Kitto Line
The Kitto Line (吉都線, Kitto-sen) is a railway line on the island of Kyushu, Japan. It connects Yoshimatsu Station in Yūsui, Kagoshima Prefecture with Miyakonojō Station in Miyakonojō, Miyazaki Prefecture. It is also known as Ebino Kōgen Line (えびの高原線, Ebino-kōgen-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.
| Kitto Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 KiHa 40 series DMU at Kobayashi Station | |||
| Overview | |||
| Other name(s) | Ebino Kōgen Line | ||
| Native name | 吉都線 | ||
| Owner | JR Kyushu | ||
| Locale | Kagoshima Miyazaki | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 17 | ||
| Service | |||
| Operator(s) | JR Kyushu | ||
| Rolling stock | KiHa 40 series DMU | ||
| Daily ridership | 576 | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1 October 1912 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 61.6 km (38.3 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked | ||
| Character | Fairly rural with a few urban areas | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | None | ||
| Operating speed | 85 km/h (53 mph) | ||
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Stations
| Station | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshimatsu | 吉松 | 0.0 |
■ Hisatsu Line | Yūsui, Aira District |
Kagoshima |
| Tsurumaru | 鶴丸 | 2.6 |
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| Kyōmachi Onsen | 京町温泉 | 5.0 |
Ebino | Miyazaki | |
| Ebino | えびの | 9.6 | |||
| Ebino Uwae | えびの上江 | 13.0 | |||
| Ebino Iino | えびの飯野 | 15.0 | |||
| Nishi Kobayashi | 西小林 | 20.6 |
Kobayashi | ||
| Kobayashi | 小林 | 26.8 | |||
| Hirowara | 広原 | 30.8 |
Takaharu Nishimorokata District | ||
| Takaharu | 高原 | 34.8 | |||
| Hyūga Maeda | 日向前田 | 39.4 |
Miyakonojō | ||
| Takasaki Shinden | 高崎新田 | 43.8 | |||
| Higashi Takasaki | 東高崎 | 48.1 | |||
| Mangatsuka | 万ケ塚 | 51.0 | |||
| Tanigashira | 谷頭 | 54.5 | |||
| Hyūga Shōnai | 日向庄内 | 57.5 | |||
| Miyakonojō | 都城 | 57.5 |
■ Nippō Main Line | ||
History
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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