TheKyushu Railway Company[3],also referred to asJR Kyushu(JR Cửu Châu,Jeiāru Kyūshū),is one of the seven constituent companies ofJapan Railways Group(JR Group). It operatesintercity railservices withinKyushu,Japan.It formerly operated theBeetlehydrofoilservice across theTsushima StraitbetweenFukuokaandBusan,South Korea,before its discontinuation in 2024. It also operates hotels, restaurants, and drugstores across its service region.[4][5]JR Kyushu's headquarters are inHakata-ku, Fukuoka.[6]
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 JR Kyushu headquarters (7th floor) nearHakata Station | |
Native name | Cửu Châu lữ khách thiết nói kabushiki gaisha |
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Romanizedname | Kyūshū Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki gaisha lit. "Kyushu Passenger Railway Share Company" |
| Company type | PublicKK |
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Predecessor | Japanese National Railways(JNR) |
| Founded | April 1, 1987 (privatization of JNR) |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
| Products | SUGOCA(a rechargeable contactlesssmart card) |
| Services | passenger railways freightservices 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 |
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 Kyushu Shinkansen800 seriesTsubame | |||||
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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 ft8+1⁄2in) | ||||
| Electrification | |||||
| Main | 1,500 V DCoverhead catenary1,341.1 km (833.3 mi) | ||||
| 25 kV AC 60 Hz overhead | 288.9 km (179.5 mi) Kyushu Shinkansen | ||||
| Features | |||||
| Tunnel length | 53.85 kilometers (33.46 Miles) | ||||
| Longest tunnel | Seikan Tunnel | ||||
| No. stations | 555[2] | ||||
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History
editWhenJapanese National Railwayswas divided in 1987, Kyushu Railway Company inherited its assets and operations on the island ofKyushualong 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 theBeetleferry,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 theKyushu Shinkansenhigh-speed railline and theSeven Stars in Kyushuluxuryexcursion train.[7]
The company introducedSUGOCA,asmart cardticketing system, from 1 March 2009.
JR Kyushu executed itsinitial public offeringin October 2016.[4]Non-railway operations account for roughly 60% of the company's sales and most of its profits.[7]
Lines
editShinkansen line
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Kyushu Shinkansen(Hakata-Kagoshima-Chūō)- Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen(Takeo-Onsen-Nagasaki)( "Nagasaki Shinkansen" )
Main lines
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Kagoshima Main Line
Nagasaki Main Line
Nippō Main Line
Chikuhō Main Line:Divided to three segments with different nicknames, namelyHaruda Line,Fukuhoku Yutaka Line,andWakamatsu Line.- Kyūdai Main Line:Nicknamed Yufu Kōgen Line
- Hōhi Main Line:Nicknamed Aso Kōgen Line
Other lines
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Chikuhi Line- Fukuhoku Yutaka Line:A nickname for the route formed by portions of Kagoshima Main Line, Chikuhō Main Line, and the whole part ofSasaguri 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
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- Ariake(Hakata-Kumamoto)
- Aru Ressha(Ōita-HitaApril to June)(Sasebo-NagasakiJuly 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
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- Kyūshū Railway- a predecessor of JR Kyushu
Notes
edit- ^Largest shareholders:
Morgan Stanleyinvestment accounts(5.55%)
TMTBJinvestment trusts(4.80%)
J.P. Morganinvestment accounts (3.39%)
SSBTCTREATY 505234 (2.84%)
References
edit- ^abcdef"Fact Sheets 2017"(PDF).Archived(PDF)from the original on 9 July 2018.Retrieved9 July2018.
- ^Cite error: The named reference
factsheet2024was invoked but never defined (see thehelp page). - ^Cửu Châu lữ khách thiết nói kabushiki gaisha,Kyūshū Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha
- ^abCooper, Chris; Matsuda, Kiyotaka (16 October 2016)."JR Kyushu Prices IPO at Top End of Range to Raise $4 Billion".bloomberg.Bloomberg L.P.Retrieved13 March2017.
- ^"Company Overview of JR Kyushu Drug Eleven Co., Ltd".bloomberg.Bloomberg. 13 March 2017.Retrieved13 March2017.
- ^"Corporate SummaryArchived2009-12-09 at theWayback Machine."Kyushu Railway Company. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.
- ^abKurimoto, Suguru (26 March 2015)."Japan rail company diversifies its way around disadvantages".Nikkei Asian Review.Retrieved27 March2015.
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