Railway · Chizu Express 智頭急行 · 14 stations
Operator-wide facts from Chizu Express's own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.
Transport IC cards (ICOCA, Suica etc.) cannot be used to ride the Chizu Line (Kamigori – Chizu). Buy a paper ticket: at the staffed stations Kamigori, Ōhara and Chizu (Sayo is run by JR West) IC cards and credit cards are accepted only to pay for tickets and goods. IC cards are not sold or topped up there. Japan Rail Pass and Seishun 18 tickets are not valid on the Chizu Line; the JR-WEST passes Kansai Wide, Sanyo-San'in, All Area and Sanyo-San'in-Northern Kyushu do include it. P
交通系ICカードで智頭線（上郡～智頭）はご乗車できませんのでご注意ください。All trains on the Chizu Line have steps between the platform and the cabin, so handle-type electric wheelchairs cannot be used. Other wheelchair users: call the Chizu Express transport department (0858-75-2595), if possible by the day before, and staff will help from the gate to the train. The limited expresses Super Hakuto and Super Inaba have wheelchair spaces and are all-reserved. Tel. 0858-75-2595
Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. 2 of them are sold only to foreign visitors. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.
智頭線普通列車1日乗車券 · Chizu Express
¥2,000 Adult · ¥1,000 Child (6–11)
The day you tap "チケットを使う" (use ticket); local trains on the whole Chizu Line. App purchases can be used or refunded within one year (QUICKRIDE).
Kansai-San’in Area Pass · JR West
¥18,000 Adult, 7 days · ¥9,000 Child (6–11), 7 days ¥2,571/day
7 consecutive days, from 0:00 on the first day to 24:00 on the last day. Child = 6–11 years old when bought; up to two children aged 1–5 travel free with each pass holder (without own seat).
JR-WEST All Area Pass · JR West
¥26,000 Adult, 7 days · ¥13,000 Child (6–11), 7 days ¥3,714/day
7 consecutive days, from 0:00 on the first day to 24:00 on the last day. Child = 6–11 years old when bought; up to two children aged 1–5 travel free with each pass holder (without own seat).
Valid only between the stations named; outside that stretch you pay the fare. Stretches marked “unofficial source” come from Wikipedia or travel sites, and “estimated from the official map” ones were read off the issuer's map image, not its text: check the official map before you buy.
13 stations are not in the IC areas we have; check at the station.
In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them; names marked * are from Japanese Wikipedia or romanized for this guide (unofficial).
| # | Station | English | Passengers / day (2024) | Guide / other lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 上郡 かみごおり 🗣 | Kamigōri | 5,237 | San'yō Main Line |
| 2 | 苔縄 🗣 | Kokenawa | 15 | |
| 3 | 河野原円心 🗣 | Kōnohara-Enshin | 6 | |
| 4 | 久崎 🗣 | Kuzaki | 72 | |
| 5 | 佐用 🗣 | Sayo | 1,428 | JR Kishin Line |
| 6 | 平福 🗣 | Hirafuku * | 20 | |
| 7 | 石井 🗣 | Ishii * | 5 | |
| 8 | 宮本武蔵 🗣 | Miyamoto-Musashi * | 17 | |
| 9 | 大原 🗣 | Ōhara | 120 | |
| 10 | 西粟倉 にしあわくら 🗣 | Nishi-Awakura | 8 | |
| 11 | あわくら温泉 🗣 | Awakura Onsen | 6 | |
| 12 | 山郷 🗣 | Yamasato | 15 | |
| 13 | 恋山形 🗣 | Koi-Yamagata | 5 | |
| 14 | 智頭 🗣 | Chizu | 2,362 | JR Inbi Line |
Passengers per day: people boarding and getting off on an average day, all operators at the station counted once each (MLIT station passenger data S12).
Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.