Kisuki Line

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The Kisuki Line (木次線, Kisuki-sen) is a railway line in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The 81.9 km (50.9 mi) line connects Shinji in Matsue, Shimane with Bingo Ochiai in Shōbara, Hiroshima.

Kisuki Line

KiHa 120 DMUs on the Kisuki Line in April 2012

Overview

Native name

木次線

Status

In operation

Locale

Shimane and Hiroshima Prefectures

Termini

Stations

Service

Type

Regional rail

Operator(s)

JR West

Rolling stock

KiHa 120 series DMU

History

Opened

18 December 1932; 91 years ago

Technical

Line length

81.9 km (50.9 mi)

Number of tracks

Entire line single tracked

Character

Rural

Track gauge

1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Electrification

None

Operating speed

75 km/h (47 mph)

Route map

Legend

					Sanin Main Line
				0.0	Shinji
					Sanin Expressway
				3.6	Minami Shinji
				8.7	Kamonaka
				11.8	Hataya
				13.9	Izumo Daitō
				17.5	Minami Daitō
				21.1	Kisuki
				24.8	Hinobori
				31.5	Shimokuno
				37.4	Izumo Yashiro
				41.5	Izumo Minari
				45.9	Kamedake
				52.3	Izumo Yokota
				56.3	Yakawa
				63.3	Izumo Sakane

				69.7	Miinohara
					Shimane/Hiroshima border
				75.3	Yuki
				81.9	Bingo Ochiai
					Geibi Line

Station	Japanese	Between (km)	Distance (km)	Connections	Location
Shinji	宍道	-	0.0	Sanin Main Line	Matsue	Shimane Prefecture
Minami Shinji	南宍道	3.6	3.6		Matsue
Kamonaka	加茂中	5.1	8.7		Unnan
Hataya	幡屋	3.1	11.8
Izumo Daitō	出雲大東	2.1	13.9
Minami Daitō	南大東	3.6	17.5
Kisuki	木次	3.6	21.1
Hinobori	日登	3.7	24.8
Shimokuno	下久野	6.7	31.5
Izumo Yashiro	出雲八代	5.9	37.4		Okuizumo Nita District
Izumo Minari	出雲三成	4.1	41.5
Kamedake	亀嵩	4.4	45.9
Izumo Yokota	出雲横田	6.4	52.3
Yakawa	八川	4.0	56.3
Izumo Sakane	出雲坂根	7.0	63.3
Miinohara	三井野原	6.4	69.7
Yuki	油木	5.6	75.3		Shōbara	Hiroshima Prefecture
Bingo Ochiai	備後落合	6.6	81.9	Geibi Line	Shōbara	Hiroshima Prefecture

　Four〜10 Diesel trains are operated every day. There are more trains between Shinji and Kisuki, but few between Kisuki and Bingoochiai. In winter season, operation often suspend because of lots of snow.

KiHa 120 series DMUs

A Kisuki Line KiHa 120-0 diesel car
A Kisuki Line KiHa 120-200 diesel car in September 2007

1. Shinji Station

 JR
   from Tokyo or Osaka

　　　Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen and Hakubi line, limited express Yakumo via Okayama Station

     sleeper train Sunrise Izumo
   from Fukuoka : Sanyo Shikansen and Sanin line, limited express Oki via Shinyamaguchi station

 Airline (Izumo Enmusubi Airport)
  from Haneda or Osaka or Nagoya or Fukuoka
  to the Station by taxi

2. Bingoochiai Station

  from Hiroshima : Geibi line
  from Okayama : Hakubi line, limited express Yakumo and Geibi line via Niimi station

The line opened on 18 December 1932, operating between Kisuki and Izumo Minari.^[1] This was extended northward to Shinji on 1 August 1934, and southward to Yakawa on 20 November 1934, with the entire line between Shinji and Bingo Ochiai completed on 12 December 1937, including a switch-back at Izumo Sakane.^[1]

With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the line was transferred to the control of JR West.^[1]

List of railway lines in Japan

^ ^a ^b ^c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. I. Japan: JTB. p. 100. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.