Chikuho Electric Railroad Line

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The Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line (筑豊電気鉄道線, Chikuhō Denki Tetsudō-sen^?) is a Japanese railway line of Chikuhō Electric Railroad (筑豊電気鉄道, Chikuhō Denki Tetsudō^?) in Fukuoka Prefecture between Kurosaki-Ekimae in Kitakyūshū and Chikuhō-Nōgata in Nōgata. The line does not have an official name. The company or the line is also called Chikutetsu (筑鉄, Chikutetsu^?). The company is a subsidiary of Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu). The first section of the line opened in 1914 by Kyūshū Electric Tramway, the current Nishitetsu, while Chikutetsu was founded in 1951. The line used to have a through service with Nishitetsu Kitakyūshū Line, a tram line now discontinued. Because of this, 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. The line does not share any segments with public roads either.

[edit] Basic data

• Distance: 16.0 km
• Gauge: 1,435 mm
• Stations: 21
• Track: double
• Traction: electric 600 V DC, overhead wire
• Railway signalling: automatic

[edit] See also

• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of railway lines in Japan

[edit] External links

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