Kisuki Line
title: "Kisuki Line" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rail-transport-in-shimane-prefecture", "rail-transport-in-hiroshima-prefecture", "lines-of-west-japan-railway-company", "railway-lines-opened-in-1932", "1067-mm-gauge-railways-in-japan", "railways-with-zig-zags"] topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisuki_Line" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kisuki Line |
| native_name | 木次線 |
| native_name_lang | ja |
| color | ffba00 |
| logo | JRW san-E.svg |
| logo_width | 50 |
| image | JRW series120 Kisuki.jpg |
| image_width | 300px |
| caption | KiHa 120 DMUs on the Kisuki Line in April 2012 |
| type | Regional rail |
| status | In operation |
| locale | Shimane and Hiroshima Prefectures |
| start | |
| end | |
| stations | 18 |
| open | |
| operator | |
| character | Rural |
| stock | KiHa 120 series DMU |
| linelength | 81.9 km |
| tracks | Entire line single tracked |
| gauge | |
| electrification | None |
| speed | 75 km/h |
| map | |
| map_state | collapsed |
| :: |
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The Kisuki Line is a Japanese railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The 81.9 km line connects in Matsue, Shimane with in Shōbara, Hiroshima.
Stations
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| Station | Japanese | Between (km) | Distance (km) | Connections | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 宍道 | - | 0.0 | [[File:JRW san-D.svg | 20px]] Sanin Main Line | |
| 南宍道 | 3.6 | 3.6 | |||
| 加茂中 | 5.1 | 8.7 | Unnan | ||
| 幡屋 | 3.1 | 11.8 | |||
| 出雲大東 | 2.1 | 13.9 | |||
| 南大東 | 3.6 | 17.5 | |||
| 木次 | 3.6 | 21.1 | |||
| 日登 | 3.7 | 24.8 | |||
| 下久野 | 6.7 | 31.5 | |||
| 出雲八代 | 5.9 | 37.4 | Okuizumo | ||
| Nita District | |||||
| 出雲三成 | 4.1 | 41.5 | |||
| 亀嵩 | 4.4 | 45.9 | |||
| 出雲横田 | 6.4 | 52.3 | |||
| 八川 | 4.0 | 56.3 | |||
| 出雲坂根 | 7.0 | 63.3 | |||
| 三井野原 | 6.4 | 69.7 | |||
| 油木 | 5.6 | 75.3 | Shōbara | ||
| 備後落合 | 6.6 | 81.9 | [[File:JRW hiro-P.svg | 20px]] Geibi Line | |
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Four〜10 Diesel trains are operated every day. There are more trains between Shinji and Kisuki, but few between Kisuki and Bingoochiai. In winter season, operation often suspend because of lots of snow.
Rolling stock
- KiHa 120 series DMUs
File:Kiha120-5 Kisuki.JPG|A Kisuki Line KiHa 120-0 diesel car File:JRW kiha120 206.jpg|A Kisuki Line KiHa 120-200 diesel car in September 2007
Access
- Shinji Station JR from Tokyo or Osaka Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen and Hakubi line, limited express Yakumo via Okayama Station sleeper train Sunrise Izumo from Fukuoka : Sanyo Shinkansen and Sanin line, limited express Oki via Shinyamaguchi station
Airline (Izumo Enmusubi Airport) from Haneda or Osaka or Nagoya or Fukuoka to the Station by taxi
- Bingoochiai Station from Hiroshima : Geibi line from Okayama : Hakubi line, limited express Yakumo and Geibi line via Niimi station
History
The line opened on 18 December 1932, operating between and . This was extended northward to on 1 August 1934, and southward to Yakawa on 20 November 1934, with the entire line between Shinji and Bingo Ochiai completed on 12 December 1937, including a switch-back at Izumo Sakane.
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the line was transferred to the control of JR West.
References
References
- JTB. (1998)
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