The Chikuhō Main Line (筑豊本線, Chikuhō-honsen) is a railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).
A pre-series two-car BEC819 series AC battery electric multiple unit (BEMU) was tested on the line from April 2016,[1] and entered revenue service on 19 October 2016.
[1] The 39 km Wakamatsu to Iizuka section was built by the Chikuho Kogyo Railway, opening between 1891 and 1893, with the 12 km extension to Chikuzen Uchino opening in 1895.
[citation needed] The company was nationalised in 1907, with the 15 km Chikuzen Uchino to Harada section opening in 1929.
[citation needed] The 35 km Orio to Keisen section was electrified in 2001.