Ibara Line
Rail line
The Ibara Line (井原線, Ibara-sen) is a Japanese railway line between Sōja Station, Sōja and Kannabe Station, Fukuyama. It is the only railway line operated by the Ibara Railway (井原鉄道, Ibara Tetsudō).
01History
Japanese National Railways started the construction of the line in 1966, but financial constraints halted work in 1980. The Ibara Railway Co. was established in 1986 and construction resumed under the newly founded third-sector railway company. The line opened on January 11, 1999, dual track and electrified as far as Kiyone.
02Basic data
- Operators, distances: Sōja , Kannabe; 41.7 km / 25.9 mi.
- Ibara Railway (Category-1)
- Kiyone , Kannabe: 38.3 km / 23.8 mi.
- Ibara Railway (Category-2), West Japan Railway Company (Category-1), Japan Freight Railway Company (Category-2)
- Sōja , Kiyone: 3.4 km / 2.1 mi. (Shared with Hakubi Line.)
- Ibara Railway (Category-1)
- Gauge: 1,067 mm / 3 ft. 6 in.
- Stations: 15
- Double-track line: Sōja , Kiyone
- Electric supply: Sōja , Kiyone (1500 V DC)
- All the Ibara Railway trains are DMUs.
- Railway signalling
- Kiyone , Kannabe: Simplified automatic
- Sōja , Kiyone: Automatic
03Stations
| Name | Distance (km) | Connections | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sōja | 総社 | 0.0 | JR West: Hakubi Line・Kibi Line | Okayama | Sōja |
| Kiyone | 清音 | 3.4 | JR West: Hakubi Line | ||
| Kawabejuku | 川辺宿 | 6.0 | Kurashiki | ||
| Kibinomakibi | 吉備真備 | 8.2 | |||
| Bitchū-Kurese | 備中呉妹 | 11.1 | |||
| Mitani | 三谷 | 15.1 | Yakage, Oda District | ||
| Yakage | 矢掛 | 18.2 | |||
| Oda | 小田 | 23.4 | |||
| Sōunnosato-Ebara | 早雲の里荏原 | 26.8 | Ibara | ||
| Ibara | 井原 | 30.5 | |||
| Izue | いずえ | 32.3 | |||
| Komoriutanosato-Takaya | 子守唄の里高屋 | 34.1 | |||
| Goryō | 御領 | 37.6 | Hiroshima | Fukuyama | |
| Yuno | 湯野 | 39.5 | |||
| Kannabe | 神辺 | 41.7 | JR West: Fukuen Line | ||
Sources and credits
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