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Railway line in Kyushu, Japan
Kitto Line
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Other name(s)
| Ebino K?gen Line
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Native name
| 吉都線
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Owner
| JR Kyushu
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Locale
| Kagoshima
Miyazaki
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Termini
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Stations
| 17
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Operator(s)
| JR Kyushu
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Rolling stock
| KiHa 40 series
DMU
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Daily ridership
| 576
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Opened
| 1 October 1912
(
1912-10-01
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Line length
| 61.6 km (38.3 mi)
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Number of tracks
| Entire line single tracked
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Character
| Fairly rural with a few urban areas
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Track gauge
| 1,067 mm
(
3 ft 6 in
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Electrification
| None
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Operating speed
| 85 km/h (53 mph)
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Route map
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The
Kitto Line
(
吉都線
,
Kitto-sen
)
is a railway line on the island of
Kyushu
, Japan. It connects
Yoshimatsu Station
in
Y?sui
,
Kagoshima Prefecture
with
Miyakonoj? Station
in
Miyakonoj?
,
Miyazaki Prefecture
. It is also known as
Ebino K?gen Line
(
えびの高原線
,
Ebino-k?gen-sen
)
together with the
Yatsushiro
–
Yoshimatsu
segment of the
Hisatsu Line
. Between 1916 and 1923 this line was part of the original rail connection from Kokura to Miyazaki, until the opening of the
Nippo Main Line
.
Stations
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History
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The Yoshimatsu–Kobayashi section opened in 1912, and was extended to Miyakonojo the following year. Construction continued east and opened to Miyazaki in 1916, with the line formally named the Miyazaki Main Line in 1917.
With the opening of the
Nippo Main Line
from Kokura to Miyazaki in 1923, the line adopted that name. In 1932, with the opening of the Miyakonojo–Hayato line, that became part of the Nippo Main Line, and this line's name became the Kitto Line.
Freight service ceased in 1987.
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