The JR Kōbe Line is the nickname of portions of the Tokaido Main Line and the Sanyo Main Line, between Osaka Station in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture and Himeji Station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture. The line, along with the JR Kyoto Line and the Biwako Line, forms a contiguous service that is the main trunk of West Japan Railway Company's Urban Network commuter rail network in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area. The line also offers continuous service to the Gakkentoshi Line via the JR Tōzai Line.
223-2000 series on a Rapid Service, February 2021
201 series that was once operated as a local service, August 2004
223 series operated at Special Rapid Service, January 2021
Chizu Express Super Hakuto will board the JR Tokaido / Sanyo Main Line, February 2021
The Tōkaidō Main Line is a major Japanese railway line of the Japan Railways Group network, connecting Tokyo and Kōbe stations. It is 589.5 km (366.3 mi) long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities. The high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansen largely parallels the line.
Image: JRE Series E233 3000 E 58
Image: Central Japan Railway Series 313 5000 01
Image: JRF series EF210 Umeda freight
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