Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line Explained

Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Color:a3d6cc
Type:Heavy rail
Locale:Fukuoka Prefecture
Start:Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station
End:Ōmuta Station
Stations:50
Open:12 April 1924
Owner:Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Linelength:74.8km (46.5miles)
Electrification:1,500 V (DC)
Map State:collapsed

The is a railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. It is the main line of the private railway company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu). The line connects Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station[1] in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka with Ōmuta Station in Ōmuta. Until 2000, the line was called the .

Overview

The line runs approximately parallel with to the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line, but connection between the lines are poor.

Operations

Rapid services

The operator Nishitetsu offers two types of limited-stop "Rapid" train services in addition to all-stations "Local" trains.

Stops all stations. Between Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) and Chikushi or Daizenji inside the line, Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) and Dazaifu of Dazaifu Line, Amagi of Amagi Line and Ōmuta. Trains inside the line and Dazaifu Line with 4-7 car EMUs, through trains to Amagi Line with 2-car 7000 and 7050 series EMUs
  • (Ex)
  • Operated all day. Some Expresses are operated as Locals in southern part (Ōmuta side). In day hours, 2 per hour per direction between Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) and Nishitetsu Ogōri, and 2 between Nishitetsu Fukuoka and Hanabatake. Five-car 3000 series EMUs, 6-car 2000 and 5000 series EMUs
    (LE)
  • Between Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) and Ōmuta, 2 service per direction per hour. Seven-car 8000 series in day hours, 5000, 6000 and 6050 series EMUs in the morning and evening hours

    Service pattern

    During the daytime between 10:00 and 16:00, the numbers of trains per direction per hour are as follows.

    Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) - Nishitetsu Futsukaichi
  • 2 LE, 4 Ex, 6 Lo
    Nishitetsu Futsukaichi - Chikushi
  • 2 LE, 4 Ex, 4 Lo
    Chikushi - Nishitetsu Ogōri
  • 2 LE, 2 Ex, 2 Lo (north of Chikushi as Ex), 2 Lo
    Nishitetsu Ogōri - Miyanojin
  • 2 LE, 2 Ex, 2 Lo
    Miyanojin - Hanabatake
  • 2 LE, 2 Ex, 2 Lo, 2 Lo through to Amagi Line
    Hanabatake - Daizenji
  • 2 Lo, 4 Lo
    Daizenji - Ōmuta
  • 2 LE, 2 Lo

    Stations

    All stations are located in Fukuoka Prefecture.

    No.StationDistance
    (km)    		StopConnectionsLocation
    T 01西鉄福岡 (天神)0.0Ex LE Chūō-ku, Fukuoka
    T 02薬院0.8Ex LEFukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line
    T 03西鉄平尾1.8  
    T 04高宮2.9  Minami-ku, Fukuoka
    T 05大橋4.3Ex LE　    
    T 06井尻6.1  
    T 07雑餉隈8.0  Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
    T 08桜並木 To be opened on March 16 2024
    T 09春日原9.5Ex LE     Kasuga
    T 10白木原10.8  Ōnojō
    T 11下大利11.6Ex     
    T 12都府楼前13.8  Dazaifu
    T 13西鉄二日市15.2Ex LENishitetsu Dazaifu LineChikushino
    T 14紫16.1e1     
    T 15朝倉街道17.6Ex     
    T 16桜台19.4e1     
    T 17筑紫20.8Ex     
    T 18津古23.0e2     Ogōri
    T 19三国が丘24.1Ex     
    T 20三沢25.6e2     
    T 21大保27.0e2     
    T 22西鉄小郡28.7Ex    Amagi Railroad
    T 23端間30.7e2     
    T 24味坂33.7e2     
    T 25宮の陣36.5Ex   Nishitetsu Amagi LineKurume
    T 26櫛原37.7e2     
    T 27西鉄久留米38.6Ex LE  
    T 28花畑39.5Ex LE  
    T 29聖マリア病院前40.1ex     
    T 30津福41.4ex    
    T 31安武42.8ex     
    T 32大善寺45.1Ex LE  
    T 33三潴46.9ex     
    T 34犬塚48.0ex     
    T 35大溝50.6ex     Ōki
    T 36八丁牟田52.9ex     
    T 37蒲池55.5ex     Yanagawa
    T 38矢加部57.3ex     
    T 39西鉄柳川58.4Ex LE  
    T 40徳益59.7  
    T 41塩塚61.1  
    T 42西鉄中島63.5  
    T 43江の浦65.1  Miyama
    T 44開66.6  
    T 45西鉄渡瀬67.9  Ōmuta
    T 46倉永69.6  
    T 47東甘木70.8  
    T 48西鉄銀水72.1  
    T 49新栄町73.7Ex LE 
    T 50大牟田74.8Ex LE Kagoshima Main Line

    Rolling stock

    New three- and two-car 9000 series electric multiple unit trains were introduced on the line from March 2017.[2]

    History

    The [3] built and operated the first Interurban railway line in Kyushu from Fukuoka, planned to extend to Kumamoto, but difficulty in securing a corridor south of Omuta resulted in that plan being abandoned.

    External links

    References

    This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

    Notes and References

    1. Until December 31, 2000, Nishitetsu Fukuoka was the official name. In order to clarify that the station is in Tenjin district of downtown Fukuoka, the official name now carries the location in parentheses.
    2. Web site: http://tetsudo-shimbun.com/article/topic/entry-618.html. ja: 西日本鉄道、天神大牟田線に新型車両「9000形」デビューへ . Nishi-Nippon Railroad to introduce new 9000 series on Tenjin Ōmuta Line . 4 February 2016. Tetsudo Shimbun . Japan. ja. 5 February 2016.
    3. This company was the second. The first built and operated, in Meiji period, nearly all the railway lines in Kyushu, and was nationalized in 1907.
    4. Web site: 29 August 2022 . 西鉄天神大牟田線の雑餉隈—下大利間が高架化される . The Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line section between Zasshonokuma and Shimo-Ori is elevated. . https://web.archive.org/web/20220829083140/https://railf.jp/news/2022/08/29/150000.html . 29 August 2022 . 3 September 2022 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.

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