Ibara Line Explained

Ibara Line
Color:9acd32
Status:Operational
Locale:
Start:Sōja
End:Kannabe
Stations:15
Owner:Ibara Tetsudo
Operator:Ibara Tetsudo
Linelength:41.7km (25.9miles)
Tracks:1
Speed:95round=5NaNround=5

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 company, and the line opened on January 11, 1999, dual track and electrified as far as Kiyone.[1]

Basic data

1,067 mm / 3 ft. 6 in.

Stations

NameDistance (km)ConnectionsLocation
総社0.0JR West

Hakubi LineKibi Line

OkayamaSōja
清音3.4JR West: Hakubi Line
川辺宿6.0 Kurashiki
吉備真備8.2 
備中呉妹11.1 
三谷15.1 Yakage,
Oda District
矢掛18.2 
小田23.4 
早雲の里荏原26.8 Ibara
井原30.5 
いずえ32.3 
子守唄の里高屋34.1 
御領37.6 HiroshimaFukuyama
湯野39.5 
神辺41.7JR West: Fukuen Line

See also

References

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 22 May 2017 . 開業18年で乗客2000万人…井原鉄道、記念式典を実施 . 20 million passengers in 18 years since opening, Ibara Railway holds commemorative ceremony . https://web.archive.org/web/20170522220251/https://response.jp/article/2017/05/22/295053.html . 22 May 2017 . 4 November 2022 . Response.jp . ja.