Nishitetsu Amagi Line

The Nishitetsu Amagi Line (西鉄甘木線, Nishitetsu Amagi-sen) is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu), which connects Kurume and Asakura in Fukuoka Prefecture.[1]

Nishitetsu Amagi Line
Nishitetsu Amagi Line 7050 series EMU between Kaneshima and Ōzeki Station, July 2009
Overview
Native name西鉄甘木線
OwnerNishi-Nippon Railroad
LocaleFukuoka Prefecture
TerminiMiyanojin Station
Amagi Station
Stations12
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Technical
Line length17.9 km
Number of tracksSingle
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Minimum radius130 m
Electrification1,500 V DC
Operating speed65 km/h

Stations
Station name Japanese km Transfers Location
T 25 Miyanojin 宮の陣 0.0 Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line Kurume Fukuoka Prefecture
A 11 Gorōmaru 五郎丸 0.9  
A 10 Gakkōmae 学校前 1.7  
A 09 Koganchaya 古賀茶屋 3.9  
A 08 Kitano 北野 5.4  
A 07 Ōki 大城 8.0  
A 06 Kaneshima 金島 9.4  
A 05 Ōzeki 大堰 11.6   Tachiarai, Mii District
A 04 Hongō 本郷 13.1  
A 03 Kamiura 上浦 14.9   Asakura
A 02 Mada 馬田 16.1  
A 01 Amagi 甘木 17.9 Amagi Railway Amagi Line

History

The Mitsui Electric Tramway (三井電気軌道, Mitsui Denki Kidō) opened a 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) gauge line electrified at 600 V DC from Miyanojin to Kitano in 1915. The Kitano to Amagi section opened in 1921.

On 30 June 1924, the Mitsui Electric tramway was absorbed into the Kyushu Railway system, this line becoming the Mitsui Line. In 1942, the Kyushu Railway merged with the Kyushu Electric Railway, becoming the Nishi-Nippon (translates as West Japan) Railway.

In 1948, the line voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC, the same year through-running commenced with the Tenjin Ōmuta Line and the line was renamed the Amagi Line.

From 1 October 1989, wanman driver only operation commenced on the line.[1]

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

  1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 (Databook: Japan's Private Railways). Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
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