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and

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. It also operates hotels, restaurants, and drugstores across its service region. JR Kyushu's headquarters are in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka.Corporate Summary
." Kyushu Railway Company. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.

History

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

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. The company introduced

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, a smart card ticketing system, from 1 March 2009. JR Kyushu executed its

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in October 2016. Non-railway operations account for roughly 60% of the company's sales and most of its profits.

Lines

Shinkansen line

* Kyushu Shinkansen (Kagoshima Route) * Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen

Main lines

* Kagoshima Main Line * Nagasaki Main Line * Kyūdai Main Line: Nicknamed Yufu Kōgen Line * Hōhi Main Line: Nicknamed Aso Kōgen Line * Nippō Main Line *

Chikuhō Main Line The is a railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Wakamatsu Station in Kitakyushu with Haruda Station in Chikushino. Between Orio Station and Haruda Station, as well as from Keisen S ...

: Divided to three segments with different nicknames, namely Haruda Line, Fukuhoku Yutaka Line, and Wakamatsu Line.

Other lines

Chikuhi Line The is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, connecting Meinohama Station in Fukuoka, Fukuoka (and via a subway through service, Fukuoka itself) to Karatsu Station in Karatsu, Saga, and from Yamamoto Station in Karatsu to Imari Station in Imari, ...

* 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 * Hisatsu Line * Hitahikosan Line * Ibusuki Makurazaki Line * Kashii Line * Karatsu Line * Kitto Line * Misumi Line * Miyazaki Kūkō Line * Nichinan Line * Ōmura Line * Sasaguri Line * Sasebo Line

Limited express and tourist train services

* '' Ariake'' (

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) * '' Aru Ressha'' ( Ōita - Hita ''April to June'')( Sasebo -

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''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'' (

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- Yoshimatsu) * '' Kaiō'' (Hakata - Nōgata) * ''Kasasagi'' (Hakata - Hizen-Kashima) * '' Kawasemi Yamasemi'' (Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi) * '' Kirameki'' ( Mojikō - Hakata) * '' Kirishima'' (

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- Kagoshima-Chūō) * '' Kumagawa'' (Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi) * '' Midori'' (Hakata - Sasebo) * '' Nichirin''/'' Nichirin Seagaia'' ( Kokura - Miyazaki Kūkō) * ''

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'' (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) * ''

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'' (Miyazaki - Nangō) * ''

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'' / '' Yufu DX''/'' Yufuin-no-mori'' (Hakata - Ōita)

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