Kyushu Railway Company

The Kyushu Railway Company (Jap.九州 旅客 鉄 道 株式会社, Kyushu ryokaku tetsudō kabushiki gaisha, in short:九州JR, JR Kyushu ) is one of the seven successor in 1987 privatized Japanese National Railways. It operates the formerly state-owned power on the island of Kyūshū.

Showpiece of the company is the Kyushu Shinkansen, opened in 2004, a fast train line between Shin- Yatsushiro and Kagoshima Chūō. By 2010, this route should be extended beyond Kumamoto to Hakata and thus connected to the rest of the Shinkansen network.

The Kyushu Railway Company still operates numerous regional and suburban trains.

History

JR Kyushu was established on 1 April 1987, after the state railway company of Japan was privatized and split.

Lines

  • Kyushu Shinkansen (九州 新 干线)
  • Chikuho Main Line (筑 豊 本 线)
  • Hohi Main Line (豊 肥 本 线)
  • Kagoshima Main Line (鹿 児 岛 本 线)
  • Kyūdai Main Line (久 大本 线)
  • Nagasaki Main Line (长崎 本 线)
  • Nippo Main Line (日 豊 本 线)
  • Chikuhi line (筑 肥 线)
  • Fukuhoku - Yutaka - line (福北 ゆたか 線)
  • Gotōji line (后 藤 寺 线)
  • Hisatsu line (肥 萨 线)
  • Hitahikosan Line (日 田 彦 山 线)
  • Kagoshima - Makurazaki line (指 宿 枕 崎 线)
  • Kashii Line (香 椎 线)
  • Karatsu Line (唐 津 线)
  • Kitto Line (吉 都 线)
  • Misumi Line (三角 线)
  • Miyazaki Kuko Line (宫 崎 空港 线)
  • Nichinan- line (日南 线)
  • Omura Line (大村 线)
  • San'yo Main Line (山阳 本 线)
  • Sasaguri - line (筱 栗 线)
  • Sasebo Line (佐世保 线)

Website

  • Official Website (Japanese, English, Korean)
Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Japanese Government Railways Central Japan Railway Company
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