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| Kitto Line | |||
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 KiHa 40 series DMU at Kobayashi Station | |||
| Overview | |||
| Other name(s) | Ebino Kōgen Line | ||
| Native name | 吉都線 | ||
| Owner | JR Kyushu | ||
| Locale | Kagoshima Miyazaki | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 17 | ||
| Service | |||
| Operator(s) | JR Kyushu | ||
| Rolling stock | KiHa 40 series DMU | ||
| Daily ridership | 576 | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1 October 1912 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 61.6 km (38.3 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked | ||
| Character | Fairly rural with a few urban areas | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | None | ||
| Operating speed | 85 km/h (53 mph) | ||
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The Kitto Line (吉都線, Kitto-sen) is a railway line on the island of Kyushu, Japan. It connects Yoshimatsu Station in Yūsui, Kagoshima Prefecture with Miyakonojō Station in Miyakonojō, Miyazaki Prefecture. It is also known as Ebino Kōgen Line (えびの高原線, Ebino-kōgen-sen) together with the Yatsushiro–Yoshimatsu segment of the Hisatsu Line. Between 1916 and 1923 this line was part of the original rail connection from Kokura to Miyazaki, until the opening of the Nippo Main Line.