Chikuhi Line

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305 series on the Chikuhi Line January 2019
Overview
Native name筑肥線
LocaleFukuoka, Saga
Stations29
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemTemplate:Ric
Operator(s)JR Kyushu
History
Opened5 December 1923; 102 years ago (1923-12-05)
Technical
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Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
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Electrification1,500 V DC overhead (Meinohama–Nishi-Karatsu)
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Route map
Map of Japan with the Chikuhi Line highlighted in red

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A 103 series EMU on the Chikuhi Line, December 2005

The Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan. The line is split up into two parts; in the east, it runs between Meinohama Station in Fukuoka, Fukuoka and Karatsu Station in Karatsu, Saga, and in the west, between Yamamoto Station in Karatsu to Imari Station in Imari, Saga.

On the eastern section, most trains run via through service on both ends onto the Fukuoka City Subway's Airport Line toward Hakata Station, and to Nishi-Karatsu on the JR Karatsu Line. On the western section, all trains continue past Yamamoto onto the Karatsu Line to reach Karatsu Station, effectively connecting the two halves of the line.[1][2]

History

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 the Karatsu Line on 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 a reversing station in the process) in 1929, and to Imari in 1935. The company was nationalised in 1937 after which Japanese Government Railways (JGR) designated the track as the Chikuhi Line.[3]

In 1983, the Hakata to Meinohama section was closed and replaced by a link to the Fukuoka 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.[3][4][2]

Station list

Eastern section

●: Stops, ｜: Does not stop
Rapid Service: Stops at every station on the Airport Line.
Through service by Fukuoka City Subway commuter trains ends at Chikuzen-Maebaru.
No. Station Japanese Distance
(km) 		Rapid service stops

(weekdays)

Rapid service stops

(weekends, holidays)

Transfers Location
↑ Through services to/from Fukuoka Airport via the Airport Line ↑
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↓ Through services to/from Nishi-Karatsu via the Karatsu Line ↓
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Western section

All trains running on this section stop at all stations.

Station Japanese Distance
(km) 		Connecting lines Location
↑ Through services to/from Nishi-Karatsu via the Karatsu Line ↑
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Rolling stock

JR Kyushu

Current

  • 103-1500 series six-car EMUs (9 trainsets) (since 1982)[6] - these vehicles were replaced on the Fukuoka City Subway Kuko Line through service with the 305 series and now only operate as 3-car sets on the Chikuhi Line between Chikuzen-Maebaru and Karatsu/Nishi-Karatsu.
  • 303 series six-car EMUs (3 trainsets) (since 22 January 2000)[6]
  • 305 series six-car EMUs (6 trainsets) (since February 2015)[7]

Future

Former Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit Rinkai Line TWR 70-000 series - to be operated as 2-car trains replacing the 103-1500 series trains on services between Chikuzen-Maebaru and Karatsu/Nishi-Karatsu.[8][9]

Fukuoka City Subway

Used in through services to Chikuzen-Maebaru.

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.JR Kyushu (2013). JR九州のひみつ [Secrets of JR Kyushu] (in 日本語). PHP Institute, Inc. pp. 82–83. ISBN 9784569814933.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in 日本語). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 224-5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in 日本語). Mook. pp. 22, 41–2. ISBN 9784107900302.
  5. ^ Part of the Karatsu Line.
  6. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content. JR電車編成表 2014夏 [JR EMU Formations - Summer 2014]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 30 May 2014. pp. 220–221. ISBN 978-4-330-46614-9.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.JR九州 筑肥線に305系通勤型直流電車投入 [JR Kyushu to introduce 305 series DC commuter trains on Chikuhi Line]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in 日本語). Japan: Neko Publishing. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."JR九州が「関東の中古車両」導入へ！その理由とは？東京や埼玉を走った「りんかい線」車両が新天地に". 乗りものニュース (in 日本語). 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."JR筑肥線、旧国鉄時代の老朽車両を置き換え 東京臨海高速鉄道から2両購入". 西日本新聞me (in 日本語). 2025-09-19. Retrieved 2025-09-19.

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