Hakubi Line

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Hakubi Line
Limited Express Yakumo
Overview
Owner	JR West
Locale	Okayama and Tottori Prefectures
Termini	Kurashiki Hōki-Daisen
Stations	28
Service
Type	Regional rail
Operator(s)	JR West Ibara Railway (between Kiyone and Sōja)
Rolling stock	115 series 213 series 227 series 273 series 285 series 381 series KiHa 120 KiHa 126 EF64 EF65
History
Opened	10 August 1919; 104 years ago (1919-08-10)
Technical
Line length	138.4 km (86.0 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (Kurashiki – Bitchū-Takahashi) 2 (Ikura – Ishiga) 2 (Niimi – Nunohara) 1 for rest of line
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius	200 m (660 ft)
Electrification	1,500 V DC
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) – 120 km/h (75 mph)

The Hakubi Line (伯備線, Hakubi-sen) 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, passing through Niimi Station on the west side of Niimi, and terminating at Hōki-Daisen Station in 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 and Hōki-Daisen.

As of April 2023, the ICOCA card can be used in all stations between Kurashiki Station and Niimi Station.^[1]