Chikuhō Main Line

The Chikuhō Main Line (筑豊本線, Chikuhō-honsen^?) is a railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Part of Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu), it runs from Wakamatsu Station in Kitakyūshū to Haruda Station in Chikushino.

Line data

• Company: JR Kyushu
• Distance: Wakamatsu–Haruda 66.1 km
• Gauge: 1067 mm
• Stations: 25
• Double track areas: Wakamatsu–Orio, Orio–Iizuka
• Electrification: Orio–Keisen electrificated (20,000V 60Hz). Wakamatsu–Orio and Keisen–Haruda areas are not electrified.
• Blocking system: Double track automatic, single track automatic (Iizuka–Keisen–Haruda area)

This is the shortest of all JR lines named Main (or trunk) Line. For comparison, the second shortest is Rumoi Main Line (66.8 km).

The line is divided into three sections. Each section has an alias.

Wakamatsu Line

Wakamatsu–Orio, 10.8 km

Fukuhoku Yutaka Line

Orio–Keisen, 34.5 km

Haruda Line

Keisen–Haruda, 20.8 km

Stations

Wakamatsu–Orio (Wakamatsu Line)

Orio–Keisen (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line)

Some rapid trains pass the stations marked X.

Keisen–Haruda (Haruda Line)

Previously existing transfers

• Orio Station: Nishitetsu Kitakyushu Line
• Nakama Station: Katsuki Line
• Katsuno Station: Miyada Line
• Kotake Station: Kōbukuro Line
• Iizuka Station: Kamiyamada Line