The Hamasaka - Izumoimaichi (present Izumoshi Station) section came into operation in 1911 by extending, both eastward and westward, the state-operated line that had come into operation in 1909 as the first railway in the Sanin region, and connected Mikuriya Station - Yonago Station - Sakai Station (present Sakaiminato Station). |
浜坂~出雲今市(現在の出雲市)間は山陰初の鉄道として1909年に官営で開業した御来屋~米子~境(現在の境港)間を東西に延伸して1911年までに開業した。 |