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The Chizu Express Company (智頭急行株式会社 Chizu kyūkō Kabushikigaisha ) is a Japanese third-sector semi-public railway that connects Hyōgo, Okayama and Tottori prefectures. The Chizu Line is not electrified, but is a high-grade railroad, and runs a total of 56.1 kilometers. The limited expresses Super Hakuto and Super Inaba run on this line.
List of stations on the Chizu Line
Name Distance (km) Connections Location Kamigōri 上郡 0.0 Sanyō Main Line Hyōgo Kamigōri,
Akō DistrictKokenawa 苔縄 4.8 Konohara-Enshin 河野原円心 7.4 Kuzaki 久崎 12.2 Sayō,
Sayō DistrictSayo 佐用 17.2 Kishin Line Hirafuku 平福 22.5 Ishii 石井 27.1 Miyamoto Musashi 宮本武蔵 30.6 Okayama Mimasaka Ōhara 大原 33.2 Nishi-Awakura 西粟倉 37.4 Nishiawakura,
Aida DistrictAwakura-Onsen あわくら温泉 40.6 Yamasato 山郷 47.2 Tottori Chizu,
Yazu DistrictKoiyamagata 恋山形 50.0 Chizu 智頭 56.1 Inbi Line History
The line opened on December 3, 1994.
From November 29, 1997, the JR limited express Super Inaba service commenced between Okayama and Tottori.
External links
- Chizu express company (Japanese) Media related to Chizu Express Company at Wikimedia Commons
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