Kisuki Line

Kisuki Line
KiHa 120 DMUs on the Kisuki Line in April 2012
Overview
Native name	木次線
Type	Regional rail
Locale	Shimane and Hiroshima Prefectures
Termini	Shinji Bingo Ochiai
Stations	18
Operation
Opened	1932
Owner	JR West
Technical
Line length	81.9 km (50.9 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	75 km/h (45 mph)
Route map Sanin Main Line 0.0 Shinji Sanin Expressway 3.6 Minami Shinji 8.7 Kamonaka 11.8 Hataya 13.9 Izumo Daitō 17.5 Minami Daitō 21.1 Kisuki 24.8 Hinobori 31.5 Shimokuno 37.4 Izumo Yashiro 41.5 Izumo Minari 45.9 Kamedake 52.3 Izumo Yokota 56.3 Yakawa 63.3 Izumo Sakane 69.7 Miinohara Shimane/Hiroshima border 75.3 Yuki 81.9 Bingo Ochiai Geibi Line

The Kisuki Line (木次線, Kisuki-sen^?) is a railway line in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The 81.9 km (50.9 mi) line connects Shinji in Matsue, Shimane with Bingo Ochiai in Shōbara, Hiroshima.

A Kisuki Line KiHa 120-0 diesel car

A Kisuki Line KiHa 120-200 diesel car in September 2007

The line opened on 18 December 1932, operating between Kisuki and Izumo Minari. This was extended northward to Shinji 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.