Tsuyama Line Explained

Tsuyama Line
Native Name:津山線
Native Name Lang:ja
Color:FFD700
Type:Regional rail
Status:In operation
Locale:Okayama Prefecture
Stations:17
Open:21 December 1898
Owner:JR West
Operator:JR West
Character:Commuter in some areas and rural in others
Stock:KiHa 40 series DMU, KiHa 120 series DMU
Linelength:58.7km (36.5miles)
Tracks:Entire line single tracked
Electrification:None
Speed:95 km/h (59 mph)
Map State:collapsed

The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) connecting and in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Stations

All-stations and limited-stop services called operate over the line. In the "Rapid" column in the table below, "O" indicates stations at which "Rapid" services stop.[1]

StationJapaneseDistance
(km)
RapidConnectionsLocation
岡山0.0OSanyō Shinkansen, Sanyō Main Line, Akō Line -
Hakubi Line, Uno Line (Seto-Ōhashi Line), Kibi Line
Okayama Electric Tramway Higashiyama Line, Okayama Electric Tramway Seikibashi Line
Kita-ku, OkayamaOkayama
法界院2.3O 
備前原5.1  
玉柏7.5  
牧山11.4  
野々口16.7  
金川19.7O 
建部27.0  
福渡30.3O 
神目36.5  Kumenan,
Kume District
弓削40.5O 
誕生寺43.5  
小原45.5  Misaki
Kume District
亀甲49.1O 
佐良山53.4  Tsuyama
津山口56.8  
津山58.7OKishin Line, Inbi Line

Some Rapid services also stop at Nonokuchi and Takebe stations.[1]

History

The line was opened on 21 December 1898 by the .[2] It was nationalized on 1 June 1944, becoming part of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) system, and from 1 April 1987, with the privatization of JNR, it was transferred to the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: ja: JR時刻表 . JR Timetable . Kotsu Shimbunsha . March 2014 . Japan . 354. .
  2. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 . Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II . 254–256. 4-533-02980-9.
  3. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 . Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . I . 96. 4-533-02980-9.