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 |
| Locale | Hyogo Prefecture and Okayama Prefecture |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 19 |
| Service | |
| Type | Passenger/freight |
| System | Urban Network (Aioi - Banshū-Akō) |
| Operator(s) | JR West JR Freight |
| Rolling stock | 113 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 | |
| Opened | 1951 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 57.4 km (35.7 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead line |
| Operating speed | 85 km/h (53 mph) |
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color2, color.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.