Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line










































Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line

Nishi-Nippon-Railroad-600.JPG
Kaizuka Line 600 series train

Overview
Termini
Kaizuka
Nishitetsu Shingū
Stations 10
Operation
Opened 23 May 1927 (1927-05-23)
Owner Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Depot(s) Tatara
Technical
Line length 11.0 km (6.8 mi)
Track gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 1,500 V DC





Route map

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Fukuoka City SubwayHakozaki Line
























Kagoshima Main Line
















0.0

Kaizuka















Old Tatara Station


























1.4

Najima


















2.5

Chihaya














Nishitetsu Chihaya












3.0

Kashii-Miyamae












3.6

Nishitetsu Kashii














Kashii Line














Kashii













5.0

Kashii-Kaenmae































6.1

Tōnoharu


































7.2

Wajiro














Kashii Line











9.0

Mitoma












11.0

Nishitetsu Shingū















↓Closed in 2007













13.0

Koga-Golfjomae












14.2

Nishitetsu-Koga














Koga












15.6

Hanami















Fukuma



























18.2

Nishitetsu-Fukuma































19.6

Miyajidake
(1) -1951





















Miyajidake Eik-mae











19.5

Miyajidake
(2) 1951-











20.9

Tsuyazaki




The Kaizuka Line (貝塚線, Kaizuka-sen) is an 11.0 km (6.8 mi) Japanese railway line in Fukuoka prefecture, run by the private railway operator Nishitetsu. It links Kaizuka Station in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka with Nishitetsu Shingū Station in Shingū. It connects to the Kashii Line of JR Kyushu at Wajiro, and the Hakozaki Line of Fukuoka City Subway at Kaizuka.


The line was 20.9 km (13.0 mi) long until Nishitetsu closed the 9.9 km section between Nishitetsu Shingū and Tsuyazaki stations on April 1, 2007.[1] Until then, the line was called Miyajidake Line (宮地岳線, Miyajidake-sen).



Station list






























































Station name
Distance (km)
Connections
Location

NK 01 Kaizuka
0.0

Fukuoka City Subway: Hakozaki Line

Higashi-ku, Fukuoka

Fukuoka Prefecture

NK 02 Najima
1.4
 

NK 03 Nishitetsu Chihaya
2.5

Kagoshima Main Line (Chihaya Station)

NK 04 Kashii-Miyamae
3.0
 

NK 05 Nishitetsu Kashii
3.6
 

NK 06 Kashii-Kaenmae
5.0
 

NK 07 Tōnoharu
6.1
 

NK 08 Wajiro
7.2

Kashii Line

NK 09 Mitoma
9.0
 

NK 10 Nishitetsu Shingū
11.0
 

Shingū


History


The Hakata Bay Railway opened the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) gauge Shinhakata to Wajiro line in 1924, and extended the line to Miyajidake the following year. The line was electrified at 1,500 V DC in 1929. The company merged with the Nishi-Nippon Railway in 1942. The 1 km section from Miyajidake to Tsuyazaki opened in 1951, and in 1954 the line was re-gauged to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) and connected to the Fukuoka line.[citation needed]


The line was grade separated over the JR Kashii Line at Wajiro Station in 1966, and CTC signalling was commissioned in 1978.[citation needed]


In 1986, the Shinhakata to Kaizuka section was closed and replaced by the Fukuoka City Subway Hakozaki Line.


In 2007, the 10 km Nishitetsu Shingū to Tsuyazaki section closed due to declining patronage.



References


This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.





  1. ^ Nishitetsu News Release (2007-02-20) 宮地岳線一部区間廃止に伴う路線名変更および鉄道・バス運行概要決定のお知らせ (Japanese)










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