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The {{Nihongo|'''Hakubi Line'''|伯備線|Hakubisen}} is a railway line operated by [[West Japan Railway Company]] (JR West) in the mountainous area of the [[Chūgoku region]] of [[Japan]]. It begins at the south end of [[Okayama Prefecture]] at [[Kurashiki Station]] in [[Kurashiki, Okayama|Kurashiki]], passing through [[Niimi Station]] on the west side of [[Niimi, Okayama|Niimi]], and terminating at [[Hōki-Daisen Station]] in [[Yonago, Tottori|Yonago]], [[Tottori Prefecture]], linking Okayama Prefecture and Yonago across the [[Chūgoku Mountains]]. The Hakubi Line follows the [[Takahashi River]] between Kurashiki and Niimi, and the [[Hino River]] between [[Shōyama Station|Shōyama]] and Hōki-Daisen.
Since 2007, the [[ICOCA]] card can be used in all stations between Kurashiki Station and [[Bitchū-Takahashi Station]].
==Line data==
The Okayama office of JR West has jurisdictional control over operations between Kurashiki and Niizato stations, with the Yonago branch office picking up control between Kami-Iwami and Hōki-Daisen Station. The boundary is midway between Niizato and Kami-Iwami Stations. The line color for the portion covered by the Okayama office is vermillion orange, while the section covered by the Yonago office is the standard blue.
==Stations==
Listed in order from [[Kurashiki Station|Kurashiki]] to [[Hōki-Daisen Station]].
{|class=wikitable
|-
!Station
!Japanese
!Distance
(km)
!Connecting lines
!colspan="2"|Location
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Kurashiki}}
|倉敷
|align="right"|0.0
|[[Sanyō Main Line]]
[[Mizushima Main Line]] (Kurashiki-shi Station)
|[[Kurashiki, Okayama|Kurashiki]]
|rowspan="18"|[[Okayama Prefecture|Okayama
Prefecture]]
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Kiyone}}
|清音
|align="right"|7.3
|[[Ibara Line]]
|width="50px" rowspan="5" valign="middle"|[[Sōja, Okayama|Sōja]]
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Sōja}}
|総社
|align="right"|10.7
|[[Kibi Line]]
[[Ibara Line]]
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Gōkei}}
|豪渓
|align="right"|15.3
|
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Hiwa}}
|日羽
|align="right"|19.0
|
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Minagi}}
|美袋
|align="right"|22.7
|
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Bitchū-Hirose}}
|備中広瀬
|align="right"|29.6
|
|width="50px" rowspan="5"|[[Takahashi, Okayama|Takahashi]]
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Bitchū-Takahashi}}
|備中高梁
|align="right"|34.0
|
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Kinoyama}}
|木野山
|align="right"|38.8
|
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Bitchū-Kawamo}}
|備中川面
|align="right"|42.7
|
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Hōkoku}}
|方谷
|align="right"|47.4
|
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Ikura}}
|井倉
|align="right"|55.2
|
|width="50px" rowspan="7"|[[Niimi, Okayama|Niimi]]
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Ishiga}}
|石蟹
|align="right"|59.7
|
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Niimi}}
|新見
|align="right"|64.4
|[[Kishin Line]]
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Nunohara}}
|布原
|align="right"|68.3
|
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Bitchū-Kōjiro}}
|備中神代
|align="right"|70.8
|[[Geibi Line]]
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Ashidachi}}
|足立
|align="right"|77.0
|
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Niizato}}
|新郷
|align="right"|82.8
|
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Kami-Iwami}}
|上石見
|align="right"|86.7
|
|width="50px" rowspan="2"|[[Nichinan, Tottori|Nichinan]]
|rowspan="10"|[[Tottori Prefecture|Tottori
Prefecture]]
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Shōyama}}
|生山
|align="right"|95.4
|
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Kamisuge}}
|上菅
|align="right"|98.9
|
|width="50px" rowspan="3"|[[Hino, Tottori|Hino]]
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Kurosaka}}
|黒坂
|align="right"|103.7
|
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Neu}}
|根雨
|align="right"|111.3
|
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Muko}}
|武庫
|align="right"|116.0
|
|width="50px" rowspan="2"|[[Kofu, Tottori|Kofu]]
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Ebi}}
|江尾
|align="right"|118.1
|
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Hōki-Mizoguchi}}
|伯耆溝口
|align="right"|127.3
|
|width="50px" rowspan="2"|[[Hōki, Tottori|Hōki]]
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Kishimoto}}
|岸本
|align="right"|132.3
|
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Hōki-Daisen}}
|伯耆大山
|align="right"|138.4
|[[Sanin Main Line]]
|width="50px"|[[Yonago, Tottori|Yonago]]
|}
==History==
The Hakubi Line was constructed as a generally south to north line. The north section opened on 10 August 1919 with the line between [[Hōki-Mizoguchi Station|Hōki-Mizoguchi]] and [[Hōki-Daisen Station|Hōki-Daisen]]. The Hakubi South Line was created in 1925, with service between Shisawa (now [[Gōkei Station|Gōkei]]) and [[Kurashiki Station|Kurashiki]]. In 1926, the line was extended through [[Ashidachi Station|Ashidachi]]. The following two years brought more station openings with the line extending through [[Bitchū-Kawamo Station|Bitchū-Kawamo]] in 1927, and the section the connection between the north and south segments being made in 1928.
===Timeline===
* 10 August 1919: The Hakubi North Line opens between [[Hōki-Mizoguchi Station|Hōki-Mizoguchi]] and [[Hōki-Daisen Station]]s.
* 25 March 1922: The Hakubi North Line opens between Hōki-Mizoguchi and [[Ebi Station]]s.
* 10 July 1922: The Hakubi North Line opens between Ebi and [[Neu Station]]s.
* 10 November 1922: The Hakubi North Line opens between Neu and [[Kurosaka Station]]s.
* 28 November 1923: The Hakubi North Line opens between Kurosaka and [[Shōyama Station]]s.
* 6 December 1924: The Hakubi North Line opens between Shōyama and [[Kami-Iwami Station]]s.
* 17 February 1925: The Hakubi South Line opens between [[Kurashiki Station|Kurashiki]] and Shisawa Station (now [[Gōkei Station]]).
* 1 April 1925: The Hakubi North Line opens at [[Kamisuge Station]].
* 17 May 1925: The Hakubi South Line opens between Shisawa and [[Minagi Station]]s.
* 20 June 1926: The Hakubi South Line opens between Minagi and [[Kinoyama Station]]s.
* 1 December 1926: The Habuki North Line opens between Kami-Iwami and [[Ashidachi Station]]s.
* 31 July 1927: The Hakubi South Line opens between Kinoyama and [[Bitchū-Kawamo Station]]s.
* 25 October 1928: Service starts between Bitchū-Kawamo and Ashidachi stations. The line is completed and renamed to Hakubi Line.
==See also==
*[[List of railway lines in Japan]]
{{West Japan Railway Company Lines}}
{{Coord missing|Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2011}}