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Kabe line
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Prefectures on this page: Hiroshima  
JR West 西日本旅客鉄道  Nishi Nippon Ryokaku Tetsudō     West Japan Railway Company

Kabe 可部線 1067 mm     1500V DC
You can find Kitayama Rail Maps for this line on these pages: Miyoshi
Greater Hiroshima City
Hiroshima City
Central Hiroshima City
Opened1909-1911762 mm gauge; Yokogawa - KabeRe-gauged1928-1929762 mm > 1067 mmTracksSingle track
1936-1969Kabe - Sandankyō (46.2 km)Closed2003Kabe - Sandankyō
The line was originally intended as a line between Hiroshima and Hamada. It was extended several times, but in 2003 the outer part of line was abolished.
MapionGoogle Major stations Connecting lines KmCityPrefecture
Map Map Hiroshima Hiroden: Hon [Hiroshima-eki], JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen, JR West: Sanyō Hon 0.0 Hiroshima-shi Hiroshima
Map Map Yokogawa Hiroden: Yokogawa [Yokogawa-eki], JR West: Sanyō Hon 3.0 Hiroshima-shi Hiroshima
Map Map Ōmachi Hiroshima Kōsoku: Astram (Hiroshima-Shinkōtsu-Ichigō [1-gō]) 9.5 Hiroshima-shi
Map Map Midorii
10.3 Hiroshima-shi
Map Map Bairin
12.6 Hiroshima-shi
Map Map Kabe
17.0 Hiroshima-shi

Traffic pattern The traffic pattern was accurate at: Nov 7, 2011
TypeNameOrigin - Major stops - DestinationTrains
per day		Daytime
frequency		Fastest
train		Average
speed
Rapid
Kaisoku
快速		Tsūkin (Commuter) Liner
通勤ライナー 		Hiroshima - Kabe3
30 min34 km/h
Local
Futsū
普通
Hiroshima - Midorii - Kabe
A few trains originate at Kure line 		493/hour33 min31 km/h
Hiroshima - Bairin2
28 min27 km/h
Hiroshima - Midorii17
21 min29 km/h

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This page is updated Dec 17, 2011