| Railroad Name: | Heisei Chikuhō Railway |
| Logo Filename: | Heisei Chikuhō Railway Logo.png |
| Logo Alt: | Logo of the Heisei Chikuhō Railway |
| System Map: | Heisei Chikuho Railway Linemap.svg |
| Map Alt: | Heisei Chikuhō Railway System Map |
| Locale: | Kyushu, Japan |
| Gauge: | 1,067 mm |
| Length: | 49.2 km |
| Hq City: | Fukuchi, Fukuoka |
The is a third-sector operator of four railway lines in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The railway's nickname is Heichiku.
Fukuoka Prefecture holds 27.5% of the stock in the railway. The cities of Tagawa, Nōgata, and Yukuhashi hold 14.8%, 6.6%, and 6.6% each.
The Mojikō Retro Kankō Line is classified as a under the Railway Business Act of Japan as it does not purport to transport daily passengers or freight. Heisei Chikuhō Railway operates trains as Category 2 operator (as defined in the Act, see "Rail transport in Japan" for details) on the track owned by the city of Kitakyūshū as Category 3 operator.
, the railway operates a fleet of 12 single-car 400 series diesel railcars (numbered 401 to 412) and one 500 series diesel railcar (numbered 501).[1]
In 2016, the railway purchased former KiHa 2000 series diesel rail car KiHa 2004 from the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway in Ibaraki Prefecture, which was withdrawn from service in December 2015.[2] In 2019, the Coto Coto Train started as a new touristic service in the Fukuoka Prefecture.[3]
The former 300 series DMU cars operated by the railway were withdrawn December 2010.[1] Car 303 was shipped to Myanmar, and car 304 is retained in operating condition for use on special driving days by members of the general public.[1]
The company was founded on April 26, 1989. On October 1, 1989 it assumed the operations of its three lines, which were formerly part of the JR Kyushu network.[1]
On April 26, 2009 the company started the operation of the Mojikō Retro Kankō Line, a short railway for tourists in Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū.
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.