Fukuhoku Yutaka Line

The Fukuhoku Yutaka Line (福北ゆたか線, Fukuhoku-Yutaka-sen) is the collective name for four sections of railway lines operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It runs between Kurosaki Station and Hakata station (66.6 km).^[1]

Fukuhoku Yutaka Line 813 series local EMU

Chikuhō Main Line (red) and Fukuhoku Yutaka Line (yellow) in northern Kyushu

The sections called Fukuhoku Yutaka Line are:^[1]

• Part of the Kagoshima Main Line, between Kurosaki Station and Orio Station - 5.2 km^[2]
• Part of the Chikuhō Main Line, between Orio Station and Keisen Station - 34.5 km^[3]
• The entire Sasaguri Line, between Keisen Station and Yoshizuka Station - 25.1 km^[4]
• Part of the Kagoshima Main Line, between Yoshizuka Station and Hakata Station - 1.8 km^[5]

Rolling stock

A pre-series two-car BEC819 series AC battery electric multiple unit (BEMU) was tested on the line from April 2016,^[6] and entered revenue service on 19 October 2016.^[7] This was followed by six more trainsets, entering service in spring 2017.^[6]

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  The first BEC819 series BEMU set undergoing testing in June 2016