The West Japan Railway Company, also referred to as JR West, is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and is also one of only three Japan Railways Group constituents of the Nikkei 225 index: the others are JR East and JR Central. It was also listed in the Nagoya and Fukuoka stock exchanges until late 2020.
Shin-Kōbe station is a railway station on the San'yō Shinkansen and the Seishin-Yamate Line serving the city of Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area. It is located to the north of Kobe city centre, at the foot of Mount Rokkō. The Shinkansen trains mostly run inside tunnels under the mountains in this area. The station exists in a small space in between two long tunnels.
Shin-Osaka Station is a railway station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the western terminus of the high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansen line from Tokyo, the eastern terminus of the San'yō Shinkansen and one of Osaka's main railway terminals to the north. The lines are physically joined, and many trains offer through service.
Himeji Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. Himeji is a major stop on the San'yō Main Line and the Sanyō Shinkansen, and the western end of the JR Kobe Line. The station building is located close to the Sanyo Electric Railway Himeji Station and Himeji Castle.
Matsuyama Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y46".
Okayama Station is a railway station in Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The station is operated by West Japan Railway Company.
Hiroshima Station is a railway station in Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. Hiroshima Station is the terminal station for several lines, and all San'yō Shinkansen trains stop here.
Nishi-Akashi Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. As part of the Urban Network, the ICOCA, Suica, PiTaPa, TOICA and SUGOCA can all be used on the San'yō Main Line.
The Gantoku Line is a 43.7 km (27.2 mi) railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company in western Japan, connecting Iwakuni Station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, and Kushigahama Station in Shūnan, Yamaguchi. The line was originally built as a more direct route between its termini than the original Sanyo Main Line and the Sanyo Shinkansen is more closely aligned to this line than the Sanyo Main Line in this section.
Takamizu Station is a railway station operated by JR West on the Gantoku Line in Shūnan, Yamaguchi. It is located in the Kumage part of Shūnan, and the Kumage District Shūnan City Branch Office is nearby.
Katsuma Station is a railway station operated by JR West on the Gantoku Line in Shūnan, Yamaguchi. It is located in the Kumage part of Shūnan, and is near the Sun Wing Kumage (サンウイング熊毛) community center.
Kushigahama Station is a railway station operated by JR West in Shūnan, Yamaguchi, and serves as the transfer point between Sanyō Main Line and the Gantoku Line. It is located in the Tokuyama part of Shūnan.
Kudamatsu station is a railway station operated by JR West on the Sanyō Main Line in Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi. It is located in central Kudamatsu, near the city hall.
Shimata Station is a railway station operated by JR West on the Sanyō Main Line in Hikari, Yamaguchi. The station is located in the rural northern part of the Shimata area in Hikari, on the north side of the city's territory.
Shin-Yamaguchi Station is a railway station operated by West Japan Railway Company in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, and is a stopping point for the Sanyō Shinkansen and the Sanyō Main Line, and serves as termini of Yamaguchi Line and Ube Line. It is also the starting station of the rapid sightseeing train SL Yamaguchi steam train on the Yamaguchi Line.
Ōkawachi Station is a railway station operated by JR West on the Gantoku Line in Shūnan, Yamaguchi. It is located in the Kumage part of Shūnan, in a semi-rural area.
Itoigawa Station is a railway station in Itoigawa, Niigata, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company and the third-sector railway operator Echigo Tokimeki Railway. It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.
Shin-Shimonoseki Station is a railway station on the San'yō Shinkansen and San'yō Main Line, operated by West Japan Railway Company in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Fukuyama Station is a railway station in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company.
The San'yō Main Line is a major railway line owned by JR Group companies in western Japan, connecting Kōbe Station and Moji Station, largely paralleling the coast of the Inland Sea, in other words, the southern coast of western Honshu. The San'yō Shinkansen line largely parallels its route. The name Sanyō derived from the ancient region and highway San'yōdō, the road on the sunny (south) side of the mountains.
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