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Fukuhoku Yutaka Line
The is the collective name for four sections of railway lines operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It runs between Kurosaki Station and Hakata station (66.6 km). The sections called Fukuhoku Yutaka Line are: * Part of the Kagoshima Main Line, between Kurosaki Station and Orio Station - 5.2 km * Part of the Chikuhō Main Line, between Orio Station and Keisen Station - 34.5 km * The entire Sasaguri Line, between Keisen Station and Yoshizuka Station - 25.1 km * Part of the Kagoshima Main Line, between Yoshizuka Station and Hakata Station - 1.8 km Rolling stock A pre-series two-car BEC819 series AC battery electric multiple unit A battery electric multiple unit (BEMU), battery electric railcar or accumulator railcar is an electrically driven multiple unit or railcar whose energy can be supplied from rechargeable batteries driving the traction motors. Prime advantages of ... (BEMU) was tested on the line from Apr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. It formerly operated the Beetle (JR Kyushu), Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea, before its discontinuation in 2024. It also operates hotels, restaurants, and drugstores across its service region. JR Kyushu's headquarters are in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka. ." Kyushu Railway Company. Retrieved on March 27, 2010. History When Japanese National Railways was divided in 1987, Kyushu Railway Company inherited its assets and operations on the island of Kyushu along with losses of around 28.8 billion yen, exacerbated by a growing highway network in Kyushu and many lightly used rural lin ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the south, and Ōita Prefecture to the southeast. Fukuoka is the capital and largest city of Fukuoka Prefecture, and the largest city on Kyūshū, with other major cities including Kitakyushu, Kurume, and Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Ōmuta. Fukuoka Prefecture is located at the northernmost point of Kyūshū on the Kanmon Straits, connecting the Tsushima Strait and the Seto Inland Sea across from Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu, and extends south towards the Ariake Sea. History Fukuoka Prefecture includes the Old provinces of Japan, former provinces of Chikugo Province, Chikugo, Chikuzen Province, Chikuzen, and Buzen Province, Buzen. Shrines and temples Kōra taisha, Sumiyoshi-j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurosaki Station
Kurosaki Station (黒崎駅) is a railway station in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu serving Kagoshima Main Line, Fukuhoku Yutaka Line and Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line. It was first opened in 1891. Express trains, including the Sonic, stop here. Lines * JR Kyūshū **Kagoshima Main Line ** Fukuhoku Yutaka Line * Chikuhō Electric Railroad **Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line JR limited express trains * ''Sonic'' ( Hakata - Yanagigaura/ Ōita/ Saiki) * '' Nichirin Seagaia'' (Hakata - Miyazaki Kūkō) * '' Kirameki'' ( Mojikō/Kokura - Hakata) Station facilities JR Kyūshū Overview JR Kurosaki Station is the station serving the Kagoshima Main Line and is the terminus of Fukuhoku Yutaka Line. The station consist of 2 islands serving four tracks and handles an average of 15,000 passengers a day. At the south exit of the station there is a pedway that also serves as a station square, connecting the Izutsuya department store on the east side with the commercial area on the sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakata Station
is a major railway station in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the largest and busiest railway terminal in Kyushu, and is a gateway to other cities in Kyushu for travelers coming from Honshu by rail travel. The San'yō Shinkansen from Osaka ends at this station. The station was rebuilt in 2011. The main building was demolished and a new, larger station building, as well as office buildings and new platforms, was constructed. The station reconstruction project was initiated specifically for the Kyushu Shinkansen extension from Hakata to Shin-Yatsushiro Station which continues southward through its existing route to Kagoshima-Chūō Station. The new station building has a Hankyu Department Store, its first branch store in Kyushu, as a tenant, as well as other first-in-Kyushu branch retailers including Tokyu Hands. Lines * **Fukuhoku-Yutaka Line **Kagoshima Main Line **Kyushu Shinkansen * ** San'yō Shinkansen ** Hakataminami Line * ** ** Platforms JR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kagoshima Main Line
The is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) between Mojiko Station, Mojikō in Kitakyushu, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyushu. Until March 13, 2004, it extended between its two termini; however, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen on March 13, the section between Yatsushiro and Sendai was transferred to the third-sector Hisatsu Orange Railway, Hisatsu Orange Railway Company. The line is an important line in Kyushu, connecting Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka (Hakata Station) to many other major cities. It is the main line through the Fukuoka urban district, and as such many long-distance express trains from all parts of Kyushu use the section between Kokura Station (Kitakyushu) and Tosu Station, where the Nagasaki Main Line meets the Kagoshima Main Line. Operations Rapid Service Rapid Service (快速, Kaisoku) operate mainly during the morning and evening rush hours, as well as at ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orio Station
is a junction passenger railway station located in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan, operated by the JR Kyushu. Lines Orio Station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and Chikuhō Main Line. It is located 30.1 km from the start of the Kagoshima Main Line at and 10.8 kilometers from on the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line and Wakamatsu Line portions of the Chikuhō Main Line. Station layout The two lines serving the station intersect at Orio, and the lines are connected by a spur track. The station therefore consists of two separated blocks: the main building with bi-level platforms at the crossing point, and detached platforms on the spur. The station has a total of three island platforms and one side platform, connected by an elevated station building. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. JRKyushu Orio Station03.jpg, West entrance, June 2011 JRKyushu Orio Station02.jpg, Takami entrance, October 2009 Platforms Main building lower level Main bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikuhō Main Line
The 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, Fukuoka, 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. Line data As of 2021, the Chikuho Main Line is the third 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 shortest is Hidaka Main Line (30.5 km), after the closure of 116.0 km due to storm damage in 2015. The line is divided into three sections. Each section has an alias. ;Wakamatsu Line: Wakamatsu–Orio, 10.8 km ;Fukuhoku Yutaka Line: Orio–Keisen, 34.5 km ;Haruda Line: Keisen–Haruda, 20.8 km Stations Wakamatsu–O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keisen Station
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Keisen, Kaho District, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. Lines Keisen Station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 45.3 km from the starting point of the line at . It is also the terminus for the 25.1 kilometer Sasaguri Line to . Layout The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks with an elevated station building located above the side platform and footbridges connecting to the island platform. There is a side track for parking vehicles on the south side of the station. The station is staffed. Platforms History The privately run Chikuhō Kōgyō Railway had opened a track from to on 30 August 1891 and, after several phases of extension, the track had reached south to by 1893. On 1 October 1897, the Chikuhō Kōgyō Railway, now renamed the Chikuhō Railway, merged with the Kyushu Railway. Kyushu Railway undertook the next phase of expan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasaguri Line
is a railway line in Japan operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Keisen Station in Keisen, Fukuoka with Yoshizuka Station in Fukuoka, Fukuoka. Stations History The Kyushu Railway Co. opened the Yoshizuka - Sasaguri section in 1904, and extended it to Hakata with a line paralleling the Kagoshima Main Line The is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) between Mojiko Station, Mojikō in Kitakyushu, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyushu. Until March 13, 2004, it ... the following year. The company was nationalised in 1907. In 1911 the Kagoshima Main line was duplicated utilising the parallel line, and the junction between the lines became Yoshizuka. Petrol railcars were introduced on the line in 1936. In 1968 the line was extended from Sasaguri to Katsura (on the Chikuho Main Line), with freight services commencing on that section in 1970. Freight service on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshizuka Station
is a passenger railway station located in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. Lines The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 75.0 km from the starting point of the line at . The station is also the northern terminus of the 25.1 kilometer Sasaguri Line to , which is also, with parts of other lines, collectively referred to on maps as the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line. Layout The station consists of one side platform and two island platforms serving five elevated tracks, with the station building underneath. The station has a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office. Platforms History The privately run Kyushu Railway had begun laying down its network on Kyushu in 1889 and by 1902 had a stretch of track from Moji (now ) southwards to . Yoshizuka was opened as an added station on this existing stretch of track on 19 June 1904 between and . On the same day a stretch of track to was also opened. This track wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
