Ibara Line

The is a Japanese railway line between Sōja Station, Sōja and Kannabe Station, Fukuyama. It is the only railway line operated by the .

History

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.

Basic 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.)
• 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

Stations

Name		Distance (km)	Connections	Location
Template:STN	総社	0.0	JR West: Hakubi Line・Kibi Line	Okayama	Sōja
Template:STN	清音	3.4	JR West: Hakubi Line
Template:STN	川辺宿	6.0			Kurashiki
Template:STN	吉備真備	8.2
Template:STN	備中呉妹	11.1
Template:STN	三谷	15.1			Yakage, Oda District
Template:STN	矢掛	18.2
Template:STN	小田	23.4
Template:STN	早雲の里荏原	26.8			Ibara
Template:STN	井原	30.5
Template:STN	いずえ	32.3
Template:STN	子守唄の里高屋	34.1
Template:STN	御領	37.6		Hiroshima	Fukuyama
Template:STN	湯野	39.5
Template:STN	神辺	41.7	JR West: Fukuen Line

See also

• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of railway lines in Japan

References

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

External links

• Official website Template:In lang