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{{Short description|Japanese railway company}} |
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{{Infobox company |
{{Infobox company |
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| name = Kyushu Railway Company |
| name = Kyushu Railway Company |
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| native_name = 九州旅客鉄道株式会社 |
| native_name = 九州旅客鉄道株式会社 |
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| native_name_lang = ja |
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| romanized_name = Kyūshū Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki gaisha<br>lit. "Kyushu Passenger Railway Share Company" |
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| logo = [[file:JR logo (kyushu).svg|150px]] |
| logo = [[file:JR logo (kyushu).svg|150px]] |
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| image = Hakata Station Business Center Building.JPG |
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| image_caption= JR Kyushu headquarters (7th floor) near [[Hakata Station]] |
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*{{Fukuoka Stock Exchange|9142}}}} |
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| predecessor = [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR) |
| predecessor = [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR) |
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| foundation = |
| foundation = {{start date and age|1987|04|01|df-y}}<br/>(privatization of JNR) |
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| location_city = 3-25-21 Hakata Ekimae<br />[[Hakata-ku, Fukuoka]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]] |
| location_city = 3-25-21 Hakata Ekimae<br />[[Hakata-ku, Fukuoka]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]] |
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| location_country = Japan |
| location_country = Japan |
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| assets = |
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| equity = |
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| owner = |
| owner = [[Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency|JRTT]] (1987–2016)<br>[[Public float]] (2016–present){{efn|Largest shareholders:<br>[[Morgan Stanley]] investment accounts(5.55%)<br>[[The Master Trust Bank of Japan|TMTBJ]] [[investment trusts]] (4.80%)<br>[[J.P. Morgan & Co.|J.P. Morgan]] investment accounts (3.39%)<br>[[State Street Bank & Trust Company|SSBTC]] TREATY 505234 (2.84%)}} |
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| num_employees = 9,060 (as of |
| num_employees = 9,060 (as of 1 April 2016) |
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| divisions = |
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|name = Kyushu Railway Company |
|name = Kyushu Railway Company |
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|color = {{rcr|JR Kyushu}} |
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|logo = JR logo (kyushu).svg |
|logo = JR logo (kyushu).svg |
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|logo_width = 100px |
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|nationalrailway = [[Japan Railways Group]] |
|nationalrailway = [[Japan Railways Group]] |
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|infrastructure = [[Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency]] |
|infrastructure = [[Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency]] |
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|ridership = 331 million<ref name="factsheet2017">{{Cite web |url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/ir_eng/library/fact_sheet/pdf/factsheets2017_E.pdf |title=Fact Sheets 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709072724/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/ir_eng/library/fact_sheet/pdf/factsheets2017_E.pdf |archive-date=2018-07-09 | |
|ridership = 331 million<ref name="factsheet2017">{{Cite web |url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/ir_eng/library/fact_sheet/pdf/factsheets2017_E.pdf |title=Fact Sheets 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709072724/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/ir_eng/library/fact_sheet/pdf/factsheets2017_E.pdf |archive-date=2018-07-09 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-07-09}}</ref> |
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|passkm = 9.191 billion per year<ref name="factsheet2017" /> |
|passkm = 9.191 billion per year<ref name="factsheet2017" /> |
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|length = {{convert|2273.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} <ref name="factsheet2017" /> |
|length = {{convert|2273.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} <ref name="factsheet2017" /> |
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|longestbridge = |
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|nostations = 567<ref name="factsheet2017" /> |
|nostations = 567<ref name="factsheet2017" /> |
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|map = [https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/time_table/time_table.html Time table] |
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The {{nihongo|'''Kyushu Railway Company'''|九州旅客鉄道株式会社|Kyūshū Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha}}, also referred to as {{Nihongo|'''JR Kyushu'''|JR九州|Jeiāru Kyūshū}}, is one of the constituent companies of [[Japan Railways Group]] (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services |
The {{nihongo foot|'''Kyushu Railway Company'''|九州旅客鉄道株式会社|Kyūshū Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha}}, also referred to as {{Nihongo|'''JR Kyushu'''|JR九州|Jeiāru Kyūshū}}, is one of the seven constituent companies of [[Japan Railways Group]] (JR Group). It operates [[intercity rail]] services within [[Kyushu]], [[Japan]] and the [[JR Kyushu Jet Ferry]] Beetle [[hydrofoil]] service across the [[Tsushima Strait]] between [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]] and [[Busan]], [[South Korea]]. It also operates hotels, restaurants, and drugstores across its service region.<ref name = "BloombergIPO">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-17/jr-kyushu-to-price-ipo-at-top-end-of-range-to-raise-4-billion|title=JR Kyushu Prices IPO at Top End of Range to Raise $4 Billion|last2=Matsuda|first2=Kiyotaka|date=October 16, 2016|website=bloomberg.com|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|access-date=March 13, 2017|last1=Cooper|first1=Chris}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=5542132|title=Company Overview of JR Kyushu Drug Eleven Co., Ltd.|date=March 13, 2017|website=bloomberg.com|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=March 13, 2017}}</ref> JR Kyushu's headquarters are in [[Hakata-ku, Fukuoka]].<ref>"[http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/summary.html Corporate Summary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091209080639/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/summary.html |date=2009-12-09 }}." Kyushu Railway Company. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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⚫ | When [[Japanese National Railways]] was divided in 1987, Kyushu Railway Company inherited its assets and operations on the island of [[Kyushu]] along with losses of around 28.8 billion yen, exacerbated by a growing highway network in Kyushu and many lightly used rural lines. After privatization, JR Kyushu diversified its business into new ventures such as fish and mushroom farming and car sales. Two of its more successful side ventures were the [[JR Kyushu Jet Ferry|''Beetle'' ferry]], started in 1991, and the Train d'or bakery chain, started in 1992. JR Kyushu also built up its premium rail services through the development of the [[Kyushu Shinkansen]] [[high-speed rail]] line and the ''[[Seven Stars in Kyushu]]'' luxury [[excursion train]].<ref name="nikkei">{{cite news|last1=Kurimoto|first1=Suguru|title=Japan rail company diversifies its way around disadvantages|url=http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Japan-rail-company-diversifies-its-way-around-disadvantages|access-date=27 March 2015|work=Nikkei Asian Review|date=26 March 2015}}</ref> |
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⚫ | When [[Japanese National Railways]] was divided in 1987, Kyushu Railway Company inherited its assets and operations on the island of [[Kyushu]] along with losses of around 28.8 billion yen, exacerbated by a growing highway network in Kyushu and |
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JR Kyushu executed its [[initial public offering]] in October 2016.<ref name="BloombergIPO" /> Non-railway operations account for roughly 60% of the company's sales and most of its profits.<ref name="nikkei" /> |
JR Kyushu executed its [[initial public offering]] in October 2016.<ref name="BloombergIPO" /> Non-railway operations account for roughly 60% of the company's sales and most of its profits.<ref name="nikkei" /> |
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==Lines== |
==Lines== |
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===Shinkansen line=== |
===Shinkansen line=== |
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* [[Kyushu Shinkansen]] (Kagoshima |
* [[File:Shinkansen jrk.svg|25px|■]][[Kyushu Shinkansen]] ([[Hakata Station|Hakata]] - [[Kagoshima-Chūō Station|Kagoshima-Chūō]]) |
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* [[File:Shinkansen jrk.svg|25px|■]][[Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen]] ([[Takeo-Onsen Station|Takeo-Onsen]] - [[Nagasaki Station (Nagasaki)|Nagasaki]]) ''("Nagasaki Shinkansen")'' |
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===Main lines=== |
===Main lines=== |
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[[File:JR-K 885-01.jpg|thumb|[[885 series]] [[Sonic (train)|''White Sonic'']] limited express EMU]] |
[[File:JR-K 885-01.jpg|thumb|[[885 series]] [[Sonic (train)|''White Sonic'']] limited express EMU]] |
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* [[Kagoshima Main Line]] |
* [[File:JRK number JA.svg|25px]] [[File:JRK number JB.svg|25px]][[Kagoshima Main Line]] |
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* [[Nagasaki Main Line]] |
* [[File:JRK number JH.svg|25px]][[Nagasaki Main Line]] |
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* [[Kyudai Main Line|Kyūdai Main Line]]: Nicknamed Yufu Kōgen Line |
* [[Kyudai Main Line|Kyūdai Main Line]]: Nicknamed Yufu Kōgen Line |
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* [[Hōhi Main Line]]: Nicknamed Aso Kōgen Line |
* [[Hōhi Main Line]]: Nicknamed Aso Kōgen Line |
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===Other lines=== |
===Other lines=== |
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* [[Chikuhi Line]] |
* [[File:JRK number JK.svg|25px]][[Chikuhi Line]] |
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* [[Fukuhoku Yutaka Line]]: A nickname for the route formed by portions of Kagoshima Main Line, Chikuhō Main Line, and the whole part of Sasaguri Line. |
* [[File:JRK number JC.svg|25px]] [[File:JRK number JA.svg|25px]][[Fukuhoku Yutaka Line]]: A nickname for the route formed by portions of Kagoshima Main Line, Chikuhō Main Line, and the whole part of [[Sasaguri Line]]. |
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* [[Gotōji Line]] |
* [[File:JRK number JJ.svg|25px]][[Gotōji Line]] |
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* [[File:JRK number JE.svg|25px]][[Kashii Line]] |
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* [[Hisatsu Line]] |
* [[Hisatsu Line]] |
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* [[Kashii Line]] |
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* [[Karatsu Line]] |
* [[Karatsu Line]] |
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* [[Kitto Line]] |
* [[Kitto Line]] |
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* [[Sasaguri Line]] |
* [[Sasaguri Line]] |
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* [[Sasebo Line]] |
* [[Sasebo Line]] |
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==Limited express and tourist train services== |
==Limited express and tourist train services== |
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[[File:九州DF200-7000.JPG|thumb|The ''Seven Stars in Kyushu'' Class DF200 locomotive DF200-7000, September 2013]] |
[[File:九州DF200-7000.JPG|thumb|The ''Seven Stars in Kyushu'' Class [[DF200]] locomotive DF200-7000, September 2013]] |
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* ''[[Ariake (train)|Ariake]]'' ([[Hakata Station|Hakata]] - [[Kumamoto Station|Kumamoto]]) |
* ''[[Ariake (train)|Ariake]]'' ([[Hakata Station|Hakata]] - [[Kumamoto Station|Kumamoto]]) |
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* ''[[Aru Ressha]]'' ([[Ōita Station|Ōita]] - [[Hita Station|Hita]] ''April to June'')([[Sasebo Station|Sasebo]] - [[Nagasaki Station (Nagasaki)|Nagasaki]] ''July to September'') |
* ''[[Aru Ressha]]'' ([[Ōita Station|Ōita]] - [[Hita Station|Hita]] ''April to June'')([[Sasebo Station|Sasebo]] - [[Nagasaki Station (Nagasaki)|Nagasaki]] ''July to September'') |
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* ''[[Isaburo & Shinpei]]'' ([[Hitoyoshi Station|Hitoyoshi]] - [[Yoshimatsu Station|Yoshimatsu]]) |
* ''[[Isaburo & Shinpei]]'' ([[Hitoyoshi Station|Hitoyoshi]] - [[Yoshimatsu Station|Yoshimatsu]]) |
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* ''[[Kaiō (train)|Kaiō]]'' (Hakata - [[Nōgata Station|Nōgata]]) |
* ''[[Kaiō (train)|Kaiō]]'' (Hakata - [[Nōgata Station|Nōgata]]) |
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* ''Kasasagi'' (Hakata - Hizen-Kashima) |
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* ''[[Kawasemi Yamasemi]]'' (Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi) |
* ''[[Kawasemi Yamasemi]]'' (Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi) |
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* ''[[Kirameki]]'' ([[Mojikō Station|Mojikō]] - Hakata) |
* ''[[Kirameki]]'' ([[Mojikō Station|Mojikō]] - Hakata) |
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* ''[[Midori (train)|Midori]]'' (Hakata - Sasebo) |
* ''[[Midori (train)|Midori]]'' (Hakata - Sasebo) |
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* ''[[Nichirin (train)|Nichirin]]''/''[[Nichirin (train)|Nichirin Seagaia]]'' ([[Kokura Station|Kokura]] - [[Miyazaki Kūkō Station|Miyazaki Kūkō]]) |
* ''[[Nichirin (train)|Nichirin]]''/''[[Nichirin (train)|Nichirin Seagaia]]'' ([[Kokura Station|Kokura]] - [[Miyazaki Kūkō Station|Miyazaki Kūkō]]) |
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* ''[[Relay Kamome]]'' (Hakata - Takeo-Onsen) |
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* ''[[Seven Stars in Kyushu]]'' (Circular tours of Kyushu) |
* ''[[Seven Stars in Kyushu]]'' (Circular tours of Kyushu) |
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* ''[[SL Hitoyoshi]]'' (Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi) |
* ''[[SL Hitoyoshi]]'' (Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi/Kumamoto - [[Tosu Station|Tosu]]) |
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* ''[[Sonic (train)|Sonic]]'' (Hakata - Ōita) |
* ''[[Sonic (train)|Sonic]]'' (Hakata - Ōita) |
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* ''[[Trans-Kyushu Limited Express]]'' (Hitoyoshi - Ōita) |
* ''[[Trans-Kyushu Limited Express]]'' (Hitoyoshi - Ōita) |
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* [[Kyūshū Railway]] - a predecessor of JR Kyushu |
* [[Kyūshū Railway]] - a predecessor of JR Kyushu |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{Commons category|JR Kyushu}} |
{{Commons category|JR Kyushu}} |
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* http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/ |
* [http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/ Homepage] |
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* http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/ (English) |
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* http://www.jrbeetle.co.jp/english/ JR Kyushu Jet Ferry (English) |
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[[Category:Railway companies established in 1987]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:13, 6 November 2024
Native name | 九州旅客鉄道株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Kyūshū Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki gaisha lit. "Kyushu Passenger Railway Share Company" |
Company type | Public KK |
Industry | Rail transport |
Predecessor | Japanese National Railways (JNR) |
Founded | April 1, 1987 (privatization of JNR) |
Headquarters | , Japan |
Products | SUGOCA (a rechargeable contactless smart card) |
Services | passenger railways freight services bus transportation Real estate development other related services |
Owner | JRTT (1987–2016) Public float (2016–present)[a] |
Number of employees | 9,060 (as of 1 April 2016) |
Website | jrkyushu.co.jp/english/index.html |
Kyushu Railway Company | |||||
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National railway | Japan Railways Group | ||||
Infrastructure company | Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency | ||||
Statistics | |||||
Ridership | 331 million[1] | ||||
Passenger km | 9.191 billion per year[1] | ||||
System length | |||||
Total | 2,273.0 km (1,412.4 mi) [1] | ||||
Double track | 772.8 km (480.2 mi) (34%) [1] | ||||
Electrified | 1,341.1 km (833.3 mi) (59%) [1] | ||||
High-speed | 288.9 km (179.5 mi) (12.7%) [1] | ||||
Track gauge | |||||
Main | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||||
High-speed | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||
Electrification | |||||
Main | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary 1,341.1 km (833.3 mi) | ||||
25 kV AC 60 Hz overhead | 288.9 km (179.5 mi) Kyushu Shinkansen | ||||
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No. stations | 567[1] | ||||
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The Kyushu Railway Company[2], also referred to as JR Kyushu (JR九州, Jeiāru Kyūshū), is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea. It also operates hotels, restaurants, and drugstores across its service region.[3][4] JR Kyushu's headquarters are in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka.[5]
History
[edit]When Japanese National Railways was divided in 1987, Kyushu Railway Company inherited its assets and operations on the island of Kyushu along with losses of around 28.8 billion yen, exacerbated by a growing highway network in Kyushu and many lightly used rural lines. After privatization, JR Kyushu diversified its business into new ventures such as fish and mushroom farming and car sales. Two of its more successful side ventures were the Beetle ferry, started in 1991, and the Train d'or bakery chain, started in 1992. JR Kyushu also built up its premium rail services through the development of the Kyushu Shinkansen high-speed rail line and the Seven Stars in Kyushu luxury excursion train.[6]
The company introduced SUGOCA, a smart card ticketing system, from 1 March 2009.
JR Kyushu executed its initial public offering in October 2016.[3] Non-railway operations account for roughly 60% of the company's sales and most of its profits.[6]
Lines
[edit]Shinkansen line
[edit]- Kyushu Shinkansen (Hakata - Kagoshima-Chūō)
- Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen (Takeo-Onsen - Nagasaki) ("Nagasaki Shinkansen")
Main lines
[edit]- Kagoshima Main Line
- Nagasaki Main Line
- Nippō Main Line
- Chikuhō Main Line: Divided to three segments with different nicknames, namely Haruda Line, Hukuhoku Yutaka Line, and Wakamatsu Line.
- Kyūdai Main Line: Nicknamed Yufu Kōgen Line
- Hōhi Main Line: Nicknamed Aso Kōgen Line
Other lines
[edit]- Chikuhi Line
- Fukuhoku Yutaka Line: A nickname for the route formed by portions of Kagoshima Main Line, Chikuhō Main Line, and the whole part of Sasaguri Line.
- Gotōji Line
- Hitahikosan Line
- Kashii Line
- Hisatsu Line
- Karatsu Line
- Kitto Line
- Misumi Line
- Miyazaki Kūkō Line
- Nichinan Line
- Ōmura Line
- Sasaguri Line
- Sasebo Line
- Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Limited express and tourist train services
[edit]- Ariake (Hakata - Kumamoto)
- Aru Ressha (Ōita - Hita April to June)(Sasebo - Nagasaki July to September)
- Aso Boy (Kumamoto - Miyaji)
- A-Train (Kumamoto - Misumi)
- Hayato no Kaze (Kagoshima-Chūō - Yoshimatsu)
- Huis Ten Bosch (Hakata - Huis Ten Bosch)
- Ibusuki no Tamatebako (Kagoshima-Chūō - Ibusuki)
- Isaburo & Shinpei (Hitoyoshi - Yoshimatsu)
- Kaiō (Hakata - Nōgata)
- Kasasagi (Hakata - Hizen-Kashima)
- Kawasemi Yamasemi (Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi)
- Kirameki (Mojikō - Hakata)
- Kirishima (Miyazaki - Kagoshima-Chūō)
- Kumagawa (Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi)
- Midori (Hakata - Sasebo)
- Nichirin/Nichirin Seagaia (Kokura - Miyazaki Kūkō)
- Relay Kamome (Hakata - Takeo-Onsen)
- Seven Stars in Kyushu (Circular tours of Kyushu)
- SL Hitoyoshi (Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi/Kumamoto - Tosu)
- Sonic (Hakata - Ōita)
- Trans-Kyushu Limited Express (Hitoyoshi - Ōita)
- Umisachi-Yamasachi (Miyazaki - Nangō)
- Yufu / Yufu DX/Yufuin-no-mori (Hakata - Ōita)
See also
[edit]- Kyūshū Railway - a predecessor of JR Kyushu
Notes
[edit]- ^ Largest shareholders:
Morgan Stanley investment accounts(5.55%)
TMTBJ investment trusts (4.80%)
J.P. Morgan investment accounts (3.39%)
SSBTC TREATY 505234 (2.84%)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Fact Sheets 2017" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ 九州旅客鉄道株式会社, Kyūshū Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha
- ^ a b Cooper, Chris; Matsuda, Kiyotaka (16 October 2016). "JR Kyushu Prices IPO at Top End of Range to Raise $4 Billion". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Company Overview of JR Kyushu Drug Eleven Co., Ltd". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Corporate Summary Archived 2009-12-09 at the Wayback Machine." Kyushu Railway Company. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.
- ^ a b Kurimoto, Suguru (26 March 2015). "Japan rail company diversifies its way around disadvantages". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 27 March 2015.