| Kitto Line | |
| Color: | 36b558 |
| Other Name: | Ebino Kōgen Line |
| Native Name: | 吉都線 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Locale: | Kagoshima Miyazaki |
| Stations: | 17 |
| Daily Ridership: | 576 |
| Electrification: | None |
| Stock: | KiHa 40 series DMU |
| Operator: | JR Kyushu |
| Owner: | JR Kyushu |
| Linelength: | 61.6 km (38.3 mi) |
| Speed: | 85 km/h (53 mph) |
| Character: | Fairly rural with a few urban areas |
| Tracks: | Entire line single tracked |
The is a railway line on the island of Kyushu, Japan. It connects Yoshimatsu Station in Yūsui, Kagoshima Prefecture with Miyakonojō Station in Miyakonojō, Miyazaki Prefecture. It is also known as together with the - segment of the Hisatsu Line. Between 1916 and 1923 this line was part of the original rail connection from Kokura to Miyazaki, until the opening of the Nippo Main Line.
| Station | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 吉松 | Hisatsu Line | Yūsui, Aira District | Kagoshima | ||
| 鶴丸 | |||||
| 京町温泉 | Ebino | Miyazaki | |||
| えびの | |||||
| えびの上江 | |||||
| えびの飯野 | |||||
| 西小林 | Kobayashi | ||||
| 小林 | |||||
| 広原 | Takaharu Nishimorokata District | ||||
| 高原 | |||||
| 日向前田 | Miyakonojō | ||||
| 高崎新田 | |||||
| 東高崎 | |||||
| 万ケ塚 | |||||
| 谷頭 | |||||
| 日向庄内 | |||||
| 都城 | Nippō Main Line | ||||
The Yoshimatsu - Kobayashi section opened in 1912, and was extended to Miyakonojo the following year. Construction continued east and opened to Miyazaki in 1916, with the line formally named the Miyazaki Main Line in 1917.
With the opening of the Nippo Main Line from Kokura to Miyazaki in 1923, the line adopted that name. In 1932, with the opening of the Miyakonojo - Hayato line, that became part of the Nippo Main Line, and this line's name became the Kitto Line.
Freight service ceased in 1987.