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The Kyushu Railway Company, also referred to as JR Kyushu (JR九州, Jeiāru Kyūshū), is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea. It also operates hotels, restaurants, and drugstores across its service region. JR Kyushu's headquarters are in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka.
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 excursion train.
The company introduced SUGOCA, a smart card ticketing system, from 1 March 2009.
JR Kyushu executed its initial public offering 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 (Hakata - Kagoshima-Chūō)
Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen (Takeo-Onsen - Nagasaki) ("Nagasaki Shinkansen")
= Main lines
=Kagoshima Main Line
Nagasaki Main Line
Nippō Main Line
Chikuhō Main Line: Divided to three segments with different nicknames, namely Haruda Line, Hukuhoku Yutaka Line, and Wakamatsu Line.
Kyūdai Main Line: Nicknamed Yufu Kōgen Line
Hōhi Main Line: Nicknamed Aso Kōgen Line
= Other lines
=Chikuhi Line
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
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
Ariake (Hakata - Kumamoto)
Aru Ressha (Ōita - Hita April to June)(Sasebo - Nagasaki 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 (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
Kyūshū Railway - a predecessor of JR Kyushu
Notes
References
External links
Homepage
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Perusahaan Kereta Api Kyushu
- Stasiun Jōno (JR Kyushu)
- Stasiun Ōita
- Stasiun Yukuhashi
- Stasiun Yatsushiro
- Stasiun Arita
- JR
- Stasiun Beppu Daigaku
- Stasiun Usa
- Stasiun Higashi-Beppu
- Kyushu Railway Company
- Kyushu
- Kyushu Shinkansen
- Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen
- Seven Stars in Kyushu
- Kyushu Railway
- Japan Railways Group
- List of railway companies in Japan
- List of railway lines in Japan (A to I)
- Kagoshima Main Line
