- Ibara Railway Ibara Line
The nihongo|Ibara Line|井原線|Ibara-sen is
Japan eserailway line betweenSōja Station , Sōja andKannabe Station , Fukuyama. This is the only railway line nihongo|Ibara Railway|井原鉄道|Ibara Tetsudō operates.Japanese National Railways started the construction of the line in1966 , but halted it later in1980 . The construction resumed under the newly foundedthird sector company, and the line finally opened at 11:11, January 11,1999 .Basic data
*Operators, distances: Sōja — Kannabe; 41.7 km / 25.9 mi.
**Ibara Railway (Category-1)
***Kiyone — Kannabe: 38.3 km / 23.8 mi.
**Ibara Railway (Category-2),West Japan Railway Company (Category-1),Japan Freight Railway Company (Category-2)
***Sōja — Kiyone: 3.4 km / 2.1 mi. (Shared withHakubi Line .)
*Gauge: 1,067 mm / 3 ft. 6 in.
*Stations: 15
*Double-track line: Sōja — Kiyone
*Electric supply: Sōja — Kiyone (1500 V DC)
**All the Ibara Railway trains are DMUs.
*Railway signalling
**Kiyone — Kannabe: Simplified automatic
**Sōja — Kiyone: Automatictations
ee also
*
List of railway companies in Japan
*List of railway lines in Japan External links
*ja icon [http://www.harenet.ne.jp/ibarasen/ Ibara Railway official website]
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