Hakubi Line
| Hakubi Line | |
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| V | |
Limited Express Yakumo
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| Overview | |
| Type | Regional rail |
| Locale | Okayama and Tottori Prefectures |
| Termini |
Kurashiki Station Hōki-Daisen Station |
| Stations | 28 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1919 |
| Owner | JR West |
| Operator(s) | JR West Ibara Railway (between Kiyone and Sōja) |
| Rolling stock |
115 series 213 series 285 series 381 series KiHa 120 KiHa 126 EF64 EF65 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 138.4 km (86.0 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 (Kurashiki – Bitchū-Takahashi) 2 (Ikura – Ishiga) 2 (Niimi – Nunohara) 1 for rest of line |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Minimum radius | 200 m |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC |
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (70 mph) – 120 km/h (75 mph) |
The Hakubi Line (伯備線 Hakubi-sen?) is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region of Japan. It begins at the south end of Okayama Prefecture at Kurashiki Station in Kurashiki, passing through Niimi Station on the west side of Niimi, and terminating at Hōki-Daisen Station in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, linking Okayama Prefecture and Yonago across the Chūgoku Mountains. The Hakubi Line follows the Takahashi River between Kurashiki and Niimi, and the Hino River between Shōyama and Hōki-Daisen.
Since 2007, the ICOCA card can be used in all stations between Kurashiki Station and Bitchū-Takahashi Station.
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.
The experimental "Smart BEST" battery electric train was tested on the Hakubi Line between October and December 2012.
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