Ibara Line

Ibara Railway IRT 355 Series train.

The Ibara Line (井原線, Ibara-sen) is Japanese railway line between Sōja Station, Sōja and Kannabe Station, Fukuyama. This is the only railway line Ibara Railway (井原鉄道, Ibara Tetsudō) operates.

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 company, and the line opened at 11:11am, 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
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
Okayama	三谷	15.1			Yakage, Oda District
Yakage	矢掛	18.2
Okayama	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
Hiroshima	御領	37.6		Hiroshima	Fukuyama
Yuno	湯野	39.5
Kannabe	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

• Template:Ja icon Ibara Railway official website