Mine Line

Mine Line
Overview
Native name美祢線
LocaleYamaguchi Prefecture
Termini
Stations12
Service
Operator(s)Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West
Rolling stockKiHa 120
History
Opened13 September 1905; 119 years ago (1905-09-13)
Last extension23 March 1924; 100 years ago (1924-03-23)
Technical
Line length46.0 km (28.6 mi)
Number of tracksSingle-track
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNone
Operating speed85 km/h (53 mph)
Route map

San'yō Shinkansen
0.0
Asa
2.0
Kamonosho Signal Station
4.2
Yunotō
6.6
Matsugase Signal Station
-1997
Asa River
10.2
Atsu
13.2
Shirōgahara
Shirōgahara Tunnel
140 m (460 ft)
Minami-Ōmine
Ōmine
-1997
19.4
Mine
UBE Corporation only
20.8
Kamiriyō
-1920
22.3
Shigeyasu
27.2
Ofuku
37.1
Shibuki
41.0
Nagato-Yumoto
43.3
Itamochi
Otobu River
Nagato Depot [ja]
San'in Main Line
46.0
Nagatoshi
San'in Main Line
San'in Main Line - Senzaki Branch Line

The Mine Line (美祢線, Mine-sen) is a railway line owned and operated by the West Japan Railway Company. It connects San'yō-Onoda to Nagato, both in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.