The is a railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, connecting Kurosaki-Ekimae in Kitakyushu with Chikuhō-Nōgata Station in Nōgata, operated by . The line does not have an official name. The company and the line are also called . The company is a subsidiary of Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu), founded in 1951. The line originally had a through service with the Nishitetsu Kitakyushu Line, a tram line closed in 2000. Because of this, the Chikutetsu Line only uses tram vehicles. However, the line is legally classified as a railway under Railway Business Act, not a tramway under Tram Act, and the line does not share any segments with public roads.
Station list CodeStation nameJapaneseDistance (km)(between stations)Total distance (km)TransfersLocationCK 01Kurosaki-Ekimae 黒崎駅前-0.0Yahatanishi-ku, KitakyushuCK 02 西黒崎0.20.2Station temporarily closed on 1 October 2021 for approximately 4 years due to construction of the National Route 3 Kurosaki Bypass. , the station has not reopened.CK 03 熊西0.40.6 CK 04 萩原1.11.7 CK 05 穴生0.62.3 CK 06 森下0.52.8 CK 07 今池0.93.7 CK 08 永犬丸0.84.5 CK 09 三ヶ森0.55.0 CK 10 西山0.75.7 CK 11 通谷1.06.7 Nakama, FukuokaCK 12 東中間0.57.2 CK 13 筑豊中間0.77.9 CK 14 希望が丘高校前0.98.8 CK 15 筑豊香月1.410.2 Yahatanishi-ku, KitakyushuCK 16 楠橋1.311.5 CK 17新木屋瀬0.612.1 CK 18木屋瀬0.512.6 CK 19遠賀野1.313.9 Nōgata, FukuokaCK 20感田1.315.2 CK 21筑豊直方0.816.0Note: (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line) & Heisei Chikuhō Railway (Ita Line) is 750m away
Rolling stock Chikuhō Electric Railroad operates the following fleet of tramcars.
3000 series 2-car articulated EMUs 5000 series 3-car articulated low-floor tramcars
3000 series Nine 3000 series sets were introduced between 1988 and 1996. , all nine 3000 series sets were in operation, numbered 3001 to 3009. Many 3000 series received all-over advertising.
5000 series The 5000 series is a 17.6 m long low-floor tramcar type with three articulated units mounted on two bogies. , three 5000 series sets were in operation, with a total of four sets scheduled to be in operation by March 2018.
Individual car histories are as follows. Set No. Manufacturer Delivery date Service entry date Livery 5001 Alna Sharyo February 2015 14 March 2015 Pink 5002 Alna Sharyo February 2016 1 March 2016 Green 5003 Alna Sharyo February 2017 13 February 2017 Pink 5004 Alna Sharyo 2017 18 December 2017 Light blue
Former rolling stock 2000 series 3-car articulated EMUs 2100 series two-car articulated EMUs
2000 series The 2000 series sets were purchased from Nishitetsu and rebuilt as three-car articulated units with four bogies.
, three of the original seven 2000 series sets (2002, 2003, 2006) remained in operation. Each car was finished in a different colour livery as follows. The remaining 2000 series sets were decommissioned around November 2022.
Set No. Livery Notes 2001 Purple Withdrawn 2002 Indigo 2003 Blue 2004 Green Withdrawn 2005 Yellow Withdrawn 2006 Orange 2007 Red Withdrawn
2100 series
History Chikuho Electric Railroad was founded 15 February 1951. The line opened on 21 March 1956, initially from to . This was extended to on 29 April 1958, and to on 18 September 1959.
Nishi-Kurosaki Station (CK02) was temporarily closed on 1 October 2021 for approximately 4 years due to construction of the National Route 3 Kurosaki Bypass. , the station has not reopened.
See also List of railway companies in Japan List of railway lines in Japan
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