Chikuhi Line

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Map of Japan with the Chikuhi Line highlighted in red.
Map of Japan with the Chikuhi Line highlighted in red.
Series 103 EMU on Chikuhi Line.
Series 103 EMU on Chikuhi Line.

The Chikuhi Line (筑肥線 Chikuhi-sen?) is a railway line in Japan running from Meinohama Station in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture to Karatsu Station in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, and from Yamamoto Station in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture to Imari Station in Imari City, Saga Prefecture.

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[edit] Route data

  • Operators and distances
    • JR Kyushu
      • From Meinohama to Karatsu: 42.6 km (26.5 mi)
      • From Yamamoto to Imari: 25.7 km (16.0 mi)
  • Gauge: 1067 mm (3 ft, 6 in)
  • Stations: 29
  • Double-track: From Meinohama to Chikuzen-Maebaru
  • Electrified track: Meinohama to Karatsu only; Yamamoto to Imari is unelectrified

[edit] Stations

[edit] Meinohama to Karatsu/Nishi-Karatsu

●：Always stops, ｜：Does not stop
Express：Stops at every station on the Kūkō Line。
Station Japanese Distance from Meinohama (km) Express on weekdays Express on weekends Connecting lines Location
Chikuhi Line
Continues to Fukuoka Kūkō Station on the Kūkō Line
Meinohama 姪浜 0.0 ● ● Fukuoka City Subway：Kūkō Line （through service） Fukuoka Prefecture Nishi-ku, Fukuoka
Shimoyamato 下山門 1.6 ● ｜  
Imajuku 今宿 5.2 ● ｜  
Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi 九大学研都市 6.8 ● ｜  
Susenji 周船寺 8.1 ● ｜  
Hatae 波多江 10.1 ● ｜   Maebaru City
Chikuzen-Maebaru 筑前前原 12.7 ● ●  
Misakigaoka 美咲が丘 14.3 ｜ ｜  
Kafuri 加布里 15.4 ｜ ｜  
Ikisan 一貴山 16.7 ｜ ｜   Nijō Town
Chikuzen-Fukae 筑前深江 20.1 ● ●  
Dainyū 大入 23.3 ｜ ｜  
Fukuyoshi 福吉 26.1 ｜ ｜  
Shikaka 鹿家 30.2 ｜ ｜  
Hamasaki 浜崎 35.4 ● ●   Saga Prefecture Karatsu City
Nijinomatsubara 虹ノ松原 37.5 ｜ ｜  
Higashi-Karatsu 東唐津 39.3 ● ●  
Watada 和多田 40.9 ● ●  
Karatsu 唐津 42.6 ● ● JR Kyushu：Karatsu Line　（To Yamamoto/Saga）
Karatsu Line
Nishi-Karatsu 西唐津 44.8 ● ●      

[edit] Yamamoto to Imari

Station Japanese Distance from Yamamoto (km) Connecting lines Location
Yamamoto 山本 0.0 JR Kyushu：Karatsu Line Saga Prefecture Karatsu City
Hizen-Kubo 肥前久保 5.1  
Nishi-Ōchi 西相知 6.6  
Sari 佐里 8.2  
Komanaki 駒鳴 11.0   Imari City
Ōkawano 大川野 12.9  
Hizen-Nagano 肥前長野 14.3  
Momonokawa 桃川 17.4  
Kanaishibara 金石原 19.7  
Kami-Imari 上伊万里 24.1  
Imari 伊万里 25.7 Matsuura Railway：Nishi-Kyūshū Line
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