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Chikuhō Main LineThe Chikuhō Main Line (筑豊本線 Chikuhō-Honsen) is a railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Part of Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu), it runs from Wakamatsu Station in Kitakyūshū to Haruda Station in Chikushino.
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Line data
Chikuhō Main Line in Kyushu Island
Chikuhō Main Line (red) and Fukuhoku Yutaka Line (yellow)- Company: JR Kyushu
- Distance: Wakamatsu–Haruda 66.1 km
- Gauge: 1067 mm
- Stations: 25
- Double track areas: Wakamatsu–Orio, Orio–Iizuka
- Electrification: Orio–Keisen electrificated (20,000V 60Hz). Wakamatsu–Orio and Keisen–Haruda areas are not electrified.
- Blocking system: Double track automatic, single track automatic (Iizuka–Keisen–Haruda area)
This is the shortest of all JR lines named Main (or trunk) Line. For comparison, the second shortest is Rumoi Main Line (66.8 km).
The line is divided into three sections. Each section has an alias.
- Wakamatsu Line
- Wakamatsu–Orio, 10.8 km
- Fukuhoku Yutaka Line
- Orio–Keisen, 34.5 km
- Haruda Line
- Keisen–Haruda, 20.8 km
Stations
Wakamatsu–Orio (Wakamatsu Line)
Station Distance
(km)Transfers Location Wakamatsu 0.0 Wakamatsu-ku,
KitakyūshūFukuoka
PrefectureFujinoki 2.9 Okudōkai 4.6 Futajima 6.3 Honjō 9.3 Yahata Nishi-ku,
KitakyūshūOrio 10.8 JR Kyushu: Kagoshima Main Line Orio–Keisen (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line)
Some rapid trains pass the stations marked X.
Station Distance
(km)Transfers Location Orio 0.0 JR Kyushu: Kagoshima Main Line Yahata Nishi-ku,
KitakyūshūFukuoka
PrefectureHigashi Mizumaki 2.7 Mizumaki,
Onga DistrictNakama 4.1 Nakama Chikuzen Habu 5.6 Kurate 7.9 Kurate,
Kurate DistrictChikuzen Ueki 10.4 Nōgata Shinnyū 12.0 Nōgata 14.0 Heisei Chikuho Railway: Ita Line Katsuno 16.7 X Kotake,
Kurate DistrictKotake 20.5 Namazuta 23.9 X Iizuka Urata 25.4 X Shin Iizuka 26.8 JR Kyushu: Gotōji Line Iizuka 28.6 Tentō 31.5 Keisen 34.5 JR Kyushu: Sasaguri Line Keisen,
Kaho DistrictKeisen–Haruda (Haruda Line)
Station Distance
(km)Transfers Location Keisen 0.0 JR Kyushu: Sasaguri Line Keisen,
Kaho DistrictFukuoka
PrefectureKami Honami 2.8 Iizuka Chikuzen Uchino 5.9 Chikuzen Yamae 16.1 Chikushino Haruda 20.8 JR Kyushu: Kagoshima Main Line Previously existing transfers
- Orio Station: Nishitetsu Kitakyushu Line
- Nakama Station: Katsuki Line
- Katsuno Station: Miyada Line
- Kotake Station: Kōbukuro Line
- Iizuka Station: Kamiyamada Line
Mass transit in Fukuoka–Kitakyūshū area 
Fukuoka City Subway lines
JR Kyūshū linesChikuhi • Chikuhō (Fukuhoku Yutaka • Haruda • Wakamatsu) • Gotōji • Hitahikosan • Kagoshima • Karatsu • Kashii • Nippō • Sasaguri (Fukuhoku Yutaka)Nishitetsu lines Other lines Terminals Hakata • Kashii • Kokura • Kurosaki • Nakasu-Kawabata • Nishitetsu Fukuoka • Orio • Tenjin • Tenjin-MinamiMiscellaneous Categories:- Lines of Kyushu Railway Company
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