Kashii Line

The Kashii Line (香椎線, Kashii-sen) is a railway line in Japan operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Saitozaki Station in Fukuoka with Umi Station in Umi.

Kashii Line
BEC819 series at Kashii Line
Overview
Status	In operation
Owner	JR Kyushu
Locale	Fukuoka Prefecture
Termini	Saitozaki Umi
Stations	16
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	JR Kyushu
Rolling stock	BEC819 series
History
Opened	1 January 1904 (1 January 1904)
Technical
Line length	25.4 km (15.8 mi)
Number of tracks	Single
Character	Fairly urban with a few rural sections
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	85 km/h (53 mph)

Stations

No.	Station		Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
JD  01	Saitozaki	西戸崎	0.0		Higashi-ku, Fukuoka	Fukuoka Prefecture
JD  02	Umi-no-Nakamichi	海ノ中道	2.1
JD  03	Gannosu	雁ノ巣	6.5
JD  04	Nata	奈多	7.4
JD  05	Wajiro	和白	9.2	Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line
JD  06	Kashii	香椎	12.9	Kagoshima Main Line Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line (Nishitetsu Kashii)
JD  07	Kashii Jingū	香椎神宮	14.2
JD  08	Maimatsubara	舞松原	14.8
JD  09	Doi	土井	16.4
JD  10	Iga	伊賀	18.2		Kasuya
JD  11	Chōjabaru	長者原	19.2	Sasaguri Line (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line)
JD  12	Sakado	酒殿	20.6
JD  13	Sue	須恵	21.9		Sue
JD  14	Sue-Chūō	須恵中央	23.1
JD  15	Shinbaru	新原	24.1
JD  16	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.