145-468: A new direct line had commenced. This direct line, which bypassed the coastal section via Yanai involved significant tunnelling, and unexpected geological instability delayed completion of the line until 1934, and then as a single track. Although the new line became the Sanyo Main Line at that time, in 1944 the original coastal alignment was duplicated and returned to the formal Sanyo Main Line, with

174-402: A seasonal Meiyu front extending west from a non-tropical low near Hokkaido became stationary over Japan. Multiple rounds of heavy rain occurred in the subsequent days, primarily in northern Kyushu . On the 3rd of July Typhoon Prapiroon brought heavy rains and winds to southwestern Japan. The surge of moisture brought north by the typhoon interacted with and enhanced precipitation along

203-458: A statement ordering ministers to "make an all-out effort" to rescue victims. Abe called for an emergency disaster meeting on 8 July, the first such meeting by the government since the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes . Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga , reported that the government had set up a task force which was coupled with 2 billion yen ($ 18 million) to hasten delivery of supplies and other support items for evacuation centers and residents in

232-623: A team to assist in supplying meals to people displaced by the floods, and launched a fundraiser in Singapore on 12 July. [REDACTED]   Israel  : The Israeli humanitarian aid organization IsraAID sent an emergency response team to Western Japan on 9 July, to distribute urgent relief items, assessing the medical and post-trauma psycho-social needs. The team was equipped to provide psychological first aid and mental health support for evacuees. [REDACTED]   Malaysia  : The Malaysian government donated RM 500,000 to

261-884: Is conducted at Hyogo. The line makes just two daily roundtrips on weekends, with additional trips for events at Noevir Stadium , the home stadium of J-League football club Vissel Kobe . The line was opened on 8 July 1890, and electrified in 2001. There is also a spur to the now-defunct Hyōgo Kaigan Line (operated 1910–1984) about 1 km away from Hyōgo Station and a link to the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipbuilding facility at Kobe Shipyard just after Wadamisaki Station. 34°39′35.2″N 135°10′5.6″E  /  34.659778°N 135.168222°E  / 34.659778; 135.168222 2018 Japan floods In late June through mid-July 2018, successive heavy downpours in southwestern Japan resulted in widespread, devastating floods and mudflows . The event

290-522: Is officially referred to as Heisei san-jū-nen shichi-gatsu gōu ( 平成30年7月豪雨 , "Heavy rain of July, Heisei 30") by the Japan Meteorological Agency . As of 20 July, 225 people were confirmed dead across 15 prefectures with a further 13 people reported missing. More than 8 million people were advised or urged to evacuate across 23 prefectures. It is the deadliest freshwater flood-related disaster in

319-514: The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to issue emergency heavy rain warnings for eight prefectures: Okayama, Hiroshima, Tottori, Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Hyogo, and Kyoto. This marked the largest issuance of these warnings since their implementation. An official at the JMA described the event as "heavy rain at a level we've never experienced". The torrential rain caused landslides and flash flooding , with water levels reaching 5 m (16 ft) in

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348-763: The Kanmon Tunnel under the Kanmon Straits was completed and the Sanyō Main Line was extended to Moji Station . A second tunnel duplicating the section opened in 1944. Prior to the opening of the San'yō Shinkansen , many expresses operated on the Sanyō Main Line as it served as a major transport corridor through Western Honshu and connecting to Kyushu . The Shinkansen was extended as the San'yō Shinkansen line, first to Okayama Station in 1972, and then to Hakata Station in 1975. On both occasions, many express services on

377-548: The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Electric factories in the Wadamisaki industrial area of Kobe . Although the line is officially part of the Sanyo Main Line , there is no regular through service between the branch and the main line, and Wadamisaki Branch trains depart from a separate platform at Hyogo. Because the line has no intermediate station and Wadamisaki Station is unmanned, all fare collection

406-571: The West Japan Railway Company officials were uncertain when the trains would be running again. The widespread cancellation of trains stranded numerous travelers; some bullet trains were utilized as temporary hotels . Some automakers ( Mitsubishi Motors & Mazda Motor ) halted production as the rain and flooding disrupted the companies' supply chains and risked the safety of workers. Other companies such as Daihatsu and Panasonic suspended operations at plants until debris

435-601: The Inland Sea but some sections could be shortened by tunnels. In 1934, the Gantoku Line between Iwakuni and Tokuyama was opened and replaced the former line which traverses Yanai adjacent to the Inland Sea. In 1944, this new alignment was replaced again by the previous coastal alignment because the coastal line was upgraded to dual tracks. The Sanyō Main Line was connected to Kyushu by ferry from Shimonoseki and Shimonosekiko Station (Port Shimonoseki). In 1942,

464-554: The Sanyo Main Line were withdrawn, and since 1972, the line has been mainly used by local and freight services. CTC signalling was commissioned between Mihara and Shimonoseki in 1984. The section between Kobe and Nishi Akashi was severely damaged by the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake , and took ten weeks to repair. The 2018 Japan floods resulted in the Okayama – Shimonoseki section closing on 6 July 2018. The majority of services were restored between 8 July – 18 July of that year, but

493-557: The Yanai – Tokuyama section remained out of service until 9 September of that year. The Tatsuno Electric Railway Co. opened a 17 km (11 mi) 1,435 mm ( 4 ft  8 + 1 ⁄ 2  in ) gauge line electrified at 600 VDC from Shingu-Cho to Aboshiko between 1909 and 1915 which connected at this station. The line closed in 1934. A 6 km line to Hamadako operated between 1943 and 1989. The Kirin Brewery operated

522-766: The affected areas at least 225 people died in various flood-related incidents, primarily due to mudslides , landslides and vehicles being swept away by the flood waters. Many of the dead had ignored evacuation orders, and chose to stay in their homes despite repeated warnings. Police received numerous reports across the country of people trapped in homes buried by landslides, of people being swept away by swollen rivers, and from people trapped in cars . At least ten people were buried inside their homes in Higashihiroshima ; rescuers were able to confirm seven survived but remained trapped as of 7 July. By 7 July no bullet trains were running west of Shin-Osaka Station and

551-501: The country since the 1982 Nagasaki flood when 299 people died. Approximately 54,000 members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces , police and firefighters searched for the people trapped or injured in landslides and flooding triggered by the heavy rain, while the Japanese government set up a liaison unit at the crisis management center of the prime minister's office to gather information. On 28 June 2018,

580-535: The former bypass line becoming the Gantoku Line . The Kobe – Akashi section was electrified in 1934, extended to Himeji in 1958, Hiroshima in 1962 and (except for the Wadamisaki Line, which was electrified in 2001) the entire line was electrified in 1964, to coincide with the opening of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka the same year. The Sanyō Main Line approximately parallels

609-751: The front in Kyushu, Shikoku , and western and central Honshu . Enhanced rainfall extended as far west as Okinawa Prefecture . Large swathes of these areas saw 10-day rainfall accumulations in excess of 400 mm (16 in). Deadly floods began on 5 July, primarily in Kansai region which was struck by a deadly earthquake three weeks prior. Accumulations peaked at 1,852.5 mm (72.93 in) in Shikoku. Multiple areas saw their greatest one-hour and three-day rainfall totals on record. Some areas were hit by more than 1,000 mm (39 in) of rain, prompting

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638-476: The morning ○: Weekday mornings only ●: All trains stop ｜: Trains pass at all times ○: All trains stop, limited service The entire line between Kobe Station and Shimonoseki Station was originally opened by the private Sanyō Railway company. The section between Hyōgo Station (in Kobe ) and Akashi Station (in Akashi, Hyōgo ) opened first in 1888. In 1889 the line was extended to the east to Kobe Station (as

667-539: The region. Approximately 54,000 personnel from police departments, fire departments, the Self-Defense Forces , and the Coast Guard were deployed across affected areas to rescue stranded people. Evacuations were ordered for 2.82 million and advised for a further 4.22 million people in 23 prefectures at the height of the storms. Japanese soldiers patrolled the neighborhoods during

696-617: The river. This inadvertently led to flooding in Maizuru after the flood gate was closed. As the rain lessened on July 9, high temperatures reaching 30 °C (86 °F), coupled with some 11,200 households without electricity, raised concerns over heatstroke and unsafe drinking water. Hiroshima prefecture alone had 1,243 mudslides in 2018, which is more than the entire nation's total in an average year. Ehime had 419 in 2018, results were not broken down by month, but its inferred that most of these were during this major event. Throughout

725-427: The second floor. The kids could not climb to the rooftop ... Rescue us quickly. Help us." Throughout Okayama Prefecture , 1,850 people were rescued from rooftops; 160 patients and staff at Mabi Memorial Hospital required rescue. [REDACTED]   Taiwan  : Taiwan announced that they will donate 20 million yen for disaster relief. [REDACTED]   Thailand  : Thailand sent

754-402: The storms and at the end, knocking on doors and inquiring whether residents were safe or in need of aid. Helicopters and boats were utilized by rescuers to retrieve individuals trapped on rooftops and balconies. Social media have been employed to let authorities and family and friends know about the individuals' conditions. One woman from Kurashiki, Okayama tweeted "Water came to the middle of

783-556: The worst hit areas. Motoyama , Kōchi , saw 584 mm (23.0 in) of rain between 6 and 7 July. One town in Kōchi measured 263 mm (10.4 in) of rain in two hours. Mount Ontake observed its greatest three-day rainfall on record at 655.5 mm (25.81 in). Although the Yura River remained within its banks in northern Kyoto Prefecture, an embankment built after Typhoon Tokage in 2004 prevented runoff from flowing into

812-997: Was cleared and the water receded from the factories. The Asahi Aluminium Industrial Company plant in Okayama exploded on July 6, after workers had evacuated during the flooding. Delivery companies Sagawa Express Co . and Yamato Transport Co , with cargo service Japan Freight Railway Co . reported that some of their shipments into and out of the affected areas have been either reduced or suspended. Regional supermarkets have also been affected, with outlets closed or hosting shortened service hours due to delivery delays and/or product shortages. Japan sustained tremendous damage; losses reached an estimated ¥1.09 trillion (US$ 9.86 billion). Damage to agriculture, forestry, and fishery industries reached ¥629 billion (US$ 5.69 billion). Losses to public infrastructure, including levees, railways, and roads, amounted to ¥465 billion (US$ 4.21 billion). Prime Minister Shinzō Abe released

841-486: Was duplicated in 1899, and the Hiroshima – Kaitaichi section in 1903. After the line was nationalised, further duplications occurred between Kamigori – Yoshinaga in 1910/11, Hatabu – Shimonoseki in 1915 and Himeji – Agaho in 1917. Work to duplicate the remainder of the line commenced in 1921, and opened in stages until completed in 1930, with the exception of the section between Iwakuni and Kushigahama, where construction of

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