Mizushima Main Line

Mizushima Main Line (水島本線, Mizushima-honsen) is a 11.2 km railway line owned by the Mizushima Rinkai Railway, serving Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The line branches southward from the San'yō Main Line, owned by JR West, at Kurashiki-shi Station, ending in the industrial district of Mizushima.

Mizushima Main Line
A KiHa-20 passenger train between Kurashiki-shi and Kyūjōmae stations
Overview
Native name水島本線
OwnerMizushima Rinkai Railway
LocaleKurashiki, Okayama
TerminiKurashiki-shi
Mitsubishi-jikō-mae
Stations11 (1 freight only)
Websitewww.mizurin.co.jp
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Daily ridership4,362 passengers (2010)[1]
History
Opened30 June 1943 (1943-06-30)
Technical
Line length11.2 km (7.0 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNo
Operating speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Route map

Originally an industrial railway for the military in Mizushima, passenger services began in 1948. The line switched hands three times before being owned and operated by the Mizushima Rinkai Railway.

Operations

The line is not electrified and is single-tracked for the entire line, with passing loops at Nishitomii, Yayoi, and Mizushima stations.

Passenger rail services begin at Kurashiki-shi and terminate in Mizushima, except during rush hour and a few during the day, when it terminates in Mitsubishi-jikō-mae.[2] Trains arrive roughly every 20 minutes.[1]

Stations
Name Distance (km) Connections Location
Kurashiki-shi 倉敷市 0.0 JR West: San'yō Main Line・Hakubi Line (via Kurashiki Station) Okayama Kurashiki
Kyūjōmae 球場前 2.0  
Nishitomii 西富井 3.6  
Fukui 福井 4.4  
Urada 浦田 5.5  
Yayoi 弥生 7.5  
Sakae 栄 8.2  
Tokiwa 常盤 8.6  
Mizushima 水島 9.2  
Mitsubishi-jikō-mae 三菱自工前 10.4  
Kurashiki-Kamotsu Terminal (freight only) 倉敷貨物ターミナル 11.2  

References
  1. "平成２３年度 出資団体監査報告書" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. "時刻表". 水島臨海鉄道株式会社. Archived from the original on 2019-01-30. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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