Sasaguri Line

Sasaguri Line (篠栗線, Sasaguri-sen) is a railway line in Japan operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Keisen Station in Keisen, Fukuoka with Yoshizuka Station in Fukuoka, Fukuoka.

Sasaguri Line
JR Kyushu series 813-100 EMU
Overview
OwnerLogo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu
LocaleFukuoka Prefecture
Termini
Stations11
Color on map     Yellow (#faaf18)
Service
TypeRegional rail
Operator(s)JR Kyushu
History
Opened19 June 1904 (1904-06-19)
Technical
Line length25.1 km (15.6 mi)
Number of tracksEntirely Single-track
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification20 kV AC, 60 Hz, overhead catenary
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
SignallingSingle-track automatic closing block
Train protection systemATS-DK
Route map

Stations
No. Station Distance (km) Rapid Transfers Location
JC  11  Keisen 桂川 0.0 O Chikuho Main Line Keisen Fukuoka Prefecture
JC  10  Chikuzen Daibu 筑前大分 3.2 O   Iizuka
JC  09  Kurōbaru 九郎原 5.2 |  
JC  08  Kido Nanzōin-mae 城戸南蔵院前 10.2 O   Sasaguri
JC  07  Chikuzen Yamate 筑前山手 11.7 |  
JC  06  Sasaguri 篠栗 14.8 O  
JC  05  Kadomatsu 門松 17.4 |   Kasuya
JC  04  Chōjabaru 長者原 19.4 O Kashii Line
JC  03  Harumachi 原町 20.1 |  
JC  02  Yusu 柚須 22.6 |  
JC  01  Yoshizuka 吉塚 25.1 O Kagoshima Main Line Hakata-ku, Fukuoka

History

The Kyushu Railway Co. opened the Yoshizuka - Sasaguri section in 1904, and extended it to Hakata with a line paralleling the Kagoshima Main Line the following year. The company was nationalised in 1907.

In 1911 the Kagoshima Main line was duplicated utilising the parallel line, and the junction between the lines became Yoshizuka. Petrol railcars were introduced on the line in 1936.

In 1968 the line was extended from Sasaguri to Katsura (on the Chikuho Main Line), with freight services commencing on that section in 1970. Freight service on the entire line ceased in 1984.

The line was electrified in 2001.

Former connecting lines

Yusu Station: The 14 km Katsuta Line was opened by the Chikuzen Sangu Railway Co. to Chikuzenkatsuta between 1918 and 1919. A connection to Sakado on the Kashii Line opened in 1942, and the line was nationalised in 1944. Freight service ceased in 1981, and the line closed in 1985.

See also

References
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