The , sometimes romanized Imbi Line, 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: Stations: 19 Double-tracking: None Electrification: Not electrified Railway signalling: Special automatic occlusive (track circuit detection type)
Stations ●: Stop ▲: Some services stop ｜: Pass
LineNameDistance(km)RapidConnectionsLocationImbi鳥取0.0 Sanin Main LineTottoriTottori津ノ井4.3 東郡家8.2 Yazu,Yazu District郡家10.3 Wakasa Railway Wakasa Line河原14.1 国英17.4 Tottori鷹狩19.8 用瀬21.1 因幡社24.9 智頭31.9●Chizu Express Chizu LineChizu,Yazu District土師35.6● 那岐38.5● 美作河井48.5▲ TsuyamaOkayama知和52.0▲ 美作加茂55.8● 三浦59.3｜ 美作滝尾61.5｜ 高野66.7▲ 東津山70.8● Kishin LineKishin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
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