The is a 2.3 km
railway line
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owned by the
Kumamoto Electric Railway, serving
Kumamoto City,
Kumamoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to the northeast, Miyaza ...
,
Japan. The line branches southward from
Kita-Kumamoto Station to
Fujisakigū-mae Station
is a railway station in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka P ...
.
Previously, this line extended to
Kami-Kumamoto Station on one side and
Kikuchi on the other. The section between Kita-Kumamoto and Kikuchi was transferred to the
Kikuchi Line on October 1, 1950, and the section between Fujisakigū-mae ad Kami-Kumamoto was transferred to the
Kumamoto City Tram as the Tsuboi Line on June 1, 1954. The Tsuboi Line ceased operations in 1970.
Operations
The line is
electrified
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The broad meaning of the term, such as in the history of technology, economic histor ...
with
overhead lines
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* Overhead catenary
* Overhead contact system (OCS)
* Overhead equipm ...
and is
single-tracked for the entire line.
Passing loops are located at
Kita-Kumamoto Station for trains continuing on the
Kikuchi Line.
All passenger services on the line continue past Kita-Kumamoto Station to
Miyoshi Station on the Kikuchi Line. Trains arrive roughly every thirty minutes.
Stations
References
{{Kumamoto Electric Railway Fujisaki Line
Kumamoto Electric Railway Fujisaki Line
Railway lines in Japan
Rail transport in Kumamoto Prefecture
Railway lines opened in 1913
Japanese third-sector railway lines