Amagi Railway Amagi Line

AR401 DMU, nicknamed "Himiko", at Kiyama Station

Legend

0.0

Kiyama Station

←JR Kyūshū：Kagoshima Main Line ↑

Kyūshū Expressway

1.3

Tateno Station

※ below Kyūshū Expressway

Saga Prefecture / Fukuoka Prefecture Border

2.5

Ōhara Station

Ōita Expressway

Ogōri Transfer Station until 1986

3.8

Ogōri Station

Nishitetsu Ogōri Station

← Nishitetsu：Tenjin Ōmuta Line →

4.5

Ōitai Station

Hōman River

6.4

Matsuzagi Station

Oita Expressway

7.7

Imaguma Station

8.4

Nishitachiarai Station

9.6

Yamaguma Station

10.4

Tachiarai Station

← Kirin Brewery Company Leased Line

11.8

Takata Station

← Nishitetsu：Amagi Line ↓

Koishiwara River

13.7

Amagi Station

The Amagi Line (甘木線, Amagi-sen) is a Japanese railway line connecting Kiyama Station (on the Kagoshima Main Line), Kiyama and Amagi Station, Asakura. This is the only railway line Amagi Railway (甘木鉄道, Amagi Tetsudō) operates. The company or the line is also called Amatetsu (甘鉄) locally. The third sector company (in Japanese sense) took former Japanese National Railways (JNR) line in 1986. The line functions as a commuter rail for Fukuoka. As such, the line is steadily making profits, unlike most other third sector lines. The Kirin Brewery Co. is a shareholder of the company as a result of the former ~1km siding from Tachiarai that serviced its nearby brewery.

History

The entire line was opened in 1939 by Japanese National Railways. Freight services ceased in 1984.

Heavy rainfall damaged a bridge between Oitai and Matsuzaki in 2006 and buses provided the link between those two station for six months until the bridge was repaired.

Basic data

Distance: 13.7 km
Gauge: 1,067 mm
Stations: 11
Track: Single
Electric supply: not electrified
Railway signalling: simplified automatic

Stations

Kiyama - Tateno - Ōhara S.B. - Ogōri - Ōitai - Matsuzaki - Imaguma - Nishi-Tachiarai - Tachiarai - Takata - Amagi

References

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

External links

Amagi Railway official website (Japanese)

Mass transit in Fukuoka–Kitakyushu area

Fukuoka City Subway lines	Hakozaki Kūkō (Airport) Nanakuma

JR Kyushu lines	Chikuhi Chikuhō Main Fukuhoku Yutaka Haruda Wakamatsu Gotōji Hitahikosan Kagoshima Main Karatsu Kashii Nippō Sasaguri

Nishitetsu Rail lines	Amagi Dazaifu Kaizuka Tenjin Ōmuta

Other Railways and cablecars	Kitakyushu Monorail Amatetsu Amagi Line Chikutetsu Heichiku Ita Line Itoda Line Tagawa Line Mojikō Retro Kankō Line Sarakurayama Cable Car

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Miscellaneous	Cards Hayakaken nimoca SUGOCA Rail transport in Japan Transport in Fukuoka-Kitakyushu

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