Shintetsu Ao Line

Shintetsu Ao Line
	1500 series EMU on the 50 per mil gradient between Omura and Kashiyama, April 2011
Overview
Native name	粟生線
Owner	Kobe Electric Railway
Locale	Hyōgo Prefecture
Termini	Suzurandai; Ao
Service
Type	Heavy rail
History
Opened	28 December 1936
Technical
Line length	29.2 km (18.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC
Operating speed	70 km/h (45 mph)

The Ao Line (粟生線, Ao-sen) is a commuter railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu). It connects Kobe with its northwestern suburb, Ono. The line is 29.2 km (18.1 mi) long, extending from Suzurandai in Kita-ku to Ao, where the line connects with the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Kakogawa Line, although all trains continue past Suzurandai to Shinkaichi via the Shintetsu Arima Line and Kobe Rapid Railway Namboku Line.

History

The Miki Electric Railway Co. opened the Suzurandai - Hirono Golf-jo-mae on 28 December 1936.[1] DMUs operated until the section was electrified the following year and extended to Miki Uenomaru, with the extension to Miki opening in 1938.

In 1947 the company merged with the Kobe Electric Railway Co., which extended the line to Ono on 28 December 1951, and from Ono to Ao on 10 April 1952.[1]

The Nishi-Suzurandai - Aina section was duplicated in 1982, and the Kizu - Oshibedani section was duplicated between 1979 and 1989.

Former connecting lines

Miki station - The Miki Railway Miki Line operated between 1917 and 2008.

Stations

S indicates that the service stops at the station
| indicates that the service skips the station

Station		Distance (km)	Local (普通)	Semi-Express (準急)	Express (急行)	Transfers	Location
Suzurandai	鈴蘭台	0.0	S	S	S	Arima Line	Kita-ku, Kobe
Suzurandai-nishiguchi	鈴蘭台西口	0.8	S	S	S
Nishi-Suzurandai	西鈴蘭台	1.3	S	S	S
Aina	藍那	3.0	S	S	↑
Kizu	木津	6.4	S	S	↑		Nishi-ku, Kobe
Kobata	木幡	8.1	S	S	S
Sakae	栄	9.6	S	S	S
Oshibedani	押部谷	11.2	S	S	S
Midorigaoka	緑が丘	12.8	S	S	S		Miki
Hirono Golf-jo-mae	広野ゴルフ場前	13.5	S	S	S
Shijimi	志染	15.6	S	S	S
Ebisu	恵比須	17.6	S	S	S
Miki Uenomaru	三木上の丸	18.6	S	S	S
Miki	三木	19.3	S	S	S
Omura	大村	20.8	S	S	S
Kashiyama	樫山	23.2	S	S	S		Ono
Ichiba	市場	23.9	S	S	S
Ono	小野	26.2	S	S	S
Hata	葉多	27.7	S	S	S
Ao	粟生	29.2	S	S	S	Kakogawa Line Hojo Railway Hojo Line

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 263–4. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

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[terada2002-1] Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 263–4. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.