Platforms
The preparation for elevation of the conventional lines has been undertaken since 1989, and begun in earnest in 1994 after the relocation of Himeji's freight terminal and train yards. On March 26, 2006, platforms for the JR Kobe Line and Sanyo Main Line switched to the elevated railway, while the remainder of the platforms, for the Bantan and Kishin Lines, were elevated beginning on December 22, 2008. Removal of ground platforms and the remainder of reconstruction work is planned to conclude in 2010.
| Conventional railway platforms | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1, 2 | ■ Bantan Line | for Teramae, Wadayama |
| 2 | □ Limited Express Hamakaze | for Ōsaka (JR Kobe Line) |
| 3, 4 | ■ Kishin Line | for Harima-Shingū, Sayo |
| 5, 6 | ■ JR Kobe Line (Sanyō Main Line) (eastbound) | for Kakogawa, Sannomiya, Ōsaka |
| 5 | □ Limited Express Super Hakuto (eastbound) | for Osaka |
| □ Overnight limited express Sunrise Izumo/Sunrise Seto | for Shizuoka, Yokohama, Tokyo | |
| 7, 8 | ■ Sanyō Main Line (westbound) | for Aioi, Banshu-Ako, Kamigori, Okayama |
| □ Limited Express Super Hakuto (westbound) | for Tottori via the Chizu Express Line | |
| 7 | □ Limited Express Hamakaze | for Kinosaki Onsen via the Bantan Line |
| 8 | □ Overnight limited express Sunrise Izumo/Sunrise Seto | for Takamatsu, Yonago, Matsue, Izumoshi |
| (no platform) | ■ Freight trains (JR Freight, westbound) | |
| Shinkansen platforms | ||
| 11 | ■ Sanyo Shinkansen (eastbound) | for Shin-Ōsaka, Tokyo |
| 12, 13 | ■Sanyo Shinkansen (westbound) | for Okayama, Kagoshima-Chūō |
| ■ Sanyo Shinkansen (eastbound) | starting for Shin-Ōsaka, Tokyo | |
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