Gantoku Line

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Gantoku Line
A KiHa 40-2000 DMU
Overview
Native name	岩徳線
Status	In operation
Owner	JR West
Locale	Yamaguchi Prefecture
Termini	Iwakuni Kushigahama
Stations	15
Service
Type	Regional rail
Operator(s)	JR West
Rolling stock	KiHa 40 series DMU
History
Opened	5 April 1929
Technical
Line length	43.7 km (27.2 mi)
Number of tracks	Entire line single tracked
Character	Rural
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	95 km/h (59 mph)

The Gantoku Line (岩徳線, Gantoku-sen) is a 43.7 km (27.2 mi) railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in western Japan, connecting Iwakuni Station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, and Kushigahama Station in Shūnan, Yamaguchi. The line was originally built as a more direct route between its termini than the original Sanyo Main Line (see History section below) and the Sanyo Shinkansen is more closely aligned to this line than the Sanyo Main Line in this section.