It stretches from Kobe west to Himeji via Akashi, Kakogawa and other municipalities in Hyōgo Prefecture.

The line accepts trains of Hanshin via Kobe Rapid, down (west) to Sumaura-kōen.

Legend: The Hyogo Electric Tramway (兵庫電気軌道) opened the section from the Hyogo Electric Railway Station (since closed) to Sanyo Suma on 15 March 1910 as 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge, dual track electrified at 600 V DC.

[2] On 12 February 2013, at around 15:50, a non-stop 6-car limited express service bound for Umeda 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.