Matsuura Railway
Matsuura Railway (松浦鉄道, Matsuura tetsudō) is a third-sector railway company in Nagasaki and Saga Prefecture in Japan.
Lines
The railway company operates the 93.8 km Nishi-Kyushu Line from Arita in Saga Prefecture to Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, with 57 stations.
Principal investors
- Nagasaki Prefecture (13.7%)[1]
- Lucky Taxi (10.2%)
- Tsuji Industry (10.2%)
- Saihi Motor (10.2%)
History
The company was established in December 1987, and took over operation of the former Japanese National Railways (JNR) Matsuura Line on 1 April 1988, becoming the Nishi-Kyushu Line.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Nagasaki Prefecture financial status table (2007) Retrieved on 15 September 2009. (in Japanese)
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 (Databook: Japan's Private Railways). Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 978-4-87366-874-1.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)