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is a third-sector railway company in
Nagasaki is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. It became the sole port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hidden Christian Sites in the ...
and
Saga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of 809,248 (1 August 2020) and has a geographic area of 2,440 km2 (942 sq mi). Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasak ...
in Japan.


Lines

The railway company operates the 93.8 km Nishi-Kyushu Line from in Saga Prefecture to in Nagasaki Prefecture, with 57 stations.


Principal investors

* Nagasaki Prefecture (13.7%) Nagasaki Prefecture financial status table (2007)
Retrieved on 15 September 2009. * Lucky Taxi (10.2%) * Tsuji Industry (10.2%) *
Saihi Motor is a bus company in north area of Nagasaki Prefecture and west area of Saga Prefecture. Area *Nagasaki Prefecture ** Hirado City ** Matsuura City **Saikai City (only Saikaibashi-Nishiguchi Bus stop) **Sasebo City is a core city located in Naga ...
(10.2%)


History

The company was established in December 1987, and took over operation of the former
Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...
(JNR) Matsuura Line on 1 April 1988, becoming the Nishi-Kyushu Line.


See also

*
List of railway lines in Japan List of railway lines in Japan lists existing railway lines in Japan alphabetically. The vast majority of Japanese railways are classified under two Japanese laws, one for and another for . The difference between the two is a legal, and not alwa ...


References


External links

* Railway companies of Japan Railway companies established in 1987 1987 establishments in Japan Japanese third-sector railway lines {{Specified local lines, state=collapsed