is a railway line in
Kyushu
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, Japan, operated by the
Kyushu Railway Company
The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima S ...
(JR Kyushu). It connects
Uto Station in
Uto,
Kumamoto Prefecture
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with
Misumi Station in
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, Kumamoto Prefecture. The line is known as the ,
Amakusa being the largest centre beyond Misumi served by the line.
Station list
History
The Kyushu Railway Co. opened the entire line in 1899, and was nationalised in 1907.
Freight services ceased in 1982.
References
{{Kyushu Railway Company Lines
Lines of Kyushu Railway Company
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan