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Sanyō Shinkansen 山陽新幹線

Shinkansen · JR West 西日本旅客鉄道 · 19 stations

How to ride JR West (West Japan Railway Company) P

Operator-wide facts from JR West (West Japan Railway Company)'s own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.

IC cards (Suica etc.)Some cards or areas PICOCA, Kitaca, PASMO, Suica, manaca, TOICA +4 more
Credit card touchNot confirmed
OperationOne-man on some lines PSome trains, mainly local trains on regional lines (examples in JR West releases: Kansai Line Kamo–Kameyama, Wakayama Line, Kinokuni Line Gobō–Kii-Tanabe, Sakai Line), run as one-man trains (driver only); others carry a conductor. A full list of one-man lines was not found on JR West's pages.
Delays & suspensionsLive status →Japanese; by area, plus the Sanyo and Hokuriku Shinkansen and limited expresses
Step-free accessStation list → PA station search shows for each station whether you can reach the gates and each platform without steps, whether there is a wheelchair-accessible toilet or elevator, and a map with the step-free route; staff guide wheelchair users to the platform and help with boarding. Some Sanyo Shinkansen and Osaka Loop Line platforms have a reduced gap so you can get off on your own.
Passes5 valid herefrom ¥22,000
IC cards and payment in detail

ICOCA (card, Mobile ICOCA, ICOCA in Apple Pay) and the nationwide cards it shares with (Kitaca, PASMO, Suica, manaca, TOICA, PiTaPa, Hayakaken, nimoca, SUGOCA) work on JR West only inside the ICOCA area; they cannot be used outside the area, and with few exceptions a trip cannot cross from one IC area into another. Inside the ICOCA area an IC-card trip may not exceed 200 operating km, except trips within the Osaka suburban zone, between that zone and stops of the limited expresses Thunderbird, Shirasagi, Kuroshio, Kounotori, Kinosaki, Hashidate, Maizuru and Hamakaze, between stops of the limited express Yakumo, and trips crossing between JR West and the Hapi-Line Fukui. For trips outside these limits, buy a paper ticket. P

一部を除き、それぞれのエリアをまたがってご利用いただくことはできません。上記のエリア外ではご利用いただくことはできません。ICOCAエリアでは営業キロ200キロを超えてご利用いただくことはできません。

Getting on

  1. Inside the ICOCA area: touch ICOCA (or another nationwide IC card) flat on the card reader of the gate while it glows blue. Do not put the card into the ticket slot.
  2. Touch one card only: with two IC cards in the same case the gate will not let you through.
  3. For trips that cross into another IC area or leave the ICOCA area, buy a paper ticket for the whole journey before boarding.

Getting off

  1. Touch the same IC card on the exit gate. If you do not touch when getting off, the card cannot be used next time.
  2. If you combine ICOCA with a magnetic ticket or commuter pass, use the fare adjustment machine (のりこし精算機), or ask the staff if it cannot handle it.

Getting on

  1. The procedure on one-man trains differs by line, train length and time of day: follow the signs and on-board announcements. The examples below come from JR West's releases for particular lines.
  2. On some lines (e.g. Kansai Line Kamo–Kameyama, Wakayama Line, Sakai Line) the IC reader is inside the train (車載型IC改札機) or a simple reader on the platform; these have no gate flaps. Touch it when you board.
  3. Kansai Line example, 2-car one-man train: board through the rear door of the first car and touch the blue IC reader by the door; the doors of the second car do not open. On 1-car trains also board at the rear.
  4. Wakayama Line example: on 2-car one-man trains in the daytime only the very front door may open; on 2-car trains in the morning and evening and on 4-car trains all doors open, which is announced on board.
  5. No IC card and no ticket machine at the station: take a numbered ticket (整理券) on the train and pay at the station where you get off.
  6. On some lines (e.g. Wakayama and Kinokuni Lines) all local trains have doors that passengers open and close themselves.

Getting off

  1. Kansai Line example, 2-car one-man train: get off through the very front door of the first car and touch the yellow IC reader there. 1-car trains: get off through the very front door.
  2. If you bought a ticket at the station or boarded with a numbered ticket (整理券), put the ticket or 整理券 into the fare box when you get off.
  3. If the reader beeps an error at a station without staff, tell the staff at a staffed station's gate before your next trip.
Wheelchair assistance

JR West support line for passengers with disabilities (おからだの不自由なお客様のサポートダイヤル), 8:00–20:00: requests for assistance, help booking tickets, enquiries and feedback. The e-mail form takes enquiries and feedback only, not assistance requests or ticket bookings. Tel. 0570-00-8989

Sources checked 2026-10-10 · review: draft_unreviewed

Passes valid on this line 5 P

Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. 5 of them are sold only to foreign visitors. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.

Foreign visitors only 7 days · Unlimited rides

Setouchi Area Pass

Setouchi Area Pass · JR West

¥22,000 Adult, 7 days · ¥11,000 Child (6–11), 7 days ¥3,143/day

7 consecutive days, from 0:00 on the first day to 24:00 on the last day. Child = 6–11 years old when bought; up to two children aged 1–5 travel free with each pass holder (without own seat).

Foreign visitors only 7 days · Unlimited rides

Sanyo-San'in Area Pass

Sanyo-San’in Area Pass · JR West

¥23,000 Adult, 7 days · ¥11,500 Child (6–11), 7 days ¥3,286/day

7 consecutive days, from 0:00 on the first day to 24:00 on the last day. Child = 6–11 years old when bought; up to two children aged 1–5 travel free with each pass holder (without own seat).

Foreign visitors only 7 days · Unlimited rides

JR-WEST All Area Pass

JR-WEST All Area Pass · JR West

¥26,000 Adult, 7 days · ¥13,000 Child (6–11), 7 days ¥3,714/day

7 consecutive days, from 0:00 on the first day to 24:00 on the last day. Child = 6–11 years old when bought; up to two children aged 1–5 travel free with each pass holder (without own seat).

Foreign visitors only 7 days · Unlimited rides

Sanyo-San’in Northern Kyushu Pass

Sanyo-San’in Northern Kyushu Pass · JR West

¥26,000 Adult, 7 days · ¥13,000 Child (6–11), 7 days ¥3,714/day

7 consecutive days, from 0:00 on the first day to 24:00 on the last day. Child = 6–11 years old when bought; up to two children aged 1–5 travel free with each pass holder (without own seat).

Foreign visitors only 7 days · Unlimited rides

Japan Rail Pass

ジャパン・レール・パス · JR Group (JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku, JR Kyushu)

¥50,000 Ordinary, 7 days, adult (official web sales) · ¥25,000 Ordinary, 7 days, child 6–11 (official web sales) · ¥80,000 Ordinary, 14 days, adult (official web sales) · +21 more ¥7,143/day

7, 14 or 21 consecutive days from the start date you choose. Child = 6 to 11 years old at the time of use.

6 passes cover part of this line

Valid only between the stations named; outside that stretch you pay the fare. Stretches marked “unofficial source” come from Wikipedia or travel sites, and “estimated from the official map” ones were read off the issuer's map image, not its text: check the official map before you buy.

2 area passes that may also be valid

These passes cover an area of this operator's network that the issuer describes only in words or on a map. Check the area before you buy.

  • WEST QR Kansai Area Pass · ¥2,700 Adult, 1 day · ¥1,350 Child, 1 day · +6 more · Local, rapid and special rapid trains and the HARUKA limited express in the Kansai free area (map). (area estimated from the official map)
  • WEST QR Kansai Mini Pass · ¥3,000 Adult, 3 days · ¥1,500 Child, 3 days · Local, rapid and special rapid trains in the Kansai free area (map). (area estimated from the official map)

IC cards (Suica, ICOCA…) P

This line runs through more than one IC card area. A journey on an IC card must start and end in the same area: across the boundary, buy a ticket.

4 stations are not in the IC areas we have; check at the station.

How IC card areas work →

Before you travel

Stations

In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them; names marked * are from Japanese Wikipedia or romanized for this guide (unofficial).

#StationEnglishPassengers / day (2024)Guide / other lines
1新大阪
しんおおさか 🗣		Shin-Ōsaka469,812Tōkaidō Main Line, Midōsuji Line, JR Tokaido Shinkansen, Ōsaka Higashi Line
2新神戸
しんこうべ 🗣		Shin-Kobe45,337Yamanote Line, Kobe City Subway Hokushin line
3西明石 🗣Nishi-Akashi60,176San'yō Main Line
4姫路 🗣Himeji99,298San'yō Main Line, JR Bantan Line, JR Kishin Line
5相生
あいおい 🗣		Aioi8,114San'yō Main Line, JR Akō Line
6岡山
おかやま 🗣		Okayama136,100JR Uno-port Line, JR Kibi Line, San'yō Main Line, JR Tsuyama Line
7新倉敷
しんくらしき 🗣		Shin-Kurashiki14,112San'yō Main Line
8福山 🗣Fukuyama39,646San'yō Main Line, JR Fukuen Line
9新尾道 🗣Shin-Onomichi2,008
10三原 🗣Mihara11,146JR Kure Line, San'yō Main Line
11東広島 🗣Higashi-Hiroshima2,532
12広島
ひろしま 🗣		Hiroshima150,070JR Geibi Line, San'yō Main Line
13新岩国 🗣Shin-Iwakuni1,938
14徳山 🗣Tokuyama14,410San'yō Main Line
15新山口
しんやまぐち 🗣		Shin-Yamaguchi15,880JR Ube Line, JR Yamaguchi Line, San'yō Main Line
16厚狭 🗣Asa2,910San'yō Main Line, JR Mine Line
17新下関
しんしものせき 🗣		Shin-Shimonoseki *9,594San'yō Main Line
18小倉
コクラ 🗣		Kokura109,899Kagoshima Main Line, Nippō Main Line, Kokura Line
19博多
はかた 🗣		Hakata504,752Kagoshima Main Line, JR Hakata-Minami Line, Airport Line, Kyushu Shinkansen, Nanakuma Line

Passengers per day: people boarding and getting off on an average day, all operators at the station counted once each (MLIT station passenger data S12).

Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.