The Inbi Line (因美線, Inbi-sen) is a railway line operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between Tottori, Tottori Prefecture and Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
| Inbi Line | |
|---|---|
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 A JR West KiHa 120 DMU on the Inbi Line | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 因美線 |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | JR West |
| Locale | Western Japan |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 19 |
| Service | |
| Type | Regional rail |
| Operator(s) | JR West |
| Rolling stock | KiHa 40 series, KiHa 120 series, KiHa 121/126 series, KiHa 187 series, WT3000 series, WT3300 series, HOT7000 series, HOT3500 series DMU |
| History | |
| Opened | 1919 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 70.8 km (44.0 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked |
| Character | Rural |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | None |
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) |
Route data
edit- Operating Company:
- West Japan Railway Company (Services and tracks)
- Distance:
- Tottori — Tsuyama: 70.8 km (44.0 mi)
- Gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
- Stations: 19
- Double-tracking: None
- Electrification: Not electrified
- Railway signalling:
- Special automatic occlusive (track circuit detection type)
Stations
edit- ●: Stop ▲: Some services stop ｜: Pass
| Line | Name | Distance (km) |
Rapid | Connections | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imbi | Tottori | 鳥取 | 0.0 |  Sanin Main Line
|
Tottori | Tottori | |
| Tsunoi | 津ノ井 | 4.3 | |||||
| Higashi-Kōge | 東郡家 | 8.2 | Yazu, Yazu District | ||||
| Kōge | 郡家 | 10.3 | Wakasa Railway Wakasa Line | ||||
| Kawahara | 河原 | 14.1 | |||||
| Kunifusa | 国英 | 17.4 | Tottori | ||||
| Takagari | 鷹狩 | 19.8 | |||||
| Mochigase | 用瀬 | 21.1 | |||||
| Inaba-Yashiro | 因幡社 | 24.9 | |||||
| Chizu | 智頭 | 31.9 | ● | Chizu Express Chizu Line | Chizu, Yazu District | ||
| Haji | 土師 | 35.6 | ● | ||||
| Nagi | 那岐 | 38.5 | ● | ||||
| Mimasaka-Kawai | 美作河井 | 48.5 | ▲ | Tsuyama | Okayama | ||
| Chiwa | 知和 | 52.0 | ▲ | ||||
| Mimasaka-Kamo | 美作加茂 | 55.8 | ● | ||||
| Miura | 三浦 | 59.3 | ｜ | ||||
| Mimasaka-Takio | 美作滝尾 | 61.5 | ｜ | ||||
| Takano | 高野 | 66.7 | ▲ | ||||
| Higashi-Tsuyama | 東津山 | 70.8 | ● |  Kishin Line
| |||
| Kishin | |||||||
| Tsuyama | 津山 | 73.4 | ● | Kishin Line,  Tsuyama Line
| |||
Rolling stock
editLocal
edit- KiHa 47
- KiHa 120
- KiHa 121 and KiHa 126 series
- Chizu Express HOT3500
- Wakasa Railway WT3000 and WT3300
Limited Express
edit- KiHa 187 series (Super Inaba)
- Chizu Express HOT7000 series (Super Hakuto)
History
editThe Inbi Line was built by the Japanese Government Railway, with the first section opened from Tottori to Mochigase in 1919, extended to Chizu in 1923. The Tsuyama to Mimasaka-Kamo section, opened in 1928, was extended to Mimasaka-Kawai in 1931 and the line was completed with the opening of the section to Chizu (including a 3,077 m tunnel) in 1932.
CTC signalling was commissioned between Tottori and Chizu in 1994.[citation needed]