Amagi Railway Amagi Line

Amagi Railway Amagi Line
Amagi Railway Amagi Line
	AR401 DMU, nicknamed "Himiko", at Kiyama Station
Overview
Native name	甘木鉄道甘木線
Owner	Amagi Railway
Locale	Saga Prefecture and Fukuoka Prefecture
Termini	Kiyama Station; Amagi Station;
Stations	11
History
Opened	April 28, 1939
Technical
Line length	13.7 km (8.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Amagi Line (甘木線, Amagi-sen) is a Japanese railway line connecting Kiyama Station (on the Kagoshima Main Line), Kiyama and Amagi Station, Asakura. This is the only railway line Amagi Railway (甘木鉄道, Amagi Tetsudō) operates. The company or the line is also called Amatetsu (甘鉄) locally. The line functions as a commuter rail line for Fukuoka. 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.

				0.0	Kiyama Station
					←JR Kyūshū：Kagoshima Main Line ↑
					Kyūshū Expressway
				1.3	Tateno Station
					※ below Kyūshū Expressway
					Saga / Fukuoka Border
				2.5	Ōhara Station (signalling only)
					Ōita Expressway
					Ogōri Transfer Station until 1986
				3.8	Ogōri Station
					Nishitetsu Ogōri Station
					← Nishitetsu：Tenjin Ōmuta Line →
				4.5	Ōitai Station
					Hōman River
				6.4	Matsuzaki Station
					Oita Expressway
				7.7	Imaguma Station
				8.4	Nishi-Tachiarai Station
				9.6	Yamaguma Station
				10.4	Tachiarai Station
					← Kirin Brewery Company Leased Line
				11.8	Takata Station
					← Nishitetsu：Amagi Line ↓
					Koishiwara River
				13.7	Amagi Station

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