The Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line ( 筑豊電気鉄道線 , Chikuhō Denki Tetsudō-sen ) is a railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture , Japan, connecting Kurosaki-Ekimae in Kitakyushu with Chikuhō-Nōgata Station in Nōgata , operated by Chikuhō Electric Railroad ( 筑豊電気鉄道 , Chikuhō Denki Tetsudō ) . The line does not have an official name. The company and the line is also called Chikutetsu ( 筑鉄 ) . The company is a subsidiary of Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu), founded in 1951. The line originally had a through service with the Nishitetsu Kitakyushu Line , a tram line closed in 2000. Because of this, the Chikutetsu Line only uses tram vehicles. However, the line is legally classified as a railway under Railway Business Act, not a tramway under Tram Act, and the line does not share any segments with public roads.
4-469: The Chikuhō Electric Railroad operates the following fleet of tramcars. Nine 3000 series sets were introduced between 1988 and 1996. As of 1 April 2017, all nine 3000 series sets were in operation, numbered 3001 to 3009. Many 3000 series received all-over advertising . The 5000 series is a 17.6 m long low-floor tramcar type with three articulated units mounted on two bogies. As of 1 April 2017, three 5000 series sets were in operation, with
8-402: A bus or tram . Transit media used to consist of paper or paint, but LED panels may be used, allowing advertisements to be rotated or scheduled by GPS location, enabling advertisers to target specific audiences. The medium offers a balance between traditional billboards and smaller, more mobile signage . For example, an individually branded car might be casually driven around a city for
12-511: A total of four sets scheduled to be in operation by March 2018. Individual car histories are as follows. The 2000 series sets were purchased from Nishitetsu and rebuilt as three-car articulated units with four bogies. As of 1 April 2017, three of the original seven 2000 series sets (2002, 2003, 2006) remained in operation. Each car was finished in a different colour livery as follows. The remaining 2000 series sets were decommissioned around November 2022. The Chikuho Electric Railroad
16-402: Was founded 15 February 1951. The line opened on 21 March 1956, initially from Kumanishi to Chikuhō-Nakama . This was extended to Koyanose on 29 April 1958, and to Chikuhō-Nōgata on 18 September 1959. Transit advertising Transit media is a form of out-of-home advertising that displays advertisements in or on the outside of vehicles, such as on the side of or above the seats of
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