| Chikuhi Line | |
| Native Name: | 筑肥線 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Color: | 8f3e97 |
| Type: | Commuter rail |
| Locale: | Fukuoka, Saga |
| Stations: | 29 |
| Operator: | JR Kyushu |
| Linelength: | (Meinohama–Karatsu) (Yamamoto–Inari) |
| Electrification: | 1,500 V DC overhead (Meinohama–Nishi-Karatsu) |
| Speed Km/H: | 85 |
| Map State: | uncollapsed |
The is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, connecting Meinohama Station in Fukuoka, Fukuoka (and via a subway through service, Fukuoka itself) to Karatsu Station in Karatsu, Saga, and from Yamamoto Station in Karatsu to Imari Station in Imari, Saga. Trains from Karatsu to Imari use the Karatsu Line to Yamamoto.[1] [2]
●: Stops, ｜: Does not stop
Rapid Service: Stops at every station on the Airport Line
| No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Rapid service stops(weekdays) | Transfers | Location | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ↑ Through services to/from Fukuoka Airport via the Airport Line ↑ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meinohama | Japanese: 姪浜 | 0.0 | ● | (K01) (through service) | Nishi-ku, Fukuoka | Fukuoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shimoyamato | Japanese: 下山門 | 1.6 | || |-||Imajuku|Japanese: 今宿| align="right" |5.2| align="center" || | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi | Japanese: 九大学研都市 | 6.8 | ● | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Susenji | Japanese: 周船寺 | 8.1 | || |-||Hatae|Japanese: 波多江| align="right" |10.1| align="center" || | Itoshima | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Itoshima-Kokomae | Japanese: 糸島高校前 | 11.4 | || |-||Chikuzen-Maebaru|Japanese: 筑前前原| align="right" |12.7| align="center" |●| |-||Misakigaoka|Japanese: 美咲が丘| align="right" |14.3| align="center" || | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kafuri | Japanese: 加布里 | 15.4 | || |-||Ikisan|Japanese: 一貴山| align="right" |16.7| align="center" || | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chikuzen-Fukae | Japanese: 筑前深江 | 20.1 | ● | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dainyū | Japanese: 大入 | 23.3 | || |-||Fukuyoshi|Japanese: 福吉| align="right" |26.1| align="center" ||| |-||Shikaka|Japanese: 鹿家| align="right" |30.2| align="center" ||| |-||Hamasaki|Japanese: 浜崎| align="right" |35.4| align="center" |●| | rowspan="5" |Karatsu| rowspan="5" |Saga|-||Nijinomatsubara|Japanese: 虹ノ松原| align="right" |37.5| align="center" ||| |-||Higashi-Karatsu|Japanese: 東唐津| align="right" |39.3| align="center" |●| |-||Watada|Japanese: 和多田| align="right" |40.9| align="center" |●| |-||Karatsu|Japanese: 唐津| align="right" |42.6| align="center" |●|Karatsu Line (to Yamamoto/Saga)|-| colspan="9" align="center" |↓ Through services to/from via the Karatsu Line ↓|-||Nishi-Karatsu|Japanese: 西唐津| align="right" |44.8| align="center" |●| | | |}Western sectionAll trains running on this section stop at all stations.
Rolling stock
A fleet of six new 305 series six-car electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter trains was introduced on the Chikuhi Line from February 2015.[4] HistoryThe 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. 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 1.5km (00.9miles) 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.[5] References] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||