Chikuho Main Line
| Chikuhō Main Line | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Regional rail | ||
| Locale | Kitakyushu | ||
| Termini |
Wakamatsu Haruda |
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| Stations | 25 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | 1891 | ||
| Owner | JR Kyushu | ||
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| Line length | 66.1 km (41.1 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | 2 (Wakamatsu–Orio, Orio–Iizuka) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | 20 kV AC, 60 HZ (Orio–Keisen) | ||
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The Chikuhō Main Line (筑豊本線 Chikuhō-honsen?) is a railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Wakamatsu Station in Kitakyushu with Haruda Station in Chikushino. Between Orio Station and Haruda Station, as well as from Keisen Station via the Sasaguri Line to Yoshizuka Station, the line functions as an alternate route to the Kagoshima Main Line.
This is the shortest of all Japan Railways Group lines named Main (or trunk) Line (not counting the JR Shikoku main lines, which were stripped of their designation after JR Shikoku started operating). For comparison, the second shortest is Rumoi Main Line (66.8 km), although it once ran a longer distance.
The line is divided into three sections. Each section has an alias.
Some rapid trains pass the stations marked "X".
A pre-series two-car BEC819 series AC battery electric multiple unit (BEMU) was tested on the line from April 2016, and entered revenue service on 19 October 2016. This will be followed by six more trainsets, entering service in spring 2017.
The 39 km Wakamatsu to Iizuka section was built by the Chikuho Kogyo Railway, opening between 1891 and 1893, with the 12 km extension to Chikuzen Uchino opening in 1895. The company was nationalised in 1907, with the 15 km Chikuzen Uchino to Harada section opening in 1929.
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