Ita Line

Railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

This article is about railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture. For line in Shizuoka, see Itō Line.

Ita Line

A Heisei Chikuhō train at Akaike Station

Overview
Native name| 伊田線
Owner|  Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Locale| Fukuoka Prefecture
Termini|

* Nōgata
* Tagawa-Ita

Stations| 15
Website| www.heichiku.net
Service
Type| Heavy rail
History
Commenced| 11 February 1893 (1893-02-11)
Completed| 25 March 1899 (1899-03-25)
Privatized| 1 October 1989 (1989-10-01)
Technical
Line length| 16.1 km (10.0 mi)
Track gauge| 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification| None

Route map

The Ita Line (伊田線, Ita-sen) is a 16.1 km railway line owned by the third-sector company Heisei Chikuhō Railway. The line runs north from Tagawa to Nōgata, all within Fukuoka Prefecture.

## History

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The line was first built by the Chikuhō Kōgyō Railway, later renamed Chikuhō Railway (筑豊鉄道), as a branch line of the Chikuhō Main Line. Used to transport coal from the Chikuhō coal mine, the line had two stations: Nōgata Station and Kanada Station. The entire Chikuhō Railway system was merged in 1897 with Kyushu Railway, where the line was extended to Ita Station (now Tagawa-Ita Station) in 1899. Kyushu Railway was nationalized in 1907 and was merged into Japanese Government Railway.

Even though the Ita Line was widened to a double-track railway in 1911, ridership suffered with the decline of the Chikuhō coal mine. Therefore, JR Kyushu, the successor of Japanese Government Railway, privatized and transferred the Ita Line, Itoda Line, and Tagawa Line to the newly founded Heisei Chikuhō Railway.

Even after privatization, the Japan Freight Railway Company still ran trains from Kanada north to Mojiko Station in Kitakyushu, transporting cement from a Mitsui Tankō plant near Kanada Station. This service ceased with the plant's closure in March 2004.

## Operations

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The line is not electrified and is single-tracked for the entire line. Some services continue past Kanada Station on the Itoda Line to Tagawa-Gotōji Station.[1]

## Stations

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All stations are within Fukuoka Prefecture.

No.  | Name  | Distance (km)  | Connections  | Location

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HC1 | Nōgata | 直方 | 0.0  |  JR Kyushu: Chikuhō Main Line (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line) | Nōgata
HC2 | Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi | 南直方御殿口 | 1.1  |
HC3 | Akaji | あかぢ | 2.4  |  | Kotake
HC4 | Fujitana | 藤棚 | 3.6  |  | Nōgata
HC5 | Nakaizumi | 中泉 | 4.3  |
HC6 | Ichiba | 市場 | 6.5  |  | Fukuchi
HC7 | Fureai-Shōriki | ふれあい生力 | 7.6  |
HC8 | Akaike | 赤池 | 8.5  |
HC9 | Hitomi | 人見 | 9.1  |
HC10 | Kanada | 金田 | 9.8  | ■ Itoda Line
HC11 | Kami-Kanada | 上金田 | 11.6  |
HC12 | Hoshii | 糒 | 12.8  |  | Tagawa
HC13 | Tagawa Municipal Hospital | 田川市立病院 | 13.4  |
HC14 | Shimoita | 下伊田 | 14.5  |
HC15 | Tagawa-Ita | 田川伊田 | 16.1  | ■ Tagawa Line
JR Kyushu: Hitahikosan Line

## References

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1. ^ "平成筑豊鉄道全駅時刻表 直方 → 金田 → 田川伊田 → 行橋・金田 → 田川後藤寺" (PDF). 平成筑豊鉄道 (in Japanese). 平成筑豊鉄道. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

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Stations of the Heisei Chikuhō Railway Ita Line

* Nōgata
* Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi
* Akaji
* Fujitana
* Nakaizumi
* Ichiba
* Fureai-Shōriki
* Akaike
* Hitomi
* Kanada
* Kami-Kanada
* Hoshii
* Tagawa Municipal Hospital
* Shimoita
* Tagawa-Ita

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Specified local lines

First phase|

* Shiranuka Line
* Kuji Line (Sanriku Railway)
* Miyako Line (Sanriku Railway)
* Sakari Line (Sanriku Railway)
* Nitchū Line
* Akatani Line
* Uonuma Line
* Shimizukō Line
* Kamioka Line (Kamioka Railway)
* Tarumi Line (Tarumi Railway)
* Kuroishi Line (Kōnan Railway)
* Takasago Line
* Miyanoharu Line
* Tsuma Line
* Komatsushima Line
* Aioi Line
* Shokotsu Line
* Manji Line
* Hōjō Line (Hōjō Railway)
* Miki Line (Miki Railway)
* Kurayoshi Line
* Katsuki Line
* Katsuta Line
* Soeda Line
* Muroki Line
* Yabe Line
* Iwanai Line
* Kōhin North Line
* Ōhata Line (Shimokita Kōtsū)
* Kōhin South Line
* Bikō Line
* Yashima Line (Yuri Kōgen Railway)
* Akechi Line (Akechi Railway)
* Amagi Line (Amagi Railway)
* Takamori Line (Minamiaso Railway)
* Kakunodate Line (Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway)
* Shigaraki Line (Shigaraki Kohgen Railway)
* Wakasa Line (Wakasa Railway)
* Kihara Line (Isumi Railway)

Second phase|

* Urushio Line
* Iburi Line
* Tomiuchi Line
* Aniai Line (Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway)
* Etsumi South Line (Nagaragawa Railway)
* Miyanojō Line
* Hiroo Line
* Ōsumi Line
* Futamata Line (Tenryū Hamanako Railroad)
* Setana Line
* Yūmō Line
* Shihoro Line
* Ise Line (Ise Railway)
* Saga Line
* Shibushi Line
* Haboro Line
* Horonai Line
* Matsumae Line
* Utashinai Line
* Shibetsu Line
* Tempoku Line
* Nayoro Main Line
* Chihoku Line (Hokkaidō Chihoku Kōgen Railway)
* Aizu Line (Aizu Railway)
* Mōka Line (Mōka Railway)
* Ashio Line (Watarase Keikoku Railway)
* Gannichi Line (Nishikigawa Railway)
* Matsuura Line (Matsuura Railway)
* Kamiyamada Line
* Takachiho Line (Takachiho Railway)

Third phase|

* Nagai Line (Yamagata Railway)
* Okata Line (Aichi Loop Railway)
* Noto Line (Noto Railway)
* Miyazu Line (Kitakinki Tango Railway)
* Kajiya Line
* Taisha Line
* Nakamura Line (Tosa Kuroshio Railway)
* Ita Line (Heisei Chikuhō Railway)
* Itoda Line (Heisei Chikuhō Railway)
* Tagawa Line (Heisei Chikuhō Railway)
* Yunomae Line (Kumagawa Railway)
* Miyada Line

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