Ibusuki no Tamatebako

Split black-and-white treasure box train that puffs a cloud of mist from its doors, rounding Kinko Bay to the hot-sand baths of Ibusuki.

Stations

1. 0 kmKagoshima‐Chūō +1
2. 2 kmKōrimoto
3. 4 kmMinami-Kagoshima
4. 5 kmUsuki
5. 7 kmTaniyama
6. 9 kmJigenji
7. 11 kmSakanoue
8. 14 kmGoino
9. 17 kmHirakawa
10. 21 kmSesekushi
11. 27 kmKiire
12. 38 kmSatsuma-Imaizumi
13. 41 kmMiyagahama
14. 43 kmNigatsuden

The stations the Wikipedia article lists as this train’s stops, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. A train may skip some of them. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1874890 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
• The operator publishes this line's timetable: JR Kyushu — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Ibusuki no Tamatebako?

The Ibusuki no Tamatebako runs 46 km from Kagoshima to Ibusuki.

How long does the Ibusuki no Tamatebako take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 55 min for the 46 km. That is an average of 50 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 85 km/h.

Who runs the Ibusuki no Tamatebako?

JR Kyushu, with KiHa 47.

How old is the Ibusuki no Tamatebako?

The line has been in service since 2011. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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