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Chikuhi Line
Railway line in Kyushu, Japan
Railway line in Kyushu, Japan
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Chikuhi Line | ||
| native_name | 筑肥線 | ||
| native_name_lang | ja | ||
| color | 8f3e97 | ||
| logo | JRK number JK.svg | ||
| logo_width | 40px | ||
| image | JR-Series305-W5.jpg | ||
| image_width | 300px | ||
| caption | 305 series on the Chikuhi Line January 2019 | ||
| type | Commuter rail | ||
| system | |||
| locale | Fukuoka, Saga | ||
| stations | 29 | ||
| planopen | |||
| open | |||
| yearcommenced | |||
| yearcompleted | |||
| close | |||
| operator | JR Kyushu | ||
| linelength | 42.6 km (Meinohama–Karatsu) | ||
| 25.7 km (Yamamoto–Inari) | |||
| gauge | |||
| electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead (Meinohama–Nishi-Karatsu) | ||
| speed_km/h | 85 | ||
| map | [[File:Map railroad japan chikuhi rough.png | 240px | Map of Japan with the Chikuhi Line highlighted in red]] |
| map_state | uncollapsed |
25.7 km (Yamamoto–Inari) | speed_km/h = 85
The Chikuhi Line is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, connecting Meinohama Station in Fukuoka, Fukuoka (and via a subway through service, Fukuoka itself) to Karatsu Station in Karatsu, Saga (with most trains continuing to Nishi-Karatsu on the Karatsu Line), and from Yamamoto Station in Karatsu to Imari Station in Imari, Saga. Trains from Karatsu to Imari use the Karatsu Line to Yamamoto.
History
The Kita-Kyushu Railway opened the Fukuyoshi to Hamasaki section in 1923, extending it west to Higashi-Karatsu (situated on the east bank of the Matsuura River, opposite the Karatsu Line on the west bank) by 1925 and east to Hakata by 1926. The line was again extended west to Yamamoto where it junctioned with the Karatsu line (establishing Higashi-Karatsu as a reversing station in the process) in 1929, and to Imari in 1935. The company was nationalised in 1937 after which Japanese Government Railways (JGR) designated the track as the Chikuhi Line.
In 1983, the Hakata to Meinohama section was closed and replaced by a link to the Fukuoka City Subway Airport Line. A new line from Nijinomatsubara to Karatsu opened (including a new station called Higashi-Karatsu, situated about 1.5 km southeast of the original station of that name) and the entire section was electrified at 1,500 V DC to allow through running to Fukuoka via the subway. At the same time, the original Nijinomatsubara to Yamamoto section closed.
Station list
Eastern section
:●: Stops, ｜: Does not stop :Rapid Service: Stops at every station on the Airport Line. :Through service by Fukuoka City Subway commuter trains ends at Chikuzen-Maebaru.
| No. | Station | Japanese | Distance | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (km) | Rapid service stops | Rapid service stops | Transfers | Location | |||||
| ↑ Through services to/from Fukuoka Airport via the Airport Line ↑ | |||||||||
| Meinohama | 姪浜 | 0.0 | ● | ● | (K01) (through service) | 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 | ● | Itoshima | |||||
| Itoshima-Kokomae | 糸島高校前 | 11.4 | ● | ||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 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 | ● | ● | Karatsu | ||||
| 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 | ● | ● | Karatsu Line (to Yamamoto/Saga) | ||||
| ↓ Through services to/from via the Karatsu Line ↓ | |||||||||
| Nishi-Karatsu | 西唐津 | 44.8 | ● | ● |
Western section
All trains running on this section stop at all stations.
| Station | Japanese | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (km) | Connecting lines | Location | ||
| ↑ Through services to/from via the Karatsu Line ↑ | ||||
| Yamamoto | 山本 | 0.0 | Karatsu Line (through service) | Karatsu |
| 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 | |
| Ōkawano | 大川野 | 12.9 | ||
| Hizen-Nagano | 肥前長野 | 14.3 | ||
| Momonokawa | 桃川 | 17.4 | ||
| Kanaishihara | 金石原 | 19.7 | ||
| Kami-Imari | 上伊万里 | 24.1 | ||
| Imari | 伊万里 | 25.7 | Matsuura Railway: Nishi-Kyūshū Line |
Rolling stock
JR Kyushu
Current
- 103-1500 series six-car EMUs (9 trainsets) (since 1982) - these vehicles were replaced on the Fukuoka City Subway Kuko Line through service with the 305 series and now only operate as 3-car sets on the Chikuhi Line between Chikuzen-Maebaru and Karatsu/Nishi-Karatsu.
- 303 series six-car EMUs (3 trainsets) (since 22 January 2000)
- 305 series six-car EMUs (6 trainsets) (since February 2015)
File:JR kyushu 103-1500 E17 1.jpg|103-1500 series set E17 in August 2008 File:JRKyushu-303-K02-20091102.jpg|303 series set K02 in November 2009 File:JR Kyushu 305 series W1.jpg|A 305 series set on the Chikuhi Line in January 2016
Future
Former Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit Rinkai Line TWR 70-000 series - to be operated as 2-car trains replacing the 103-1500 series trains on services between Chikuzen-Maebaru and Karatsu/Nishi-Karatsu.
Fukuoka City Subway
- 1000 series (since 1981)
- 2000 series (since 1992)
- 4000 series (since 29 November 2024)
Used in through services to Chikuzen-Maebaru.
File:Fukuoka-Series1000_09.jpg|A 1000 series set in December 2021 File:Fukuoka-SeriesN2000_22.jpg|A 2000 series set in December 2021 File:Fukuoka_City_Subway_Series_4000_at_Meinohama_Station_(20241027_Opening_Day).jpg|A 4000 series set in October 2024
References
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