The Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line (西鉄天神大牟田線) is a railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. It is the main line of the private railway company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu). The line connects Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka with Ōmuta Station in Ōmuta. Until 2000, the line was called the Nishitetsu Ōmuta Line (西鉄大牟田線).

Overview

The line runs approximately parallel with to the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line, but connection between the lines are poor.

Operations

Rapid services

The operator Nishitetsu offers two types of limited-stop "Rapid" train services in addition to all-stations "Local" trains.

Service pattern

During the daytime between 10:00 and 16:00, the numbers of trains per direction per hour are as follows.

Stations

All stations are located in Fukuoka Prefecture.

Rolling stock

New three- and two-car 9000 series electric multiple unit trains were introduced on the line from March 2017.

History

The Kyushu Railway (九州鉄道) built and operated the first Interurban railway line in Kyushu from Fukuoka, planned to extend to Kumamoto, but difficulty in securing a corridor south of Omuta resulted in that plan being abandoned.

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