Inbi Line

Inbi Line
A JR West KiHa 120 DMU on the Inbi Line
Overview
Native name	因美線
Status	Operational
Owner	JR West
Locale	Western Japan
Termini	Tottori Higashi-Tsuyama
Stations	19
Service
Type	Regional rail
Operator(s)	JR West
Rolling stock	KiHa 40 series, KiHa 120 series, KiHa 121/126 series, KiHa 187 series, WT3000 series, WT3300 series, HOT7000 series, HOT3500 series DMU
History
Opened	1919
Technical
Line length	70.8 km (44.0 mi)
Number of tracks	Entire line single tracked
Character	Rural
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph)

The Inbi Line (因美線, Inbi-sen) is a railway line operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between Tottori, Tottori Prefecture and Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Route data

• Operating Company:
  • West Japan Railway Company (Services and tracks)
• Distance:
  • Tottori — Tsuyama: 70.8 km (44.0 mi)
• Gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
• Stations: 19
• Double-tracking: None
• Electrification: Not electrified
• Railway signalling:
  • Special automatic occlusive (track circuit detection type)

Stations

●: Stop ▲: Some services stop ｜: Pass

Line	Name		Distance (km)	Rapid	Connections	Location
Imbi	Tottori	鳥取	0.0		Sanin Main Line	Tottori	Tottori
	Tsunoi	津ノ井	4.3
	Higashi-Kōge	東郡家	8.2			Yazu, Yazu District
	Kōge	郡家	10.3		Wakasa Railway Wakasa Line
	Kawahara	河原	14.1
	Kunifusa	国英	17.4			Tottori
	Takagari	鷹狩	19.8
	Mochigase	用瀬	21.1
	Inaba-Yashiro	因幡社	24.9
	Chizu	智頭	31.9	●	Chizu Express Chizu Line	Chizu, Yazu District
	Haji	土師	35.6	●
	Nagi	那岐	38.5	●
	Mimasaka-Kawai	美作河井	48.5	▲		Tsuyama	Okayama
	Chiwa	知和	52.0	▲
	Mimasaka-Kamo	美作加茂	55.8	●
	Miura	三浦	59.3	｜
	Mimasaka-Takio	美作滝尾	61.5	｜
	Takano	高野	66.7	▲
	Higashi-Tsuyama	東津山	70.8	●	Kishin Line
Kishin
	Tsuyama	津山	73.4	●	Kishin Line, Tsuyama Line

Rolling stock

Local

• KiHa 47
• KiHa 120
• KiHa 121 and KiHa 126 series
• Chizu Express HOT3500
• Wakasa Railway WT3000 and WT3300

Limited Express

• KiHa 187 series (Super Inaba)
• Chizu Express HOT7000 series (Super Hakuto)

History

The Inbi Line was built by the Japanese Government Railway, with the first section opened from Tottori to Mochigase in 1919, extended to Chizu in 1923. The Tsuyama to Mimasaka-Kamo section, opened in 1928, was extended to Mimasaka-Kawai in 1931 and the line was completed with the opening of the section to Chizu (including a 3,077 m tunnel) in 1932.

CTC signalling was commissioned between Tottori and Chizu in 1994.

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan