Kure Line

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Kure Line
The Setouchi Marine View tourist trainset
Overview
Other name(s)	Setouchi Sazanami Line (Mihara to Hiro)
Native name	呉線
Owner	JR West
Locale	Hiroshima Prefecture
Termini	Mihara Kaitaichi
Stations	28
Service
Operator(s)	JR West
History
Opened	27 December 1903 (1903-12-27)
Technical
Line length	87.0 km (54.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead
Operating speed	95 km/h (59 mph)

The Kure Line (呉線, Kuresen) is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) within Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. It begins at Mihara Station in Mihara and terminates at Kaitaichi Station in Kaita. It is one of the main lines of JR West. The section between Mihara Station to Hiro Station is branded the "Setouchi Sazanami Line" (Seto Inland Sea Ripple Line) as the sightseeing line. On the section between Mihara Station and Hiro Station, most trains operate from Hiro Station through Mihara Station to Itozaki Station. On the section between Hiro Station and Kaitaichi Station, most trains operate from Hiro Station through Kaitaichi Station to Hiroshima Station or Iwakuni Station.