Nishitetsu Amagi Line

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Nishitetsu Amagi Line
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Nishitetsu Amagi Line 7050 series EMU between Kaneshima and Ōzeki Station, July 2009
Overview
Native name西鉄甘木線
Owner Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Locale Fukuoka Prefecture
Termini
Stations12
Service
Type Heavy rail
Technical
Line length17.9 km (11.1 mi)
Number of tracksSingle
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Minimum radius 130 m (430 ft)
Electrification 1,500 V DC
Operating speed65 km/h (40 mph)

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

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Stations

Station nameJapanesekmTransfersLocation
T25 Miyanojin 宮の陣0.0Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line Kurume Fukuoka Prefecture
A11 Gorōmaru 五郎丸0.9 
A10 Gakkōmae 学校前1.7 
A09 Koganchaya 古賀茶屋3.9 
A08 Kitano 北野5.4 
A07 Ōki 大城8.0 
A06 Kaneshima 金島9.4 
A05 Ōzeki 大堰11.6  Tachiarai, Mii District
A04 Hongō 本郷13.1 
A03 Kamiura 上浦14.9  Asakura
A02 Mada 馬田16.1 
A01 Amagi 甘木17.9 Amagi Railway Amagi Line

History

The Mitsui Electric Tramway (三井電気軌道, Mitsui Denki Kidō) opened a 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) gauge line electrified at 600 V DC from Miyanojin to Kitano in 1915. The Kitano to Amagi section opened in 1921.[ citation needed ]

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

In 1948, the line voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC, the same year through-running commenced with the Tenjin Ōmuta Line and the line was renamed the Amagi Line.[ citation needed ]

From 1 October 1989, wanman driver only operation commenced on the line. [1]

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References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

  1. 1 2 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.