# Kishin Line

Kishin Line (姫新線, Kishin-sen) is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between Himeji, Hyōgo and Niimi, Okayama, Japan. The name of the line comes from the first kanji of Himeji (姫路) and Niimi (新見) which the line connects.

## Stations

* S: Trains stop
* s: Some trains stop
* ｜: Trains pass
| Name | Name | Distance (km) | Rapid | Rapid | Transfers | Location | Location |
| Himeji | 姫路 | 0.0 | | | Sanyō Shinkansen Sanyō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) Bantan Line Sanyo Railway Main Line (SY 43: Sanyo Himeji) | Himeji | Hyōgo |
| Harima-Takaoka | 播磨高岡 | 3.8 | | | | Himeji | Hyōgo |
| Yobe | 余部 | 6.1 | | | | Himeji | Hyōgo |
| Ōichi | 太市 | 9.9 | | | | Himeji | Hyōgo |
| Hon-Tatsuno | 本竜野 | 14.9 | | | | Tatsuno | Hyōgo |
| Higashi-Hashisaki | 東觜崎 | 17.8 | | | | Tatsuno | Hyōgo |
| Harima-Shingū | 播磨新宮 | 22.1 | | | | Tatsuno | Hyōgo |
| Sembon | 千本 | 27.6 | | | | Tatsuno | Hyōgo |
| Nishi-Kurisu | 西栗栖 | 31.2 | | | | Tatsuno | Hyōgo |
| Mikazuki | 三日月 | 36.6 | | | | Sayō, Sayō District | Hyōgo |
| Harima-Tokusa | 播磨徳久 | 42.5 | | | | Sayō, Sayō District | Hyōgo |
| Sayo | 佐用 | 45.9 | S | | Chizu Express Chizu Line | Sayō, Sayō District | Hyōgo |
| Kōzuki | 上月 | 50.9 | S | | | Sayō, Sayō District | Hyōgo |
| Mimasaka-Doi | 美作土居 | 57.6 | s | | | Mimasaka | Okayama |
| Mimasaka-Emi | 美作江見 | 63.0 | S | | | Mimasaka | Okayama |
| Narahara | 楢原 | 66.4 | s | | | Mimasaka | Okayama |
| Hayashino | 林野 | 70.4 | S | | | Mimasaka | Okayama |
| Katsumada | 勝間田 | 74.3 | S | | | Shōō, Katsuta District | Okayama |
| Nishi-Katsumada | 西勝間田 | 77.3 | s | | | Shōō, Katsuta District | Okayama |
| Mimasaka-Ōsaki | 美作大崎 | 79.3 | s | | | Tsuyama | Okayama |
| Higashi-Tsuyama | 東津山 | 83.7 | S | | Inbi Line | Tsuyama | Okayama |
| Tsuyama | 津山 | 86.3 | S | S | Tsuyama Line | Tsuyama | Okayama |
| Innoshō | 院庄 | 90.8 | | s | | Tsuyama | Okayama |
| Mimasaka-Sendai | 美作千代 | 95.6 | | S | | Tsuyama | Okayama |
| Tsuboi | 坪井 | 98.3 | | S | | Tsuyama | Okayama |
| Mimasaka-Oiwake | 美作追分 | 103.9 | | ｜ | | Maniwa | Okayama |
| Mimasaka-Ochiai | 美作落合 | 110.9 | | S | | Maniwa | Okayama |
| Komi | 古見 | 114.6 | | s | | Maniwa | Okayama |
| Kuse | 久世 | 118.9 | | S | | Maniwa | Okayama |
| Chūgoku-Katsuyama | 中国勝山 | 123.8 | | S | | Maniwa | Okayama |
| Tsukida | 月田 | 128.6 | | S | | Maniwa | Okayama |
| Tomihara | 富原 | 134.7 | | s | | Maniwa | Okayama |
| Osakabe | 刑部 | 141.2 | | S | | Niimi | Okayama |
| Tajibe | 丹治部 | 145.0 | | s | | Niimi | Okayama |
| Iwayama | 岩山 | 149.8 | | s | | Niimi | Okayama |
| Niimi | 新見 | 158.1 | | S | Hakubi Line Geibi Line | Niimi | Okayama |

## Rolling stock

New KiHa 122 and KiHa 127 series diesel multiple units (DMUs) were introduced on the line between Himeji and Kōzuki from spring 2009. Journey times were reduced from spring 2010 after the entire fleet of new trains had been delivered.

## History

The first section of the line opened was from Tsuyama to the north in 1923, and the line was progressively extended until it reached Niimi in 1929. The section from Himeji opened in stages from 1930, and the line was completed in 1936.
CTC signalling was commissioned in 1986, and freight services ceased the following year.

### Former connecting lines

* Shingu Station: The Tatsuno Electric Railway Co. opened a 17 km 1,435 mm gauge line electrified at 600 V DC from Shingu-Cho to Aboshiko between 1909 and 1915 which connected at this station, as well as the Sanyo Main Line at Aboshi. The line closed in 1934.