Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line
Light rail line in Kitakyushu, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line (筑豊電気鉄道線, Chikuhō Denki Tetsudō-sen) is a railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, connecting Kurosaki-Ekimae in Kitakyushu with Chikuhō-Nōgata Station in Nōgata, operated by Chikuhō Electric Railroad (筑豊電気鉄道, Chikuhō Denki Tetsudō). The line does not have an official name. The company and the line is also called Chikutetsu (筑鉄). The company is a subsidiary of Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu), founded in 1951.[1] The line originally had a through service with the Nishitetsu Kitakyushu Line, a tram line closed in 2000. Because of this, the Chikutetsu Line only uses tram vehicles. However, the line is legally classified as a railway under Railway Business Act, not a tramway under Tram Act, and the line does not share any segments with public roads.
Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line | |
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Overview | |
Native name | 筑豊電気鉄道線 |
Owner | Nishitetsu Group |
Locale | Fukuoka Prefecture |
Termini | |
Stations | 21 |
Service | |
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History | |
Opened | March 21, 1956 |
Technical | |
Line length | 16.0 km (9.9 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Minimum radius | 300 m |
Electrification | 600 V DC overhead lines |
Operating speed | 60 km/h (35 mph) |