San'in Main Line

The Nihongo|San'in Main Line|山陰本線|San'in-honsen is a railway line in western Japan that runs from Kyoto to Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the major railway line of the San'in region, running along the Japan Sea, crossing Kyoto, Hyōgo, Tottori, Shimane and Yamaguchi prefectures. The main portion from Kyoto to Hatabu is the longest single continuous railway line in Japan at 673.8 km, although no regularly scheduled train runs through the entire line.

The section between Kyoto and Sonobe, connecting Kyoto and its northern suburbs, is a part of JR West's Urban Network and is nicknamed the Sagano Line.

Basic data

*Distances: 676.0 km
*Operators
**West Japan Railway Company (Category 1)
***Kyoto - Hatabu: 673.8 km
***Nagatoshi - Senzaki: 2.2 km
**Japan Freight Railway Company (Category 2)
***Hōki-Daisen - Higashi-Matsue: 27.1 km
***:Yonago - Higashi-Matsue temporary closed
***Okami - Masuda: 16.9 km
*Gauge: 1067 mm
*Stations: 159
*Track:
**Double: Nijō - Hanazono, Saga-Arashiyama - Umahori, Ayabe - Fukuchiyama, Hōki-Daisen - Yasugi, Higashi-Matsue - Matsue, Tamatsukuri-Onsen - Kimachi
**Single: the rest
*Electric supply:
**Kyoto - Kinosaki-Onsen, Hōki-Daisen - Nishi-Izumo: 1,500 V DC
*Railway signalling:
**Kyoto - Nishi-Izumo: Automatic
**Nishi-Izumo - Hatabu, including "Senzaki branch line": Special Automatic; a simplified automatic system
*Maximum speed at service (km/h):
**Kyoto - Saga-Arashiyama: 120
**Saga-Arashiyama - Umahori: 130
**Umahori - Ayabe: 120
**Ayabe - Fukuchiyama: 130
**Fukuchiyama - Tottori: 95
**Tottori - Izumoshi: 120
**Izumoshi - Masuda: 110
**Masuda - Hatabu: 95
**Nagatoshi - Senzaki: 85

tations

From Kyoto to Sonobe (Sagano Line)

:"See the Sagano Line

From Sonobe to Tottori

:Rapid trains stop at every station in this section (are operated as local trains).

enzaki Branch Line