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Nishitetsu Amagi Line

Nishitetsu Amagi Line
Nishitetsu Amagi Line 7050 series EMU between Kaneshima and Ōzeki Station, July 2009
Overview
Native name西鉄甘木線
OwnerNishi-Nippon Railroad
LocaleFukuoka Prefecture
Termini
Stations12
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Technical
Line length17.9 km (11.1 mi)
Number of tracksSingle
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Minimum radius130 m (430 ft)
Electrification1,500 V DC
Operating speed65 km/h (40 mph)

The Nishitetsu Amagi Line (西鉄甘木線, Nishitetsu Amagi-sen) is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu), which connects Miyanojin Station, Kurume and Amagi Station, Asakura in Fukuoka Prefecture.[1]

Services

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All services on the Line are Local trains, stopping at every station.[2]

As of August 2025, services operate approximately every 30 minutes between 05:30 and midnight every day, with a running time of between 31 and 40 minutes.[2][3] At Miyanojin all services continue as a through service onto the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line towards Ōmuta.

Stations

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Station name Japanese km Transfers Location
↑Through service to/from Ōmuta on the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line↑
T 25 Miyanojin 宮の陣 0.0 Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line Kurume Fukuoka Prefecture
A 11 Gorōmaru 五郎丸 0.9  
A 10 Gakkōmae 学校前 1.7  
A 09 Koganchaya 古賀茶屋 3.9  
A 08 Kitano 北野 5.4  
A 07 Ōki 大城 8.0  
A 06 Kaneshima 金島 9.4  
A 05 Ōzeki 大堰 11.6   Tachiarai, Mii District
A 04 Hongō 本郷 13.1  
A 03 Kamiura 上浦 14.9   Asakura
A 02 Mada 馬田 16.1  
A 01 Amagi 甘木 17.9 Amagi Railway Amagi Line

History

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The Mitsui Electric Tramway (三井電気軌道, Mitsui Denki Kidō) opened a 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge line electrified at 600 V DC from Miyanojin to Kitano in 1915. The Kitano to Amagi section opened in 1921.[citation needed]

On 30 June 1924, the Mitsui Electric tramway was absorbed into the Kyushu Railway system, this line becoming the Mitsui Line. In 1942, the Kyushu Railway merged with the Kyushu Electric Railway, becoming the Nishi-Nippon (translates as West Japan) Railway.

In 1948, the line voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC, the same year through-running commenced with the Tenjin Ōmuta Line and the line was renamed the Amagi Line.[citation needed]

From 1 October 1989, wanman driver only operation commenced on the line.[1]

References

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

  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 (Databook: Japan's Private Railways). Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ a b "Amagi(Nishitetsu Line) | Nishitetsu Amagi Line for Miyanojin Timetable". Japan Travel by NAVITIME. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  3. ^ "『駅すぱあと for web』-経路検索・定期代検索・運行情報". roote.ekispert.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 August 2025.