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Chikuhi Line

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Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).Chikuhi Line
305 series on the Chikuhi Line January 2019
Overview
Native nameTrúc phì tuyến
LocaleFukuoka,Saga
Stations29
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemLogo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).JR Kyushu
Operator(s)JR Kyushu
History
Opened5 December 1923;100 years ago(1923-12-05)
Technical
Line length42.6 km (26.5 mi) (Meinohama–Karatsu)
25.7 km (16.0 mi) (Yamamoto–Inari)
Track gauge1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DCoverhead(Meinohama–Nishi-Karatsu)
Operating speed85 km/h (53 mph)
Route map
Map of Japan with the Chikuhi Line highlighted in red
A 103 series EMU on the Chikuhi Line, December 2005

TheChikuhi Line(Trúc phì tuyến,Chikuhi-sen)is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, connectingMeinohama StationinFukuoka, Fukuoka(and via a subway through service, Fukuoka itself) toKaratsu StationinKaratsu, Saga,and fromYamamoto Stationin Karatsu toImari StationinImari, Saga.Trains from Karatsu to Imari use theKaratsu Lineto Yamamoto.[1][2]

Route data[edit]

  • Operators and distances
    • JR Kyushu
      • From Meinohama to Karatsu: 42.6 km (26.5 mi)
      • From Yamamoto to Imari: 25.7 km (16.0 mi)
  • Track gauge:1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in)
  • Stations: 29
  • Double-track: From Meinohama to Chikuzen-Maebaru
  • Electrified track: Meinohama to Nishi-Karatsu only; Yamamoto to Imari is unelectrified

Station list[edit]

Eastern section[edit]

●: Stops, ｜: Does not stop
Rapid Service: Stops at every station on theAirport Line
No. Station Japanese Distance
(km) 		Rapid service stops

(weekdays)

Transfers Location
↑Through servicesto/fromFukuoka Airportvia theAirport Line↑
JK01 Meinohama Chất bang 0.0 ● Logo of Line 1 (Kūkō Line) of the Fukuoka City SubwayKūkō Line(K01) (through service) Nishi-ku, Fukuoka Fukuoka
JK02 Shimoyamato Hạ sơn môn 1.6 |
JK03 Imajuku Kim túc 5.2 |
JK04 Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Cửu đại học nghiên đô thị 6.8 ●
JK05 Susenji Chu thuyền tự 8.1 |
JK06 Hatae Ba đa giang 10.1 | Itoshima
JK07 Itoshima-Kokomae Mịch đảo cao giáo tiền 11.4 |
JK08 Chikuzen-Maebaru Trúc tiền tiền nguyên 12.7 ●
JK09 Misakigaoka Mỹ tiếu が khâu 14.3 |
JK10 Kafuri Gia bố lí 15.4 |
JK11 Ikisan Nhất quý sơn 16.7 |
JK12 Chikuzen-Fukae Trúc tiền thâm giang 20.1 ●
JK13 Dainyū Đại nhập 23.3 |
JK14 Fukuyoshi Phúc cát 26.1 |
JK15 Shikaka Lộc gia 30.2 |
JK16 Hamasaki Bang kỳ 35.4 ● Karatsu Saga
JK17 Nijinomatsubara Hồng ノ tùng nguyên 37.5 |
JK18 Higashi-Karatsu Đông đường tân 39.3 ●
JK19 Watada Hòa đa điền 40.9 ●
JK20 Karatsu Đường tân 42.6 ● Karatsu Line(to Yamamoto/Saga)
↓Through servicesto/fromNishi-Karatsuvia theKaratsu Line↓
JK21 Nishi-Karatsu[3] Tây đường tân 44.8 ●

Western section[edit]

All trains running on this section stop at all stations.

Station Japanese Distance
(km) 		Connecting lines Location
↑Through servicesto/fromNishi-Karatsuvia theKaratsu Line↑
Yamamoto Sơn bổn 0.0 Karatsu Line(through service) Karatsu Saga
Hizen-Kubo Phì tiền cửu bảo 5.1
Nishi-Ōchi Tây tương tri 6.6
Sari Tá lí 8.2
Komanaki Câu minh 11.0 Imari
Ōkawano Đại xuyên dã 12.9
Hizen-Nagano Phì tiền trường dã 14.3
Momonokawa Đào xuyên 17.4
Kanaishihara Kim thạch nguyên 19.7
Kami-Imari Thượng y vạn lí 24.1
Imari Y vạn lí 25.7 Matsuura Railway:Nishi-Kyūshū Line

Rolling stock[edit]

A fleet of six new305 seriessix-carelectric multiple unit(EMU) commuter trains was introduced on the Chikuhi Line from February 2015.[5]

  • 103-1500 series set E17 in August 2008
    103-1500 series set E17 in August 2008
  • 303 series set K02 in November 2009
    303 series set K02 in November 2009
  • A 305 series set on the Chikuhi Line in January 2016
    A 305 series set on the Chikuhi Line in January 2016

History[edit]

The Kita-Kyushu Railway opened the Fukuyoshi to Hamasaki section in 1923, extending it west to Higashi-Karatsu (situated on the east bank of the Matsuura River, opposite theKaratsu Lineon the west bank) by 1925 and east to Hakata by 1926. The line was again extended west to Yamamoto where it junctioned with the Karatsu line (establishing Higashi-Karatsu as areversing stationin the process) in 1929, and to Imari in 1935. The company was nationalised in 1937 after whichJapanese Government Railways(JGR) designated the track as the Chikuhi Line.[6]

In 1983, the Hakata to Meinohama section was closed and replaced by a link to theFukuoka City Subway Airport Line.A new line from Nijinomatsubara to Karatsu opened (including a new station called Higashi-Karatsu, situated about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) southeast of the original station of that name) and the entire section was electrified at 1,500 V DC to allow through running to Fukuoka via the subway. At the same time, the original Nijinomatsubara to Yamamoto section closed.[6][7][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^"JR Kyushu Route Map"(PDF).JR Kyushu.Retrieved3 March2018.
  2. ^abJR Kyushu (2013).JR cửu châu のひみつ[Secrets of JR Kyushu] (in Japanese). PHP Institute, Inc. pp. 82–83.ISBN9784569814933.
  3. ^Part of the Karatsu Line.
  4. ^abJR điện xa biên thành biểu 2014 hạ[JR EMU Formations - Summer 2014]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 30 May 2014. pp. 220–221.ISBN978-4-330-46614-9.
  5. ^JR cửu châu trúc phì tuyến に305 hệ thông cần hình trực lưu điện xa đầu nhập[JR Kyushu to introduce 305 series DC commuter trains on Chikuhi Line].Tetsudo Hobidas(in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 1 August 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 15 July 2018.Retrieved1 August2014.
  6. ^abIshino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998).Đình xa tràng 変 thiên đại sự điển quốc thiết ・JR biên[Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 224–5.ISBN4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^Imao, Keisuke (2009).Nhật bổn thiết đạo lữ hành địa đồ trướng 12 hào cửu châu trùng 縄― toàn tuyến ・ toàn dịch ・ toàn 廃 tuyến[Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 22, 41–2.ISBN9784107900302.
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