Akō Line

Akō Line
213 series EMU on an Akō Line local service at Osafune Station
Overview
Native name赤穂線
Owner JR West
LocaleHyogo Prefecture and Okayama Prefecture
Termini
Stations19
Service
TypePassenger/freight
SystemUrban Network (Aioi - Banshū-Akō)
Operator(s)JR West
JR Freight
Rolling stock113 series EMU
115 series EMU
117 series EMU
213 series EMU
221 series EMU
223-1000 series EMU
223-2000 series EMU
223-6000 series EMU
225-0 series EMU
225-100 series EMU
History
Opened1951 (1951)
Technical
Line length57.4 km (35.7 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead line
Operating speed85 km/h (53 mph)
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Akō Line (赤穂線, Akō-sen) is a railway line owned by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Japan, operating between Aioi Station in Aioi, Hyōgo and Higashi-Okayama Station in Okayama, Okayama. The Akō Line operates south of and approximately parallel to both the Sanyō Main Line and the San'yō Shinkansen, with all three lines paralleling the coastline of the Seto Inland Sea.

The entire 57.4 km (35.7 mi) line is single track.