The is a railway line in Japan operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Saitozaki Station in Fukuoka with Umi Station in Umi.
Stations No.Station Distance(km) TransfersLocation Saitozaki 西戸崎0.0 Higashi-ku, FukuokaFukuoka Prefecture Umi-no-Nakamichi 海ノ中道2.1 Gannosu 雁ノ巣6.5 Nata 奈多7.4 Wajiro 和白9.2Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line Kashii 香椎12.9Kagoshima Main LineNishitetsu Kaizuka Line (Nishitetsu Kashii) Kashii Jingū 香椎神宮14.2 Maimatsubara 舞松原14.8 Doi 土井16.4 Iga 伊賀18.2 Kasuya Chōjabaru 長者原19.2Sasaguri Line (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line) Sakado 酒殿20.6 Sue 須恵21.9 Sue Sue-Chūō 須恵中央23.1 Shinbaru 新原24.1 Umi 宇美25.4 Umi
History The Hakata Bay Railway Co. opened the Saitozaki - Sue section in 1904, extending it to the Otani coal mine (1 km beyond Umi) the following year. In 1942, the company merged with the Nishi-Nippon Railroad company, which was nationalised in 1944.
The line beyond Umi closed in 1980.
Former connecting lines Sakado station - The 14 km Katsuta line was opened by the Chikuzen Sangu Railway Co. from Yusu (on the Sasaguri Line) - Chikuzenkatsuta in 1918–19. The connection to Sakado opened in 1942, and the line was nationalised in 1944. Freight service ceased in 1981, and the line closed in 1985.
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