Fujisaki Line Explained

Fujisaki Line
Native Name:藤崎線
Native Name Lang:ja
Color:830d31
Image Alt:A passenger train between Fujisakigu-mae and Kurokamimachi stations.
Type:Heavy rail
Locale:Kumamoto Prefecture
Stations:3
Owner:Kumamoto Electric Railway
Linelength Km:2.3
Electrification:Overhead line, DC 600 V
Website:www.kumamotodentetsu.co.jp

The is a 2.3 km railway line owned by the Kumamoto Electric Railway, serving Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The line branches southward from Kita-Kumamoto Station to Fujisakigū-mae Station.

Previously, this line extended to Kami-Kumamoto Station on one side and Kikuchi on the other. The section between Kita-Kumamoto and Kikuchi was transferred to the Kikuchi Line on October 1, 1950, and the section between Fujisakigū-mae and Kami-Kumamoto was transferred to the Kumamoto City Tram as the Tsuboi Line on June 1, 1954. The Tsuboi Line ceased operations in 1970.

Operations

The line is electrified with overhead lines and is single-tracked for the entire line. Passing loops are located at Kita-Kumamoto Station for trains continuing on the Kikuchi Line.

All passenger services on the line continue past Kita-Kumamoto Station to Miyoshi Station on the Kikuchi Line. Trains arrive roughly every thirty minutes.[1]

Stations

No.NameDistance (km)ConnectionsLocation
KD08北熊本0.0Kumaden

Kikuchi Line

KumamotoKita-ku
KD07黒髪町1.2 Chūō-ku
KD06藤崎宮前2.3 

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 藤崎宮前駅 熊本電気鉄道藤崎線 時刻表 . Navitime . 3 March 2019.