Akō Line

is a railway line of West Japan Railway Company between Aioi, Hyōgo Prefecture to Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.　A branch line off the Sanyō Main Line, Akō Line originates at Aioi, runs south of the main line along the Seto Inland Sea, and rejoins the main line at Higashi-Okayama.

The entire convert|57.4|km|adj=on line is single track. Only one train runs the entire length of the line, with service split at Banshū-Akō, and no trains terminate at either of the official terminals. Trains from the east continue from Himeji on the Sanyō Main Line and terminate at Akō, while westbound service originating from Akō continue past Higashi-Okayama and continue on the Sanyō Main Line to Okayama and beyond. Rapid and Special Rapid Service trains from Kyoto and beyond make local stops between Aioi and Akō, and the segment of the line is part of JR West's Kinki region Urban Network.

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References

*cite journal
first =Masafumi
last= Miki
year = 2004
month = July
title = Railway Operators in Japan 13: Chugoku Region
journal =Japan Railway & Transport Review
issue = 39
pages = 36–43
url = http://www.jrtr.net/jrtr39/s36_mik.html

ee also

*Kure Line