Hakubi Line

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Railway line in Japan

title: "Hakubi Line" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["hakubi-line", "railway-lines-opened-in-1919", "lines-of-west-japan-railway-company", "1067-mm-gauge-railways-in-japan"] description: "Railway line in Japan" topic_path: "geography/japan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakubi_Line" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Railway line in Japan ::

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FieldValue
nameHakubi Line
color
logoJRW san-V.svg
logo_width50
imageHakubi-line Series273.jpg
image_width300px
image_altImage
captionLimited Express Yakumo
typeRegional rail
localeOkayama and Tottori Prefectures
start
end
stations28
open
owner
operatorJR West
Ibara Railway (between Kiyone and Sōja)
stock{{Plainlist
linelength138.4 km
tracks2 (Kurashiki – Bitchū-Takahashi)
2 (Ikura – Ishiga)
2 (Niimi – Nunohara)
1 for rest of line
gauge
electrification
minradius200 m
speed110 km/h – 120 km/h
map_statecollapsed
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As of April 2023, the ICOCA card can be used in all stations between Kurashiki Station and Niimi Station.

Line data

The Okayama Division of JR West has jurisdictional control over operations between Kurashiki and Niizato stations, with the Yonago Division having control between Kami-Iwami and Hōki-Daisen Station. The boundary is midway between Niizato and Kami-Iwami Stations. The line color for the portion covered by the Okayama Division is vermillion orange, while the section covered by the Yonago Division is the standard blue.

Services

Limited express

Stations

::data[format=table] | Line | No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Connecting lines | Location | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Sanyō Main Line | {{RouteBox|JR-V01 | #44954B}} | | 岡山 | -15.9 | [[File:Shinkansen jrw.svg|20px]] Sanyō Shinkansen [[File:JRW oka-S.svg|20px]] Sanyō Main Line [[File:JRW oka-T.svg|20px]] Tsuyama Line [[File:JRW oka-U.svg|20px]] Kibi Line (Momotaro Line) Okaden: ■ Higashiyama Line ■ Seikibashi Line (Both at ) | | {{RouteBox|JR-V02 | #44954B}} | Kitanagase | 北長瀬 | -12.5 | | | | {{RouteBox|JR-V03 | #44954B}} | Niwase | 庭瀬 | -9.4 | | | | {{RouteBox|JR-V04 | #44954B}} | Nakashō | 中庄 | -4.7 | | Kurashiki | | {{RouteBox|JR-V05 | #44954B}} | | 倉敷 | 0.0 | [[File:JRW oka-W.svg|20px]] San'yō Main Line Mizushima Main Line (Kurashiki-shi Station) | | | Hakubi Line | | | | | | | | {{RouteBox|JR-V06 | #44954B}} | | 清音 | 7.3 | Ibara Line | Sōja | | {{RouteBox|JR-V07 | #44954B}} | | 総社 | 10.7 | [[File:JRW oka-U.svg|20px]] Kibi Line (Momotaro Line) Ibara Line | | | {{RouteBox|JR-V08 | #44954B}} | | 豪渓 | 15.3 | | | | {{RouteBox|JR-V09 | #44954B}} | | 日羽 | 19.0 | | | | {{RouteBox|JR-V10 | #44954B}} | | 美袋 | 22.7 | | | | {{RouteBox|JR-V11 | #44954B}} | | 備中広瀬 | 29.6 | | Takahashi | | {{RouteBox|JR-V12 | #44954B}} | | 備中高梁 | 34.0 | | | | {{RouteBox|JR-V13 | #44954B}} | | 木野山 | 38.8 | | | | {{RouteBox|JR-V14 | #44954B}} | | 備中川面 | 42.7 | | | | {{RouteBox|JR-V15 | #44954B}} | | 方谷 | 47.4 | | | | {{RouteBox|JR-V16 | #44954B}} | | 井倉 | 55.2 | | Niimi | | {{RouteBox|JR-V17 | #44954B}} | | 石蟹 | 59.7 | | | | {{RouteBox|JR-V18 | #44954B}} | | 新見 | 64.4 | [[File:JRW kinki-K.svg|20px]] Kishin Line | | | | ** | 布原 | 68.3 | Hakubi Line trains do not stop at Nunohara | | | | | 備中神代 | 70.8 | [[File:JRW hiro-P.svg|20px]] Geibi Line | | | | | | 足立 | 77.0 | | | | | | | 新郷 | 82.8 | | | | | | | 上石見 | 86.7 | | Nichinan | Tottori Prefecture | | | | 生山 | 95.4 | | | | | | | 上菅 | 98.9 | | Hino | | | | | 黒坂 | 103.7 | | | | | | | 根雨 | 111.3 | | | | | | | 武庫 | 116.0 | | Kofu | | | | | 江尾 | 118.1 | | | | | | | 伯耆溝口 | 127.3 | | Hōki | | | | | 岸本 | 132.3 | | | | | | | 伯耆大山 | 138.4 | [[File:JRW san-A.svg|20px]] San'in Main Line | Yonago | | | ::

Rolling stock

The experimental "Smart BEST" battery electric train was tested on the Hakubi Line between October and December 2012.

History

The first section of the Hakubi Line to open was the northern section, initially named the Hakubihoku Line, between Hōki-Mizoguchi and Hōki-Daisen on 10 August 1919. The northern section was then progressively extended south, to Ebi Station on 25 March 1922, to Neu Station on 30 July 1922, to Kurosaka Station on 10 November 1922, to Shōyama Station on 28 November 1923, to Kami-Iwami Station on 6 December 1924, and to Ashidachi Station on 1 December 1926.

The first section of the southern part of the Hakubi Line, named the Hakubinan Line, was opened on 17 February 1925, between Shisawa (now Gōkei) and Kurashiki. The southern section was gradually extended north, extending to Bitchū-Kawamo on 31 July 1927, with connection between the north and south sections being made on 25 October 1928, from which date the entire line was named the Hakubi Line.

The Kiyone to Bitchu-Takahashi section was double-tracked between 1968 and 1973, with the Kurashiki to Kiyone and Niimi to Nunohara sections being double-tracked in 1979, and the Ishiga to Ikuta section double-tracked between 1982 and 1983 in conjunction with a realignment which shortened the route by 1.2 km. CTC signalling was commissioned on the entire line in 1972, and the Kurashiki to Hokidaisen section was electrified in 1982.

Timeline

  • 10 August 1919: The Hakubi North Line opens between Hōki-Mizoguchi and Hōki-Daisen Stations.
  • 25 March 1922: The Hakubi North Line opens between Hōki-Mizoguchi and Ebi Stations.
  • 30 July 1922: The Hakubi North Line opens between Ebi and Neu Stations.
  • 10 November 1922: The Hakubi North Line opens between Neu and Kurosaka Stations.
  • 28 November 1923: The Hakubi North Line opens between Kurosaka and Shōyama Stations.
  • 6 December 1924: The Hakubi North Line opens between Shōyama and Kami-Iwami Stations.
  • 17 February 1925: The Hakubi South Line opens between Kurashiki and Shisawa Station (now Gōkei Station).
  • 1 April 1925: The Hakubi North Line opens at Kamisuge Station.
  • 17 May 1925: The Hakubi South Line opens between Shisawa and Minagi Stations.
  • 20 June 1926: The Hakubi South Line opens between Minagi and Kinoyama Stations.
  • 1 December 1926: The Habuki North Line opens between Kami-Iwami and Ashidachi Stations.
  • 31 July 1927: The Hakubi South Line opens between Kinoyama and Bitchū-Kawamo Stations.
  • 25 October 1928: Service starts between Bitchū-Kawamo and Ashidachi stations. The line is completed and renamed the Hakubi Line.

References

References

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