Fukuhoku Yutaka Line Explained

The is the collective name for four sections of railway lines operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It runs between Kurosaki Station and Hakata station (66.6 km).^[1]

The sections called Fukuhoku Yutaka Line are:^[1]

• Part of the Kagoshima Main Line, between Kurosaki Station and Orio Station - 5.2 km^[2]
• Part of the Chikuhō Main Line, between Orio Station and Keisen Station - 34.5 km^[3]
• The entire Sasaguri Line, between Keisen Station and Yoshizuka Station - 25.1 km^[4]
• Part of the Kagoshima Main Line, between Yoshizuka Station and Hakata Station - 1.8 km^[5]

Rolling stock

A pre-series two-car BEC819 series AC battery electric multiple unit (BEMU) was tested on the line from April 2016,^[6] and entered revenue service on 19 October 2016.^[7] This was followed by six more trainsets, entering service in spring 2017.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951623. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area. ja. 72.
2. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951623. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area. ja. 67–8.
3. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951623. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area. ja. 73–4.
4. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951623. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area. ja. 74–5.
5. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951630. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area. ja. 66.
6. Web site: http://tetsudo-shimbun.com/article/topic/entry-615.html. ja: JR九州、819系「DENCHA」デビューへ エコでスマートな“蓄電池電車”. JR Kyushu to introduce 819 series "DENCHA" - an economical and smart battery train. 29 January 2016. Tetsudo Shimbun. Japan. ja. 29 January 2016.
7. Web site: http://www.sankei.com/west/news/161019/wst1610190049-n1.html . ja: 地球にやさしい“蓄電池電車”「ＤＥＮＣＨＡ」運行開始 ＪＲ筑豊線. Environmentally friendly "Dencha" battery train enters service on JR Chikuho Line. 19 October 2016. Sankei West. The Sankei Shimbun & Sankei Digital. Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20161019230209/http://www.sankei.com/west/news/161019/wst1610190049-n1.html. 19 October 2016. live . 19 October 2016.