Amagi Railway Amagi Line


The Amagi Line is a Japanese railway line connecting Kiyama Station, Kiyama and Amagi Station, Asakura. This is the only railway line Amagi Railway operates. The company or the line is also called Amatetsu locally. The third sector company took former Japanese National Railways line in 1986. The line functions as a commuter rail line for Fukuoka. The Kirin Brewery Co. is a shareholder of the company as a result of the former approximately 1 km siding from Tachiarai that serviced its nearby brewery.

Stations

History

The entire line was opened in 1939 by Japanese National Railways. Freight services ceased in 1984.
Heavy rainfall damaged a bridge between Oitai and Matsuzaki in 2006 and buses provided the link between those two station for six months until the bridge was repaired.