Amagi Railway Amagi Line
Legend
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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
See also
- List of railway companies in Japan
- List of railway lines in Japan
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Media related to Amagi Railway at Wikimedia Commons
External links
- Amagi Railway official website (Japanese)
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