Kounotori

Named in 2011 for the storks bred back into the wild at Toyooka: a limited express from Shin-Osaka through the Tamba hills and down the San’in line to the hot-spring town of Kinosaki.

Stations

1. 0 kmKinosaki-Onsen
2. 10 kmToyooka
3. 19 kmEbara
4. 27 kmYoka
5. 39 kmWadayama
6. 69 kmFukuchiyama
7. Show 5 more stations

   1. 88 kmKuroi
   2. 96 kmKaibara
   3. 103 kmTanikawa
   4. 117 kmSasayamaguchi
   5. 131 kmAino
8. 139 kmShin-Sanda
9. 142 kmSanda
10. 158 kmTakarazuka
11. 183 kmOsaka
12. 187 kmShin-Osaka

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1940938 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 7 m from it
• The operator publishes this line's timetable: JR West — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
• Wikipedia has an article for this line

Questions and answers

How long is the Kounotori?

The Kounotori runs 187 km from Kinosaki Onsen to Shin-Osaka.

How long does the Kounotori take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 2 h 45 min for the 187 km. That is an average of 68 km/h end to end.

Who runs the Kounotori?

JR West, with 287 & 289 series EMU.

How old is the Kounotori?

The line has been in service since 2011. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

How often does the Kounotori run?

4–5× daily through to Kinosaki Onsen.

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