Japan is a paradise for train lovers or spotters. Lines run the length and breadth of the nation and going by rail is the best way of seeing the country. You don't have to worry about traffic jams or tolls. You certainly don't have to worry about the bloody parking, which is either expensive or simply unavailable.
As I have said in previous posts, Sanda is served by two lines, the JR Fukuchiyama, and the Kobe Dentetsu (also referred to as the Shintetsu). The former runs into Osaka via Takarasuka and the latter, to Kobe. A spur from the Dentetsu runs uptown through Sanda. If I wanted to be a pedant (and perhaps I do here), there is a a third option, which Nadia and I often used when going into Umeda. If you take JR to Takarasuka, you can change to the wonderful, cheaper and often praised Hankyu line. More about my favourite train company later.
Pictured is a JR Tambaji Rapid at a rail crossing on the approach to Sanda Station, coming from the direction of Sasayama.
And more about the Fukuchiyama line can be found here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuchiyama_Line
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