- Source: Kyushu Railway
Kyushu Railway (九州鉄道, Kyūshū Tetsudō) was a company that built and operated railways in Kyushu, one of four main islands of Japan. Most of its lines came under the control of Japanese Government Railways following nationalization in 1907, and many are now operated by Kyushu Railway Company.
History
The company was incorporated on August 15, 1888 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka.
The first 22 miles (35 km) of the railway, between Hakata Station in Fukuoka and Chitosegawa temporary station in Asahi, Saga (near Kurume, Fukuoka), opened on December 11, 1889 as the first railway in Kyushu.
The company expanded the railway by means of both construction and acquisition of other companies. As of 1907, it operated 442.8 miles (712.6 km) of railways in Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Ōita and Saga prefectures in northern Kyushu.
On July 1, 1907, the entire operation of the company was purchased by the government of Japan under the Railway Nationalization Act. Consequently, the company was dissolved.
List of lines
Rolling stock
A special coach made by German car manufacturer van der Zypen & Charlier was imported by Kyushu Railway for VIP use in 1891. The coach was improved and designated as the imperial coach in 1902 for use by Emperor Meiji when he visited an army drill in Kumamoto Prefecture. After the nationalization, the coach was called the imperial coach No. 2 but was not used again by the emperor. It was designated a railway heritage (鉄道記念物, tetsudō kinenbutsu) in 1963 and is now exhibited at the Railway Museum in Saitama.
Kyushu Railway History Museum
The Kyushu Railway History Museum was established near Mojikō Station in Kitakyūshū in 2003. The red-brick main building of the museum is the former headquarters of Kyushu Railway.
References
Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. {{{1}}}. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. {{{2}}}. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
Kyushu Railway History Museum website (in Japanese)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Perusahaan Kereta Api Kyushu
- Stasiun Jōno (JR Kyushu)
- JR
- Stasiun Yukuhashi
- Stasiun Yatsushiro
- Stasiun Nobeoka
- Stasiun Arita
- Stasiun Nishi-Kumamoto
- Stasiun Ōita
- Stasiun Shin-Tosu
- Kyushu Railway Company
- Kyushu Railway
- Kyushu
- Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen
- Seven Stars in Kyushu
- Kyushu Shinkansen
- Japan Railways Group
- List of railway lines in Japan (A to I)
- List of railway lines in Japan (J to P)
- Mojikō Station
