Kibi Line

Kibi Line
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Kibi Line between Ashimori and Hattori
Overview
Native name 吉備線
Type Heavy rail
Locale Okayama Prefecture
Termini Okayama
Sōja
Stations 10
Operation
Owner JR West
Technical
Line length 20.4 km (12.7 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Kibi Line (吉備線 Kibi-sen) is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Stations

All stations are in Okayama Prefecture.

Name Japanese Distance
(km)		 Connections Location
Okayama 岡山 0.0 Sanyō Shinkansen, Sanyō Main Line, Akō Line, Hakubi Line, Uno Line (Seto-Ōhashi Line), Tsuyama Line
Okayama Electric Tramway: Higashiyama Line, Seikibashi Line		 Kita-ku, Okayama
Bizen-Mikado 備前三門 1.9  
Daianji 大安寺 3.3  
Bizen-Ichinomiya 備前一宮 6.5  
Kibitsu 吉備津 8.4  
Bitchū-Takamatsu 備中高松 11.0  
Ashimori 足守 13.4  
Hattori 服部 16.2   Sōja
Higashi-Sōja 東総社 18.8  
Sōja 総社 20.4 Hakubi Line
Ibara Railway Ibara Line

Rolling stock

Class Image Type Top speed
(km/h)		 Routes operated
KiHa 40 series Diesel multiple unit 85 (Hōkaiin -) Okayama - Sōja

History

The Kibi Railway Co. opened the line in 1904 to Jini Station. In 1925, Jini Station was closed and the line connected to Soja Station.

The company was nationalised in 1944, and CTC signalling was commissioned in 1968.

References

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

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