The 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 . The company, and sometimes the line, are also called .
History The line was opened on April 28, 1939 by the Japanese National Railways (JNR) as the Amagi Line, in order to supply military equipment to Tachiarai Airfield. In 1981, the line was named a specified local line and considered for closure. Freight services ceased in 1984.
On April 5, 1985, it was agreed that the line would be transferred to a newly created third sector railway company. Amagi Railway was thus created and inherited the former JNR line on April 1, 1986. While the conversion of the line into a bus route was unopposed by both Saga and Fukuoka Prefectures due to the Nishitetsu Amagi Line's existence, the municipalities Amagi and Miwa requested the line be kept in operation. After the transferring of the line, Ogōri Station was relocated by 400 meters to allow easier connection to the Nishitetsu Ogōri Station. The number of services were increased from seven return trips a day in 1982 to 42 in 2023 on weekdays. The AR400 series in use on the line is planned to be replaced by the ARe500 series starting from 2025. Stations Station nameJapaneseDistance (between station)Total distanceTransfersLocationKiyama Station基山駅 -0.0Kagoshima Main LineSaga PrefectureKiyamaTateno Station立野駅1.31.3 Ogōri Station小郡駅2.53.8Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line (Nishitetsu Ogōri Station)Fukuoka PrefectureOgōriŌitai Station大板井駅0.74.5 Matsuzaki Station松崎駅1.96.4 Imaguma Station今隈駅1.37.7 Nishi-Tachiarai Station西太刀洗駅0.78.4 TachiaraiYamaguma Station山隈駅1.29.6 ChikuzenTachiarai Station太刀洗駅0.810.4 Takata Station高田駅1.411.8 Amagi Station甘木駅1.913.7Nishitetsu Amagi LineAsakura
See also List of railway companies in Japan List of railway lines in Japan
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