entire line in 1972, and the Kurashiki to Hokidaisen section was electrified in 1982. Timeline 10 August 1919: The Hakubi North Line opens between Hōki-Mizoguchi and Hōki-Daisen Stations. 25 March 1922: The Hakubi North Line opens between Hōki-Mizoguchi and Ebi Stations. 30 July 1922: The Hakubi North Line opens between Ebi and Neu Stations. 10 November 1922: The Hakubi North Line opens between Neu and Kurosaka Stations. 28 November 1923: The Hakubi North Line opens between Kurosaka and Shōyama Stations. 6 December 1924: The Hakubi North Line opens between Shōyama and Kami-Iwami Stations. 17 February 1925: The Hakubi South Line opens between Kurashiki and Shisawa Station (now Gōkei Station). 1 April 1925: The Hakubi North Line opens at Kamisuge Station. 17 May 1925: The Hakubi South Line opens between Shisawa and Minagi Stations. 20 June 1926: The Hakubi South Line opens between Minagi and Kinoyama Stations. 1 December 1926: The Habuki North Line opens between Kami-Iwami and Ashidachi Stations. 31 July 1927: The Hakubi South Line opens between Kinoyama and Bitchū-Kawamo Stations. 25 October 1928: Service starts between Bitchū-Kawamo and Ashidachi stations. The line is completed and renamed the Hakubi Line. See also List of railway lines in Japan References Railway lines opened in 1919 Lines of West Japan Railway Company 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan