Amagi Railway Amagi Line

Amagi Railway Amagi Line
AR401 DMU, nicknamed "Himiko", at Kiyama Station
Overview
Native name甘木鉄道甘木線
OwnerAmagi Railway
LocaleSaga Prefecture and Fukuoka Prefecture
Termini
Stations11
History
OpenedApril 28, 1939
Technical
Line length13.7 km (8.5 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
0.0
Kiyama Station
1.3
Tateno Station
※ below Kyūshū Expressway
Saga / Fukuoka Border
2.5
Ōhara Station (signalling only)
Ogōri Transfer Station until 1986
3.8
Ogōri Station
4.5
Ōitai Station
Hōman River
6.4
Matsuzaki Station
Oita Expressway
7.7
Imaguma Station
8.4
Nishi-Tachiarai 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 operated by the third-sector railway company Amagi Railway (甘木鉄道, Amagi Tetsudō). The company, and sometimes the line, are also called Amatetsu (甘鉄). The line functions as a commuter rail line for Fukuoka. The Kirin Brewery Co. is a shareholder of the company as a result of the former approximately 1 km siding from Tachiarai that serviced its nearby brewery.[citation needed]