Heisei Chikuho Railway
Ita Line (伊田線), Itoda Line (糸田線) and Tagawa Line (田川線)
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| Locale | Kyushu, Japan |
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| Dates of operation | 1989– |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm |
| Length | 49.2 km |
| Headquarters | Fukuchi, Fukuoka |
| Website | www |
The Heisei Chikuho Railway Co. Ltd. (平成筑豊鉄道株式会社?) 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 "specific purpose railway business" (特定目的鉄道事業 tokutei mokuteki tetsudō jigyō?) 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.
As of 1 April 2016[update], 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).
400 series DMU car 401 in August 2007
500 series DMU car 501 in March 2008
Former Hitachinaka Seaside Railway KiHa 2004 in December 2016
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former KiHa 2000 series diesel rail car KiHa 2004 from the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway in Ibaraki Prefecture, which was withdrawn from service in December 2015.
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