The Heisei Chikuho Railway Co. Ltd. (平成筑豊鉄道株式会社) is a third-sector operator of four railway lines in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The railway's nickname is Heichiku.
Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Ita Line (伊田線), Itoda Line (糸田線) and Tagawa Line (田川線)
Fukuoka Prefecture holds 27.5% of the stock in the railway. The cities of Tagawa, Nōgata, and Yukuhashi hold 14.8%, 6.6%, and 6.6% each.
Linesedit
Ita Line (16.1 km) - The Nogata to Kaneda section opened in 1893, and the Kaneda to Tagawa-Ita section in 1899. The line was double-tracked in 1911, and freight services ceased in 2004.[citation needed]
Itoda Line (6.8 km) - The Tagawa-Gotoji to Itoda section opened in 1897 to haul coal and the Itoda to Kaneda section opened in 1929 to service a cement plant.[citation needed]
Mojikō Retro Kankō Line (2.1 km) - The Mojiko to Moji Harbour line opened in 1929, and freight services ceased in 2004. Despite a significant landslide in 2006, the line was reopened as a tourist line in 2009.[citation needed]
The Mojikō Retro Kankō Line is classified as a "specific purpose railway business" (特定目的鉄道事業, tokutei mokuteki tetsudō jigyō) under the Railway Business Act of Japan as it does not purport to transport daily passengers or freight. Heisei Chikuhō Railway operates trains as Category 2 operator (as defined in the Act, see "Rail transport in Japan" for details) on the track owned by the city of Kitakyūshū as Category 3 operator.[citation needed]
Rolling stockedit
As of 1 April 2016[update], the railway operates a fleet of 12 single-car 400 series diesel railcars (numbered 401 to 412) and one 500 series diesel railcar (numbered 501).[1]
The former 300 series DMU cars operated by the railway were withdrawn December 2010.[1] Car 303 was shipped to Myanmar, and car 304 is retained in operating condition for use on special driving days by members of the general public.[1]
Historyedit
The company was founded on April 26, 1989. On October 1, 1989 it assumed the operations of its three lines, which were formerly part of the JR Kyushu network.[1]
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
^ abcd私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 18. ISBN978-4-330-70116-5.
^ひたちなか海浜鉄道キハ2004 九州へ移送 [Hitachinaka Kaihin Railway KiHa 2004 shipped to Kyushu]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 14 October 2016. from the original on 15 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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heisei, chikuhō, railway, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, o. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Heisei Chikuhō Railway news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message The Heisei Chikuho Railway Co Ltd 平成筑豊鉄道株式会社 is a third sector operator of four railway lines in Fukuoka Prefecture Japan The railway s nickname is Heichiku Heisei Chikuhō RailwayIta Line 伊田線 Itoda Line 糸田線 and Tagawa Line 田川線 OverviewHeadquartersFukuchi FukuokaLocaleKyushu JapanDates of operation1989 1989 TechnicalTrack gauge1 067 mmLength49 2 kmOtherWebsitewww wbr heichiku wbr net Contents 1 Principal investors 2 Lines 3 Rolling stock 3 1 Former rolling stock 4 History 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPrincipal investors editFukuoka Prefecture holds 27 5 of the stock in the railway The cities of Tagawa Nōgata and Yukuhashi hold 14 8 6 6 and 6 6 each Lines editIta Line 16 1 km The Nogata to Kaneda section opened in 1893 and the Kaneda to Tagawa Ita section in 1899 The line was double tracked in 1911 and freight services ceased in 2004 citation needed Itoda Line 6 8 km The Tagawa Gotoji to Itoda section opened in 1897 to haul coal and the Itoda to Kaneda section opened in 1929 to service a cement plant citation needed Tagawa Line 26 3 km The entire Tagawa Ita to Yukuhashi line opened in 1895 citation needed Mojikō Retro Kankō Line 2 1 km The Mojiko to Moji Harbour line opened in 1929 and freight services ceased in 2004 Despite a significant landslide in 2006 the line was reopened as a tourist line in 2009 citation needed The Mojikō Retro Kankō Line is classified as a specific purpose railway business 特定目的鉄道事業 tokutei mokuteki tetsudō jigyō under the Railway Business Act of Japan as it does not purport to transport daily passengers or freight Heisei Chikuhō Railway operates trains as Category 2 operator as defined in the Act see Rail transport in Japan for details on the track owned by the city of Kitakyushu as Category 3 operator citation needed Rolling stock editAs of 1 April 2016 update the railway operates a fleet of 12 single car 400 series diesel railcars numbered 401 to 412 and one 500 series diesel railcar numbered 501 1 nbsp 400 series DMU car 401 in August 2007 nbsp 400 type diesel train 401 402 Coto Coto Train nbsp 500 series DMU car 501 in March 2008 nbsp Former Hitachinaka Seaside Railway KiHa 2004 in December 2016 In 2016 the railway purchased former KiHa 2000 series diesel rail car KiHa 2004 from the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway in Ibaraki Prefecture which was withdrawn from service in December 2015 2 In 2019 the Coto Coto Train started as a new touristic service in the Fukuoka Prefecture 3 Former rolling stock edit nbsp 100 series DMU car 106 in December 2007 nbsp 200 series DMU car in December 2007 nbsp 300 series DMU car 304 in March 2008 The former 300 series DMU cars operated by the railway were withdrawn December 2010 1 Car 303 was shipped to Myanmar and car 304 is retained in operating condition for use on special driving days by members of the general public 1 History editThe company was founded on April 26 1989 On October 1 1989 it assumed the operations of its three lines which were formerly part of the JR Kyushu network 1 On April 26 2009 the company started the operation of the Mojikō Retro Kankō Line a short railway for tourists in Moji ku Kitakyushu See also editList of railway lines in JapanReferences editThis article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia a b c d 私鉄車両編成表 2016 Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations 2016 in Japanese Japan Kotsu Shimbunsha 25 July 2016 p 18 ISBN 978 4 330 70116 5 ひたちなか海浜鉄道キハ2004 九州へ移送 Hitachinaka Kaihin Railway KiHa 2004 shipped to Kyushu RM News in Japanese Japan Neko Publishing Co Ltd 14 October 2016 Archived from the original on 15 October 2016 Retrieved 15 October 2016 Coto Coto Train Japan The Official Guide Japan National Tourism Organization Retrieved 2 April 2021 External links editHeichiku Net in Japanese nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heisei Chikuho Railway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heisei Chikuhō Railway amp oldid 1015662062, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
