Gotōji Line

Gotōji Line
Overview
Type Heavy rail
Locale Fukuoka Prefecture
Termini Tagawa-Gotōji
Shin-Iizuka
Stations 6
Operation
Opened 1897
Operator(s) JR Kyushu
Technical
Line length 13.3 km (8.26 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification None
Route map

The Gotōji Line (後藤寺線 Gotōji-sen) is a Japanese railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture connecting Tagawa-Gotōji Station in the city of Tagawa and Shin-Iizuka Station in the city of Iizuka. It is part of the JR Kyushu network.

Basic data

Station list

Station Japanese Distance (km) Rapid Transfers Location
Tagawa-Gotōji 田川後藤寺 0.0 Hitahikosan Line
Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Tagawa
Funao 船尾 3.4  
Chikuzen-Shōnai 筑前庄内 7.1   Iizuka
Shimo-Kamoo 下鴨生 8.3   Kama
Kami-Mio 上三緒 10.2   Iizuka
Shin-Iizuka 新飯塚 13.3 Chikuhō Main Line (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line)

History

The Hōshū Railway Co. opened the central section of the line in 1897 to haul freight, the company merging with the Kyushu Railway Co. in 1901, which extended the line to Kami-Mio in 1902. That company was nationalised in 1909, and the line extended to Shin-Iizuka in 1920 with passenger services to Funao introduced at that time.

The Kyushu Industrial Railway Co. opened the Funao - Tagawa-Gotoji section in 1922 to service a cement plant. That company was nationalised in 1943, creating the current line. Passenger services were extended to Tagawa-Gotoji in 1945, and freight services ceased in 1987.

Former connecting lines

Shimo-Kamoo station -

References

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

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