Railway Business

We run two separate railway lines: Nishitetsu Tenjin-Omuta Line and Kaizuka Line.

The Nishitetsu Tenjin-Omuta Line starts at Fukuoka (Tenjin) and runs 74.8 km to Omuta, passing through such cities as Futsukaichi, Kurume and Yanagawa, a journey time of approximately 63 minutes (in the case of express trains). In addition to the main line, there are two branch lines: Dazaifu Line linking Futsukaichi with Dazaifu, and Amagi Line linking Miyanojin with Amagi.

The Kaizuka Line starts at Kaizuka (Higashi Ward, Fukuoka), and runs to Shingu-machi, connecting with the Hakozaki Line on Fukuoka City Subway.

Overview of our Railway Business (Nishitetsu Tenjin-Omuta Line/Kaizuka Line)

(Figures for FY 2023)

Item/Route

Nishitetsu Railway

Total

Chikuho Electric Railroad

Tenjin Omuta Line

Kaizuka Line

Number of cars

282

16

298

22

Operating kilometers (km)

95.1

11.0

106.1

16.0

Number of stations

63

10

73

21

(1 station inactive)

Average distance between stations (km)

1.534

1.222

-

0.8

Gauge (mm)

1,435

1,067

-

1,435

Voltage (V)

1,500

1,500

-

600

Vehicle mileage (10,000 km)

3,681

127

3,808

140

Number of people transported (tens of thousands)

9,097

806

9,904

401

Average daily passengers (tens of thousands)

24.9

2.2

27.1

1.1

Transportation revenues (Millions of yen) *1

19,036

977

20,013

758

Operating revenues (Millions of yen) *2

19,840

1,032

20,873

795

(The above revenue amounts have been rounded down to the nearest 1 million yen.)
*1 Transportation revenue = revenue from fares + parcel carriage

List of train carriage sets (Tenjin Omuta Line)

(As of March 31, 2024)

Series

Number of train carriage sets

Number of train carriages

5000 series

26

88

6000 series

9

33

6050 series

7

25

7000 series

11

22

7050 series

9

18

3000 series

20

60

9000 series

15

36

List of train carriage sets (Kaizuka Line)

(As of March 31, 2024)

Series

No. of train carriage sets

No. of train carriages

600 series

8

16

List of train carriage sets (Chikuho Electric Railroad)

(As of March 31, 2024)

Series

No. of train carriage sets

No. of train carriages

5000 series

4

4

3000 series

9

18

Tenjin Omuta Line

Kaizuka Line

Chikuho Electric Railroad

Changes in number of passengers and transportation revenue (total for Tenjin Omuta Line and Kaizuka Line)

Number of passengers by station (daily average, unit: persons)

Number of passengers by station (daily average, unit: persons)

Tenjin Omuta Line

Station name Number of passengers Station name Number of passengers Station name Number of passengers
Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) 117,918 Mitsusawa 1,855 Nishitetsu Yanagawa 10,676
Yakuin 39,786 Oho 2,521 Tokumasu 174
Nishitetsu Hirao 13,689 Nishitetsu Ogori 9,552 Shiotsuka 394
Takamiya 19,583 Hatama 1,517 Nishitetsu Nakashima 856
Ohashi 38,622 Ajisaka 188 Enoura 286
Ijiri 21,533 Miyanojin 2,329 Hiraki 611
Zasshonokuma 14,887 Kushiwara 1,034 Nishitetsu Wataze 334
Sakuranamiki 3,479 Nishitetsu Kurume 29,261 Kuranaga 798
Kasugabaru 20,922 Hanabatake 7,585 Higashi-Amagi 390
Shirakibaru 9,304 St.Mary's Hospital 3,192 Nishitetsu Ginsui 604
Shimo-Ori 14,950 Tsubuku 2,190 Shin-Sakaemachi 3,564
Tofuro-Mae 6,966 Yasutake 996 Omuta 8,241
Nishitetsu Futsukaichi 17,858 Daizenji 3,237
Murasaki 6,433 Mizuma 973 Nishitetsu Gojo 5,303
Asakura-Gaido 12,186 Inuzuka 1,039 Dazaifu 12,712
Sakuradai 1,912 Omizo 1,012
Chikushi 7,277 Hatchomuta 1,316
Tsuko 2,240 Kamachi 465
Mikunigaoka 5,563 Yakabe 174

Amagi Line

Station name Number of passengers Station name Number of passengers Station name Number of passengers
Goromaru 751 Oki 641 Kamiura 111
Gakko-Mae 339 Kaneshima 610 Mada 110
Koganchaya 522 Ozeki 367 Amagi 1,212
Kitano 1,607 Hongo 377

Kaizuka Line

Station name Number of passengers Station name Number of passengers Station name Number of passengers
Kaizuka 16,561 Nishitetsu Kashii 4,226 Mitoma 3,440
Najima 3,190 Kashii-Kaenmae 2,984 Nishitetsu Shingu 1,464
Nishitetsu Chihaya 6,469 Tonoharu 1,255
Kashii Miya-mae 2,254 Wajiro 2,239

Chikuho Electric Railroad

Station name Number of passengers Station name Number of passengers Station name Number of passengers
Kurosaki-Ekimae 7,299 Einomaru 1,049 Chikuho Katsuki 456
Nishi-Kurosaki 0 Sangamori 1,921 Kusubashi 478
Kumanishi 591 Nishiyama 346 Shin-Koyanose 223
Hagiwara 817 Toritani 1,359 Koyanose 668
Anoo 1,039 Higashi Nakama 628 Ongano 342
Morishita 443 Chikuho Nakama 855 Ganda 376
Imaike 1,534 Kibogaoka- Kokomae 685 Chikuho Nogata 834

*Nishi Kurosaki has been inactive since October 1, 2021.

Current Status of Station Facilities, etc. (as of March 31, 2024)

(Tenjin-Omuta Line (Main Line))

Station name

Escalator

*1

Elevator

Slope

Induction bell/

chime

Restrooms for disabled people

*2

Braille

fare schedules

AED

Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin)

10

6

4(2)<1>

✓

2

Yakuin

6

3

✓

1(1)1>

✓

1

Nishitetsu Hirao

2(2)

2

✓

1(1)1>

✓

Takamiya

3

✓

1(1)<1>

✓

Ohashi

4

✓

1(1)<1>

✓

Ijiri

2

✓

2(2)

✓

Zasshonokuma

4

2

✓

1(1)1>

✓

Sakuranamiki

8

3

1(1)1>

✓

Kasugabaru

4

4

2(2)<2>

✓

Shirakibaru

4

2

✓

1(1)1>

✓

Shimo-Ori

4

2

1(1)<1>

✓

Tofuro-Mae

✓

2(1)

✓

Nishitetsu Futsukaichi

8

4

✓

✓

2(2)<1>

✓

1

Murasaki

✓

2(2)<2>

✓

Asakura-Gaido

2(2)

2

✓

✓

1(1)<1>

✓

Sakuradai

✓

2

✓

Chikushi

2

4

1(1)

✓

Tsuko

✓

1

✓

Mikunigaoka

2

1(1)<1>

✓

Mitsusawa

✓

1

✓

Oho

✓

1

✓

Nishitetsu Ogori

1

3

✓

1(1)

✓

Hatama

✓

1(1)

✓

Ajisaka

✓

1

Miyanojin

1

✓

Kushiwara

✓

1

Nishitetsu Kurume

8(1)

3

✓

✓

2(2)<2>

✓

1

Hanabatake

6

3

1(1)<1>

✓

St.Mary's Hospital

2

2

1(1)<1>

✓

Tsubuku

✓

1

✓

Yasutake

✓

1

✓

Daizenji

✓

2(2)<1>

✓

Mizuma

✓

1

Inuzuka

✓

1

✓

Omizo

✓

1

✓

Hatchomuta

✓

1(1)<1>

✓

Kamachi

✓

1

Yakabe

1

Nishitetsu Yanagawa

2

✓

2(2)<2>

✓

1

Tokumasu

✓

1

Shiotsuka

1

Nishitetsu Nakashima

1

Enoura

✓

1

Hiraki

✓

1

Nishitetsu Wataze

✓

1

Kuranaga

✓

1

✓

Higashi-Amagi

✓

1

Nishitestu Ginsui

✓

1

Shin-Sakaemachi

1(1)

1

✓

Omuta

✓

1(1)<1>

✓

1

(Dazaifu Line)

Station name

Escalator

*1

Elevator

Slope

Induction bell/

chime

Restrooms for disabled people

*2

Braille

fare schedules

AED

Nishitetsu Gojo

✓

1(1)

✓

Dazaifu

✓

1(1)<1>

✓

1

(Amagi Line)

Station name

Escalator

*1

Elevator

Slope

Induction bell/

chime

Restrooms for disabled people

*2

Braille

fare schedules

AED

Goromaru

✓

1

Gakko-Mae

1

Koganchaya

✓

1

Kitano

✓

1

✓

Oki

1

Kaneshima

✓

1

Ozeki

✓

1

Hongo

✓

1

Kamiura

✓

1

Mada

1

Amagi

✓

1(1)<1>

✓

(Kaizuka Line)

Station name

Escalator

Note 1

Elevator

Slope

Induction bell ...

chime

Restrooms for disabled people

*2

Braille

Fare schedules

AED

Kaizuka

1

3

1(1)<1>

✓

Najima

✓

1(1)<1>

✓

Nishitetsu Chihaya

2

1

1(1)<1>

✓

Kashii Miya-mae

2

1

✓

1(1)<1>

✓

Nishitetsu Kashii

2

1

1(1)<1>

✓

1

Kashii-Kaenmae

✓

1(1)

✓

Tonoharu

✓

1

✓

Wajiro

✓

1(1)<1>

✓

Mitoma

3

✓

1(1)<1>

✓

Nishitetsu Shingu

✓

1

✓

(Total)

*1 Numbers in parentheses () are the numbers of handicapped-accessible types.

*2 Numbers in parentheses () indicate the number of private rooms, and numbers in <> indicate the number of ostomate-compatible rooms.

Major Vehicles and Facilities of Nishitetsu Railway

Dazaifu Sightseeing Train “Tabito”

The trains are wrapped inside and out with the theme of Dazaifu, a sightseeing spot along the Tenjin-Omuta Line. In September 2017, the trains were renewed and the exteriors were redesigned in a picture scroll style.

Yanagawa Sightseeing Train “Suito”

The exteriors of the train cars are wrapped with images in the theme of Yanagawa, a tourist attraction along the Tenjin-Omuta Line. In July 2017, the trains were updated and are now operating with swords of the Tachibana clan, lords of the Yanagawa domain, and other items displayed inside the cars.

Sightseeing train for a taste of the region THE RAIL KITCHEN CHIKUGO

The train has been operating since March 23, 2019. The train's interior, based on the concept of "Local to Train," combines the charms of the areas along the train line, such as bamboo weaving using bamboo from Yame, Jojima tiles from Kurume, and furniture from Okawa, with the sensibilities of its creators, forming an atmosphere that is like a home away from home.

In addition, Car 2 features a large kitchen for serving freshly prepared, hot meals made with a variety of seasonal ingredients from along the train line. The train operates as one that connects people to people, people to things, and people to experiences.