How to ride Sanyo Electric Railway (Sanyo Railway) P
Operator-wide facts from Sanyo Electric Railway (Sanyo Railway)'s own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.
IC cards (Suica etc.)Accepted PICOCA, PiTaPa
Credit card touchAccepted PVisa, Mastercard etc. contactless
Where you payAt the station P
Delays & suspensionsLive status →Japanese only; shows delays of 30 minutes or more
Step-free accessStation list →PElectric wheelchairs can use only 26 listed stations, e.g. Nishidai, Itayado, Sanyo Akashi, Takasago, Sanyo Himeji (full list in the FAQ). At stations without elevators, call the nearest staffed station or the Sanyo Railway Information Center (078-913-2880) ahead and staff are sent to help; without notice you may have to wait.
ICOCA (sold for ¥2,000 including a ¥500 deposit at some ticket machines in every station and at the commuter-pass offices) and PiTaPa work at the ticket gates: touch the card to pass. Sanyo's pages mention the nationwide IC card mutual-use area, but this operator does not list the other card names (Suica, PASMO…) in text, so they are not confirmed here. P
あらかじめチャージ（入金）しておくことにより、タッチするだけで改札機を通れるほか
Getting on
Pass the automatic ticket gate before boarding: with a paper ticket, an IC card (ICOCA, PiTaPa) or a QR ticket.
Contactless Visa/Mastercard etc. (credit, debit or prepaid card, or a phone set up with one): touch the dedicated reader on the gate. Works at every Sanyo station. Adult fare only (no child or disability fares, no commuter use), one person per card, and it cannot be combined with tickets, passes or IC cards. It is not accepted for alternative transport when service is disrupted.
If the gate will not let you through, ask at the station window or use the intercom.
Getting off
Leave through the ticket gate, touching the same IC card or contactless card you used to enter; the fare is deducted or charged then.
If you need to pay a fare difference or have a problem, ask station staff or use the intercom next to the fare-adjustment machine.
Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.
神戸街めぐり1dayクーポン（デジタル版）神戸エリア版 · Kobe New Transit and partner railways (sold on Surutto QRtto)
¥1,500 Kobe area version, adult · ¥2,100 Sanyo version: east of Akashi (adds Sanyo Nishidai – Sanyo Akashi), adult only · ¥2,700 Sanyo version: all Sanyo lines, adult only
Any one day; use it within 3 months of purchase. Sold 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2027. Includes a voucher worth ¥800 for one use at a Kobe sightseeing facility.
Anyone can buyUntil 6 Dec 20261 day · Unlimited rides
¥1,510 Area version (Nishidai – Nishi-Maiko), adult only · ¥1,700 Akashi city version (Nishidai – Nishi-Futami), adult only · ¥1,950 All Sanyo lines version, adult only · +1 more
Any one day from 31 Jan to 6 Dec 2026; start within 3 months of purchase. Park admissions only on the day of use; check the parks' closing days (Sumaura Sanjo Yuen: Tuesdays; Suma Rikyu Park: Thursdays).
¥3,000 East of Akashi version, adult only · ¥3,400 All Sanyo lines version, adult only
Any one day (Sundays and holidays too), sold 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027, except the spa's closing days; ¥500 extra at the spa on 1–3 Jan 2027. Start within 3 months of purchase.
¥3,100 From Oshio–Tegara or Nishi-Shikama–Sanyo Aboshi, adult only · ¥3,300 From Harima-cho–Sanyo Sone, adult only · ¥3,550 From Sanyo Akashi–Nishi-Futami, adult only · +1 more
Round trip and voucher valid on the day of purchase only; the ¥3,000 shopping voucher can be used until 28 Feb 2027. Sold 2 Sep 2026 – 24 Feb 2027 (not 1 Jan 2027).
3 consecutive days from the departure date, departures 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027. Book the ferry first (by phone, from 3 months ahead), then buy the ticket.
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).