Nishitetsu Amagi Line

Nishitetsu Amagi Line

Nishitetsu Amagi Line 7050 series EMU between Kaneshima and Ōzeki Station, July 2009
Overview
Type Heavy rail
Locale Fukuoka Prefecture
Termini Miyanojin Station
Amagi Station
Stations 12
Operation
Owner Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Technical
Line length 17.9 km
No. of tracks Single
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Minimum radius 130 m
Electrification 1,500 V DC
Operating speed 65 km/h

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

Stations

Station name Japanese km Connections Location
Miyanojin Station 宮の陣 0.0 Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line Kurume Fukuoka
Prefecture
Gorōmaru Station 五郎丸 0.9  
Gakkōmae Station 学校前 1.7  
Koganchaya Station 古賀茶屋 3.9  
Kitano Station 北野 5.4  
Ōki Station 大城 8.0  
Kaneshima Station 金島 9.4  
Ōzeki Station 大堰 11.6   Tachiarai, Mii District
Hongō Station 本郷 13.1  
Kamiura Station 上浦 14.9   Asakura
Mada Station 馬田 16.1  
Amagi Station 甘木 17.9 Amagi Railway Amagi Line

History

The Mitsui Electric Tramway (三井電気軌道 Mitsui Denki Kidō) opened a 1435mm gauge line electirfied at 600 VDC from Miyanojin to Kitano in 1915. The Kitano - Amagi section opened in 1921.

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

In 1948 the line voltage was increased to 1,500 VDC, 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.