The is a Japanese railway line in

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connecting Tagawa-Gotōji Station in the city of Tagawa and Shin-Iizuka Station in the city of Iizuka. It is part of the

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network.

Basic data

*Operator, distances: **

Kyushu Railway Company The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan. It formerly operated the Beetle (JR Kyushu), Beetle hydrofoil service across th ...

(JR Kyushu) (Services and tracks) ***Tagawa-Gotōji – Shin-Iizuka: *

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, *Stations: 6 *Double-tracking: None *

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: Special automatic

Station list

* All stations are located in

. * Rapid trains, which only operate in the direction of Tagawa-Gotōji, stop at stations marked "●" and pass stations marked "↑".

History

The Hōshū Railway Co. opened the central section of the line in 1897 to haul freight, the company merging with the

Kyushu Railway was a company that built and operated railways in Kyushu, one of four main islands of Japan. Most of its lines came under the control of Japanese Government Railways following nationalization in 1907, and many are now operated by Kyushu Railway ...

Co. in 1901, which extended the line to Kami-Mio in 1902. That company was nationalised in 1909, and the line extended to Shin-Iizuka in 1920 with passenger services to Funao introduced at that time. The Kyushu Industrial Railway Co. opened the Funao - Tagawa-Gotoji section in 1922 to service a cement plant. That company was nationalised in 1943, creating the current line. Passenger services were extended to Tagawa-Gotoji in 1945, and freight services ceased in 1987.

Former connecting lines

Shimo-Kamoo station - * A 1 km line to the Asakasa coal mine operated from 1926 until 1945. * The 8 km Urushio line to Shimo-Yamada (on the Kami-Yamada line, closed in 1986) opened between 1908 and 1913 as a freight line, with passenger services introduced in 1920. Freight services ceased in 1974, and the line closed in 1986.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gotoji Line Lines of Kyushu Railway Company 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1897