Chikuhi Line

Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). Chikuhi Line
305 series on the Chikuhi Line January 2019
Overview
Native name筑肥線
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 DC overhead (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

The Chikuhi Line (筑肥線, Chikuhi-sen) is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, connecting Meinohama Station in Fukuoka, Fukuoka (and via a subway through service, Fukuoka itself) to Karatsu Station in Karatsu, Saga, and from Yamamoto Station in Karatsu to Imari Station in Imari, Saga. Trains from Karatsu to Imari use the Karatsu Line to Yamamoto.[1][2]

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ JR Kyushu (2013). JR九州のひみつ [Secrets of JR Kyushu] (in Japanese). PHP Institute, Inc. pp. 82–83. ISBN 9784569814933.