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Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line

Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Nishi-Oyama Station.jpg
Nishi-Ōyama Station with Kaimondake volcano in the background, and a post marking it as the southernmost railway station in Japan
Overview
Locale Kagoshima Prefecture
Termini Kagoshima-Chūō
Makurazaki
Stations 36
Operation
Opened 1930
Owner JR Kyushu
Rolling stock KiHa 40/47/140, KiHa 200 series
Technical
Line length 87.8 km (54.6 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 85 km/h (55 mph)
(Kagoshima-Chūō–Yamakawa)
65 km/h (40 mph)
(Yamakawa–Makurazaki)
Route map
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