Karatsu Line

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Map of Japan with the Karatsu Line highlighted in red.
Map of Japan with the Karatsu Line highlighted in red.

The Karatsu Line (唐津線 Karatsu-sen?) is a regional railway line in Saga Prefecture, Japan running from Kubota Station in Kubota to Nishi-Karatsu Station in Karatsu. It was originally constructed to carry coal from the Karatsu coal field to the Port of Karatsu.

[edit] Route data

  • Operators and distances
    • JR Kyushu
      • From Kubota to Nishi-Karatsu: 42.5 km (26.4 mi)
  • Gauge: 1067 mm (3 ft, 6 in)
  • Stations: 13
  • Double-track: None (entire line is single-track)
  • Electrified track: Karatsu to Nishi-Karatsu only

[edit] Rolling stock

  • KiHa 40/47 DMUs
  • KiHa 125 DMUs
  • 103 Series
  • 303 Series

[edit] Stations

Station Japanese Distance from Kubota Connecting lines Location
Kubota 久保田 0.0 JR Kyushu：Nagasaki Main Line Kubota Saga Prefecture
Ogi 小城 5.1   Ogi
Higashi-Taku 東多久 10.6   Taku
Naka-Taku 中多久 13.6  
Taku 多久 15.2  
Kyūragi 厳木 20.8   Karatsu
Iwaya 岩屋 23.3  
Ōchi 相知 26.0  
Honmutabe 本牟田部 30.1  
Yamamoto 山本 32.9 JR Kyushu: Chikuhi Line (to Imari)
Onizuka 鬼塚 36.6  
Karatsu 唐津 40.3 JR Kyushu: Chikuhi Line (to Meinohama)
Nishi-Karatsu 西唐津 42.5  


v • d • e
Mass transit in Fukuoka-Kitakyūshū area
Fukuoka Subway lines
■Hakozaki • ■Kūkō • ■Nanakuma
JR Kyūshū lines
Chikuhi • Chikuhō (Fukuhoku Yutaka • Haruda • Wakamatsu) • Gotōji • Hitahikosan • Kagoshima • Karatsu • Kashii • Nippō • Sasaguri (Fukuhoku Yutaka)
Nishitetsu lines
Amagi • Dazaifu • Kaizuka • Tenjin Ōmuta
Other lines
Terminals
Hakata • Kashii • Kokura • Kurosaki • Nakasu-Kawabata • Nishitetsu Fukuoka • Orio • Tenjin • Tenjin-Minami
Miscellaneous
Languages