Amagi Railway Amagi Line
The is a Japanese railway line connecting Kiyama Station (on the Kagoshima Main Line), Kiyama and Amagi Station, Asakura. This is the only railway line operates. The company or the line is also called locally. The line functions as a commuter rail line for Fukuoka. The Kirin Brewery Co. is a shareholder of the company as a result of the former approximately 1 km siding from Tachiarai that serviced its nearby brewery. History. The line was opened on April 28, 1939 by the Japanese National Railways (JNR) as the Amagi Line, in order to supply military  equipment to . In 1981, the line was named a specified local line and considered for closure. Freight services ceased in 1984. On April 5, 1985, it was agreed that the line would be transferred to a newly-created . Amagi Railway was thus created and inherited the former JNR line on April 1, 1986. Heavy rainfall damaged a bridge between Oitai and Matsuzaki in 2006 and buses provided the link between those two station for six months until the bridge was repaired.