Fujisaki Line

Fujisaki Line
A passenger train between Kita-Kumamoto and Kurokamimachi stations
Overview
Native name	藤崎線
Owner	Kumamoto Electric Railway
Locale	Kumamoto Prefecture
Termini	Kita-Kumamoto Fujisakigū-mae
Stations	3
Website	www.kumamotodentetsu.co.jp
Service
Type	Heavy rail
History
Opened	27 March 1913 (1913-03-27)
Technical
Line length	2.3 km (1.4 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Overhead line, DC 600 V

The Fujisaki Line (藤崎線, Kikuchi-sen) is a 2.3 km railway line owned by the Kumamoto Electric Railway, serving Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The line branches southward from Kita-Kumamoto Station to Fujisakigū-mae Station.

Previously, this line extended to Kami-Kumamoto Station on one side and Kikuchi on the other. The section between Kita-Kumamoto and Kikuchi was transferred to the Kikuchi Line on October 1, 1950, and the section between Fujisakigū-mae ad Kami-Kumamoto was transferred to the Kumamoto City Tram as the Tsuboi Line on June 1, 1954. The Tsuboi Line ceased operations in 1970.

Operations

The line is electrified with overhead lines and is single-tracked for the entire line. Passing loops are located at Kita-Kumamoto Station for trains continuing on the Kikuchi Line.

All passenger services on the line continue past Kita-Kumamoto Station to Miyoshi Station on the Kikuchi Line. Trains arrive roughly every thirty minutes.

Stations

Name		Distance (km)	Connections	Location
Kita-Kumamoto	北熊本	0.0	Kumaden: Kikuchi Line	Kumamoto	Kita-ku
Kurokamimachi	黒髪町	1.2			Chūō-ku
Fujisakigū-mae	藤崎宮前	2.3