Electric Railway Station (since closed) to on 15 March 1910 as , dual track electrified at 600 V DC. All subsequent extensions were electrified dual track. The line was extended to Akashi in 1917. In 1923, the Kobe Electric Railway opened the Akashi to Himeji section, and merged with the Hyogo Electric Railway in 1927. The Sanyo Electric Railway was created in 1934. The line voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC in 1948. In 1968, the Higashi Suma to Hyogo Electric Railway Station section was closed and the line was connected to the Hanshin Main Line, enabling through services to Umeda in Osaka. Station numbering was introduced on Sanyo Electric Railway lines from 1 April 2014, with Main Line stations numbered SY01 to SY43. Accidents On 12 February 2013, at around 15:50, a non-stop 6-car limited express service bound for collided with the rear end of a truck which was protruding onto a level crossing to the west of Arai Station. The first two cars of the train derailed and slid 170 m before hitting the edge of the station platform and coming to rest. 15 people were injured in the collision, including the train driver and truck driver. References Railway lines in Japan Transport in Kobe Rail transport in Hyōgo Prefecture Railway lines opened in 1910