Tagawa Line

Railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Tagawa Line

A Heisei Chikuhō train at Tagawa-Ita Station

Overview
Native name| 田川線
Owner|  Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Locale| Fukuoka Prefecture
Termini|

* Yukuhashi
* Tagawa-Ita

Stations| 17
Website| www.heichiku.net
Service
Type| Heavy rail
History
Completed| 15 August 1895 (1895-08-15)
Privatized| 1 October 1989 (1989-10-01)
Technical
Line length| 26.3 km (16.3 mi)
Track gauge| 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification| None
Operating speed| 85 km/h (53 mph)

Route map

The Tagawa Line (田川線, Tagawa-sen) is a 26.3 km railway line owned by the Heisei Chikuhō Railway. The line runs west along the Ima River from Yukuhashi to Tagawa, all within Fukuoka Prefecture.

## History

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The line was first built in 1895 by the Hōshū Railway (豊州鉄道), which was merged in 1901 with Kyushu Railway. It was an important railway line to transport coal between the Chikuhō coal mine with Kanda Port (苅田港) in Kanda, north of Yukuhashi. Kyushu Railway was nationalized in 1907 and was merged into Japanese Government Railway, where it was named the Tagawa Line. In 1942, the line was extended south from Ita Station (now Tagawa-Ita Station) to Hikosan Station. The portion between Hikosan and Soeda Station was later reorganized into the Hita Line (now Hitahikosan Line) in 1956, and the section between Soeda and Ita was also merged into the same line in 1960 to form the current Tagawa Line.

Between 1899 and 1973, a short freight-only branch line ran north from Kawara Station (now Magarikane Station) to Natsuyoshi.[1]

Ridership suffered with the decline and closure 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 in 1997.

## Operations

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The line is not electrified and is single-tracked for the entire line. Some services continue past Tagawa-Ita Station on the Ita Line to Nōgata Station.[2]

The Tagawa Line runs through many historical sites, including the Second Issaka Tunnel (第二石坂トンネル), the oldest railway tunnel in Japan, and the Uchida Triple-Arch Bridge (内田三連橋梁), an old brick arch bridge. Both sites were registered as national cultural heritage sites in 1999.[3][4]

## Stations

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All stations are within Fukuoka Prefecture.

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

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HC31 | Yukuhashi | 行橋 | 0.0  |  JR Kyushu: Nippō Main Line | Yukuhashi
HC30 | Reiwa Costa Yukuhashi | 令和コスタ行橋 | 1.3  |
HC29 | Miyakoizumi | 美夜古泉 | 2.3  |
HC28 | Imagawa-Kappa | 今川河童 | 3.0  |
HC27 | Toyotsu | 豊津 | 4.9  |
HC26 | Shin-Toyotsu | 新豊津 | 5.8  |  | Miyako
HC25 | Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō | 東犀川三四郎 | 8.2  |
HC24 | Saigawa | 犀川 | 9.7  |
HC23 | Sakiyama | 崎山駅 | 12.4  |
HC22 | Genjiinomori | 源じいの森 | 15.8  |  | Aka
HC21 | Yusubaru | 油須原 | 16.9  |
HC20 | Aka | 赤 | 18.4  |
HC19 | Uchida | 内田 | 20.7  |
HC18 | Kakishita-Onsen-Guchi | 柿下温泉口 | 22.5  |  | Kawara
HC17 | Magarikane | 勾金 | 23.6  |
HC16 | Kamiita | 上伊田 | 24.9  |  | Tagawa
HC15 | Tagawa-Ita | 田川伊田 | 26.3  | ■ Ita Line
JR Kyushu: Hitahikosan Line

## References

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1. ^ "香春駅 －現勾金駅－". 田川市立図書館／筑豊・田川デジタルアーカイブ (in Japanese). ADEAC. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
2. ^ "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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
3. ^ "石坂トンネル（第２隧道） いしざかとんねる（だいにずいどう）". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
4. ^ "内田三連橋梁 うちださんれんきょうりょう". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

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Stations of the Heisei Chikuhō Railway Tagawa Line

* Yukuhashi
* Reiwa Costa Yukuhashi
* Miyakoizumi
* Imagawa-Kappa
* Toyotsu
* Shin-Toyotsu
* Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō
* Saigawa
* Sakiyama
* Genjiinomori
* Yusubaru
* Aka
* Uchida
* Kakishita Onsenguchi
* Magarikane
* Kamiita
* 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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