Nishitetsu Amagi Line

Nishitetsu Amagi Line
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	Miyanojin Station Amagi Station
Stations	12
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Technical
Line length	17.9 km (11.1 mi)
Number of tracks	Single
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Minimum radius	130 m (430 ft)
Electrification	1,500 V DC
Operating speed	65 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.

Stations

Station name	Japanese	km	Transfers	Location
T 25 Miyanojin	宮の陣	0.0	Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line	Kurume	Fukuoka Prefecture
A 11 Gorōmaru	五郎丸	0.9
A 10 Gakkōmae	学校前	1.7
A 09 Koganchaya	古賀茶屋	3.9
A 08 Kitano	北野	5.4
A 07 Ōki	大城	8.0
A 06 Kaneshima	金島	9.4
A 05 Ōzeki	大堰	11.6		Tachiarai, Mii District
A 04 Hongō	本郷	13.1
A 03 Kamiura	上浦	14.9		Asakura
A 02 Mada	馬田	16.1
A 01 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+1⁄2 in) gauge line electrified at 600 V DC from Miyanojin to Kitano in 1915. The Kitano to Amagi section opened in 1921.

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.

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

References

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