Yamaguchi Line

This article is about the railway in Yamaguchi and Shimane. For the people mover in Tokyo and Saitama, see Seibu Yamaguchi Line.

The Yamaguchi Line (山口線, Yamaguchi-sen) is a railway line in western Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line connects Shin-Yamaguchi Station in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi and Masuda Station in Masuda, Shimane.

Yamaguchi Line
An all-stations "Local" service formed of two KiHa 40 series DMU cars in September 2009
Overview
Native name	山口線
Status	In operation
Owner	JR West
Locale	Yamaguchi Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture
Termini	Shin-Yamaguchi Masuda
Stations	28
Service
Type	Regional rail
Operator(s)	JR West, JR Freight
Rolling stock	KiHa 40 series, KiHa 120 series, KiHa 187 series DMU, D51 200 steam locomotive, 35 series passenger cars
History
Opened	20 February 1913
Technical
Line length	93.9 km (58.3 mi)
Number of tracks	Entire line single tracked
Character	Rural
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	85 km/h (53 mph)

History

The Ogori (now Shin-Yamaguchi) - Yamaguchi section opened in 1913, and the line was progressively extended north, reaching Masuda in 1923.

CTC signalling was commissioned in 1984.

Proposed connecting line

• Nichihara Station: The Gannichi Line was proposed to be extended to this station, and construction commenced in 1967. About 50% of the roadbed had been completed when construction was abandoned in 1980.

Services

The Super Oki limited express connects Shin-Yamaguchi Station with Yonago Station and Tottori Station on the Sanin Main Line via the Yamaguchi Line.

The line is also famous for the operation of the rapid SL Yamaguchi steam train.

Stations

●：Train stops

｜：Train passes

• "Local" trains stop at every station.

Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Rapid Commuter Liner	Super Oki	Transfers	Location
Shin-Yamaguchi	新山口	0.0	●	●	Sanyō Shinkansen Sanyō Main Line Ube Line	Yamaguchi	Yamaguchi Prefecture
Suō-Shimogō	周防下郷	1.0	｜	｜
Kamigō	上郷	2.7	｜	｜
Nihozu	仁保津	4.6	｜	｜
Ōtoshi	大歳	7.3	●	｜
Yabara	矢原	8.6	●	｜
Yudaonsen	湯田温泉	10.3	●	●
Yamaguchi	山口	12.7	●	●
Kami-Yamaguchi	上山口	13.9		｜
Miyano	宮野	15.5		｜
Niho	仁保	20.2		｜
Shinome	篠目	28.9		｜
Chōmonkyō	長門峡	32.3		｜
Watarigawa	渡川	35.5		｜
Mitani	三谷	38.6		●
Nagusa	名草	41.4		｜
Jifuku	地福	43.9		｜
Nabekura	鍋倉	46.4		｜
Tokusa	徳佐	49.9		●
Funahirayama	船平山	52.8		｜
Tsuwano	津和野	62.9		●		Tsuwano, Kanoashi	Shimane Prefecture
Aonoyama	青野山	66.1		｜
Nichihara	日原	72.8		●
Aohara	青原	77.5		｜
Higashi-Aohara	東青原	80.6		｜
Iwami-Yokota	石見横田	84.7		｜		Masuda
Honmataga	本俣賀	89.6		｜
Masuda	益田	93.9		●	Sanin Main Line

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (2005). Tetsudō Yōran (Heisei 17 Nendo) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. pp. 45, 63. ISBN 4-88548-106-6.