The is a Japanese railway line connecting
Kiyama Station (on 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 ...
),
Kiyama and
Amagi Station,
Asakura. This is the only railway operated by the
third-sector railway company . The company, and sometimes the line, are also called . The line functions as a commuter rail line for
Fukuoka
is the List of Japanese cities by population, sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. ...
. The Kirin Brewery Co. is a shareholder of the company as a result of the former approximately 1 km siding from
Tachiarai that serviced its nearby brewery.
Stations
History
The line was opened on April 28, 1939 by the
Japanese National Railways
The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...
(JNR) as the Amagi Line, in order to supply military equipment to
Tachiarai Airfield.
In 1981, the line was named a
specified local line and considered for closure. Freight services ceased in 1984.
On April 5, 1985, it was agreed that the line would be transferred to a newly created
third sector railway company. Amagi Railway was thus created and inherited the former JNR line on April 1, 1986.
Heavy rainfall damaged a bridge between Oitai and Matsuzaki in 2006 and buses provided the link between those two station for six months until the bridge was repaired.
See also
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List of railway companies in Japan
List of railway companies in Japan lists Japanese railway operators.
Those in ''italics'' are the third-sector operators; being half-public, half-private.
Japan Railways Group
The Japan Railways Group consists of the seven companies that were f ...
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List of railway lines in Japan
List of railway lines in Japan lists existing Rail transport, railway lines in Japan alphabetically.
The vast majority of Japanese railways are classified under two Japanese laws, one for and another for . The difference between the two is a leg ...
References
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Railway lines in Japan
Rail transport in Fukuoka Prefecture
Rail transport in Saga Prefecture
Railway lines opened in 1986
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan
Japanese third-sector railway lines
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