The is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu), which connects Miyanojin Station, Kurume and Amagi Station, Asakura in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Services All services on the Line are Local trains, stopping at every station.
, services operate approximately every 30 minutes between 05:30 and midnight every day, with a running time of between 31 and 40 minutes. At Miyanojin all services continue as a through service onto the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line towards .
Stations Station nameJapanesekmTransfersLocation↑Through service to/from Ōmuta on the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line↑T 25 宮の陣0.0Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta LineKurumeFukuoka PrefectureA 11 五郎丸0.9 A 10 学校前1.7 A 09 古賀茶屋3.9 A 08 北野5.4 A 07 大城8.0 A 06 金島9.4 A 05 大堰11.6 Tachiarai, Mii DistrictA 04 本郷13.1 A 03 上浦14.9 Asakura A 02 馬田16.1 A 01 甘木17.9Amagi Railway Amagi Line
History The opened a gauge line electrified at 600 V DC from Miyanojin to Kitano in 1915. The Kitano to Amagi section opened in 1921.
On 30 June 1924, the Mitsui Electric tramway was absorbed into the Kyushu Railway system, this line becoming the Mitsui Line. In 1942, the Kyushu Railway merged with the Kyushu Electric Railway, becoming the Nishi-Nippon (translates as West Japan) Railway.
In 1948, the line voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC, the same year through-running commenced with the Tenjin Ōmuta Line and the line was renamed the Amagi Line.
From 1 October 1989, wanman driver only operation commenced on the line.
References This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.