Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line

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Station list

Code Station name Japanese Distance (km)
(between stations)
Total distance (km) Transfers Location
CK 01 Kurosaki-Ekimae 黒崎駅前 - 0.0 Template:Plainlist Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu
CK 02 Template:STN 西黒崎 0.2 0.2  
CK 03 Template:STN 熊西 0.4 0.6  
CK 04 Template:STN 萩原 1.1 1.7  
CK 05 Template:STN 穴生 0.6 2.3  
CK 06 Template:STN 森下 0.5 2.8  
CK 07 Template:STN 今池 0.9 3.7  
CK 08 Template:STN 永犬丸 0.8 4.5  
CK 09 Template:STN 三ヶ森 0.5 5.0  
CK 10 Template:STN 西山 0.7 5.7  
CK 11 Template:STN 通谷 1.0 6.7   Nakama, Fukuoka
CK 12 Template:STN 東中間 0.5 7.2  
CK 13 Template:STN 筑豊中間 0.7 7.9  
CK 14 Template:STN 希望が丘高校前 0.9 8.8  
CK 15 Template:STN 筑豊香月 1.4 10.2   Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu
CK 16 Template:STN 楠橋 1.3 11.5  
CK 17 Template:STN 新木屋瀬 0.6 12.1  
CK 18 Template:STN 木屋瀬 0.5 12.6  
CK 19 Template:STN 遠賀野 1.3 13.9   Nōgata, Fukuoka
CK 20 Template:STN 感田 1.3 15.2  
CK 21 Template:STN 筑豊直方 0.8 16.0 Note: Template:Stn (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line) & Heisei Chikuhō Railway (Ita Line) is 750m away

Rolling stock

The Chikuhō Electric Railroad operates the following fleet of tramcars.[2]

  • 3000 series 2-car articulated EMUs
  • 5000 series 3-car articulated low-floor tramcars

3000 series

Nine 3000 series sets were introduced between 1988 and 1996.[3] since 1 April 2017Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., all nine 3000 series sets were in operation, numbered 3001 to 3009.[2] Many 3000 series received all-over advertising.

5000 series

The 5000 series is a 17.6 m long low-floor tramcar type with three articulated units mounted on two bogies. since 1 April 2017Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., three 5000 series sets were in operation,[2] with a total of four sets scheduled to be in operation by March 2018.[4]

Individual car histories are as follows.[2]

Set No. Manufacturer Delivery date Service entry date Livery
5001 Alna Sharyo February 2015 14 March 2015 <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  Pink
5002 Alna Sharyo February 2016 1 March 2016 <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  Green
5003 Alna Sharyo February 2017 13 February 2017 <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  Pink
5004 Alna Sharyo 2017 18 December 2017[5] <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  Light blue

Former rolling stock

  • 2000 series 3-car articulated EMUs
  • 2100 series two-car articulated EMUs

2000 series

The 2000 series sets were purchased from Nishitetsu and rebuilt as three-car articulated units with four bogies.[3]

since 1 April 2017Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., three of the original seven 2000 series sets (2002, 2003, 2006) remained in operation.[2] Each car was finished in a different colour livery as follows.[6] The remaining 2000 series sets were decommissioned around November 2022.

Set No. Livery Notes
2001 <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  Purple Withdrawn
2002 <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  Indigo
2003 <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  Blue
2004 <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  Green Withdrawn
2005 <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  Yellow Withdrawn
2006 <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  Orange
2007 <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  Red Withdrawn

2100 series

History

The Chikuho Electric Railroad was founded 15 February 1951.[1] The line opened on 21 March 1956, initially from Template:STN to Template:STN. This was extended to Template:STN on 29 April 1958, and to Template:STN on 18 September 1959.[1]

See also

References

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External links

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