The is a Japanese railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line connects in Matsue, Shimane with in Shà Âbara, Hiroshima.
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1. Shinji Station JR from Tokyo or Osaka ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂTokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen and Hakubi line, limited express Yakumo via Okayama Station sleeper train Sunrise Izumo from Fukuoka : Sanyo Shinkansen and Sanin line, limited express Oki via Shinyamaguchi station
Airline (Izumo Enmusubi Airport) from Haneda or Osaka or Nagoya or Fukuoka to the Station by taxi
2. Bingoochiai Station from Hiroshima : Geibi line from Okayama : Hakubi line, limited express Yakumo and Geibi line via Niimi station
The line opened on 18 December 1932, operating between and . This was extended northward to on 1 August 1934, and southward to Yakawa on 20 November 1934, with the entire line between Shinji and Bingo Ochiai completed on 12 December 1937, including a switch-back at Izumo Sakane.
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the line was transferred to the control of JR West.