Mizushima Main Line

Mizushima Main Line
A KiHa-20 passenger train between Kurashiki-shi and Kyūjōmae stations
Overview
Native name	水島本線
Owner	Mizushima Rinkai Railway
Locale	Kurashiki, Okayama
Termini	Kurashiki-shi Mitsubishi-jikō-mae
Stations	11 (1 freight only)
Website	www.mizurin.co.jp
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Daily ridership	4,362 passengers (2010)
History
Opened	30 June 1943 (1943-06-30)
Technical
Line length	11.2 km (7.0 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	No
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Route map

Mizushima Main Line (水島本線, Mizushima-honsen) is a 11.2 km railway line owned by 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.

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 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.

Most passenger rail services begin at Kurashiki-shi and terminate in Mizushima, except services during morning rush hours and a few others throughout during the day, which terminate in Mitsubishi-jikō-mae. Trains depart roughly every 30 minutes.

Stations

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