Kashii Line

Template:Short description The is a railway line in Japan operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Saitozaki Station in Fukuoka with Umi Station in Umi.

Stations

No.	Station		Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
Template:JRK Station Numbering	Saitozaki	西戸崎	0.0		Higashi-ku, Fukuoka	Fukuoka Prefecture
Template:JRK Station Numbering	Umi-no-Nakamichi	海ノ中道	2.1
Template:JRK Station Numbering	Gannosu	雁ノ巣	6.5
Template:JRK Station Numbering	Nata	奈多	7.4
Template:JRK Station Numbering	Wajiro	和白	9.2	Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line
Template:JRK Station Numbering	Kashii	香椎	12.9	Kagoshima Main Line Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line (Nishitetsu Kashii)
Template:JRK Station Numbering	Kashii Jingū	香椎神宮	14.2
Template:JRK Station Numbering	Maimatsubara	舞松原	14.8
Template:JRK Station Numbering	Doi	土井	16.4
Template:JRK Station Numbering	Iga	伊賀	18.2		Kasuya
Template:JRK Station Numbering	Chōjabaru	長者原	19.2	Sasaguri Line (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line)
Template:JRK Station Numbering	Sakado	酒殿	20.6
Template:JRK Station Numbering	Sue	須恵	21.9		Sue
Template:JRK Station Numbering	Sue-Chūō	須恵中央	23.1
Template:JRK Station Numbering	Shinbaru	新原	24.1
Template:JRK Station Numbering	Umi	宇美	25.4		Umi

History

The Hakata Bay Railway Co. opened the Saitozaki - Sue section in 1904, extending it to the Otani coal mine (1 km beyond Umi) the following year. In 1942, the company merged with the Nishi-Nippon Railroad company, which was nationalised in 1944.

The line beyond Umi closed in 1980.

Former connecting lines

Sakado station - The 14 km Katsuta line was opened by the Chikuzen Sangu Railway Co. from Yusu (on the Sasaguri Line) - Chikuzenkatsuta in 1918–19. The connection to Sakado opened in 1942, and the line was nationalised in 1944. Freight service ceased in 1981, and the line closed in 1985.