# Shintetsu Ao Line

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The **Ao Line** (粟生線, *Ao-sen*) is a commuter railway line in [Hyōgo Prefecture](/source/Hy%C5%8Dgo_Prefecture), Japan, operated by the [Kobe Electric Railway](/source/Kobe_Electric_Railway) (Shintetsu). It connects [Kobe](/source/Kobe) with its northwestern suburb, [Ono](/source/Ono,_Hyogo). The line is 29.2 km (18.1 mi) long, extending from [Suzurandai](/source/Suzurandai_Station) in [Kita-ku](/source/Kita-ku,_Kobe) to [Ao](/source/Ao_Station), where the line connects with the [West Japan Railway Company](/source/West_Japan_Railway_Company) (JR West) [Kakogawa Line](/source/Kakogawa_Line), although all trains continue past Suzurandai to [Shinkaichi](/source/Shinkaichi_Station) via the [Shintetsu Arima Line](/source/Shintetsu_Arima_Line) and [Kobe Rapid Railway](/source/Kobe_Rapid_Railway) [Namboku Line](/source/Namboku_Line_(Kobe)).

Between [Suzurandai Station](/source/Suzurandai_Station) and [Kizu Station](/source/Kizu_Station_(Hy%C5%8Dgo)), track gradient can reach 50[‰](/source/Per_mille) at most.

## History

The Miki Electric Railway Co. opened the Suzurandai – Hirono Golf-jo-mae on 28 December 1936.[1] DMUs operated until the section was electrified the following year and extended to Miki Uenomaru, with the extension to Miki opening in 1938.

In 1947 the company merged with the Kobe Electric Railway Co., which extended the line to Ono on 28 December 1951, and from Ono to Ao on 10 April 1952.[1]

The Nishi-Suzurandai – Aina section was duplicated in 1982, and the Kizu – Oshibedani section was duplicated between 1979 and 1989.

### Former connecting lines

- Miki station – The [Miki Railway Miki Line](/source/Miki_Railway_Miki_Line) operated between 1917 and 2008.

## Stations

- S indicates that the service stops at the station
- | indicates that the service skips the station

No. Station Distance (km) Local (普通) Semi-Express (準急) Express (急行) Transfers Location ↑ Through Service via the Shintetsu Arima Line and Kobe Kosoku Line to/from ↑ Suzurandai 鈴蘭台 0.0 S S S Arima Line (Through Service) Kita-ku, Kobe Suzurandai-nishiguchi 鈴蘭台西口 0.8 S S S Nishi-Suzurandai 西鈴蘭台 1.3 S S S Aina 藍那 3.0 S S ↑ Kizu 木津 6.4 S S ↑ Nishi-ku, Kobe Kobata 木幡 8.1 S S S Sakae 栄 9.6 S S S Oshibedani 押部谷 11.2 S S S Midorigaoka 緑が丘 12.8 S S S Miki Hirono Golf-jo-mae 広野ゴルフ場前 13.5 S S S Shijimi 志染 15.6 S S S Ebisu 恵比須 17.6 S S S Miki Uenomaru 三木上の丸 18.6 S S S Miki 三木 19.3 S S S Omura 大村 20.8 S S S Kashiyama 樫山 23.2 S S S Ono Ichiba 市場 23.9 S S S Ono 小野 26.2 S S S Hata 葉多 27.7 S S S Ao 粟生 29.2 S S S Kakogawa Line Hojo Railway Hojo Line

## References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). *データブック日本の私鉄* [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 263–4. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

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