Kyushu Railway Company

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Kyushu Railway Company
Kyushu Railway Company
	Kyushu Shinkansen 800 series Tsubame
Operation
National railway	Japan Railways Group
Infrastructure company	Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
Statistics
Ridership	331 million
Passenger km	9.191 billion per year
System length
Total	2,273.0 km (1,412.4 mi)
Double track	772.8 km (480.2 mi) (34%)
Electrified	1,341.1 km (833.3 mi) (59%)
High-speed	288.9 km (179.5 mi) (12.7%)
Track gauge
Main	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
High-speed	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification
Main	1,500 V DC overhead catenary 1,341.1 km (833.3 mi)
25 kV AC 60 Hz overhead	288.9 km (179.5 mi); Kyushu Shinkansen
Features
No. stations	567
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Kyushu Railway Company
	JR Kyushu headquarters (7th floor) near Hakata Station
Native name	九州旅客鉄道株式会社
Romanized name	Kyūshū Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki gaisha; lit. "Kyushu Passenger Railway Share Company"
Type	Public KK
Traded as	TYO: 9142; FSE: 9142;
Industry	Rail transport
Predecessor	Japanese National Railways (JNR)
Founded	April 1, 1987 (privatization of JNR)
Headquarters	3-25-21 Hakata Ekimae; Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Products	SUGOCA (a rechargeable contactless smart card)
Services	passenger railways ; freight services ; bus transportation ; Real estate development; other related services
Owner	JRTT (1987-2016); Public float (2016-)
Number of employees	9,060 (as of April 1, 2016)
Website	jrkyushu.co.jp/english/index.html

The Kyushu Railway Company^[2], 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.^[3]^[4] JR Kyushu's headquarters are in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka.^[5]

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.^[6]

The company introduced SUGOCA, a smart card ticketing system, from March 1, 2009.

JR Kyushu executed its initial public offering in October 2016.^[3] Non-railway operations account for roughly 60% of the company's sales and most of its profits.^[6]

Lines[]

Shinkansen line[]

Kyushu Shinkansen (Kagoshima Route)

Main lines[]

885 series White Sonic limited express EMU

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

The Seven Stars in Kyushu Class DF200 locomotive DF200-7000, September 2013

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)
(Hitoyoshi - Yoshimatsu)
(Hakata - Nōgata)
Kamome (Hakata - Nagasaki)
Kawasemi Yamasemi (Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi)
(Mojikō - Hakata)
Kirishima (Miyazaki - Kagoshima-Chūō)
Kumagawa (Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi)
Midori (Hakata - Sasebo)
Nichirin/Nichirin Seagaia (Kokura - Miyazaki Kūkō)
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)

Notes[]

^ Largest shareholders:
Morgan Stanley investment accounts(5.55%)
TMTBJ investment trusts (4.80%)
J.P. Morgan investment accounts (3.39%)
SSBTC TREATY 505234 (2.84%)

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Fact Sheets 2017" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
^ 九州旅客鉄道株式会社, Kyūshū Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Cooper, Chris; Matsuda, Kiyotaka (October 16, 2016). "JR Kyushu Prices IPO at Top End of Range to Raise $4 Billion". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
^ "Company Overview of JR Kyushu Drug Eleven Co.,Ltd". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
^ "Corporate Summary Archived 2009-12-09 at the Wayback Machine." Kyushu Railway Company. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Kurimoto, Suguru (26 March 2015). "Japan rail company diversifies its way around disadvantages". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 27 March 2015.

External links[]

Homepage

[1] Largest shareholders:
Morgan Stanley investment accounts(5.55%)
TMTBJ investment trusts (4.80%)
J.P. Morgan investment accounts (3.39%)
SSBTC TREATY 505234 (2.84%)

[factsheet2017-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Fact Sheets 2017" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-09.

[3] 九州旅客鉄道株式会社, Kyūshū Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha

[BloombergIPO-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Cooper, Chris; Matsuda, Kiyotaka (October 16, 2016). "JR Kyushu Prices IPO at Top End of Range to Raise $4 Billion". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved March 13, 2017.

[5] "Company Overview of JR Kyushu Drug Eleven Co.,Ltd". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.

[6] "Corporate Summary Archived 2009-12-09 at the Wayback Machine." Kyushu Railway Company. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.

[nikkei-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b Kurimoto, Suguru (26 March 2015). "Japan rail company diversifies its way around disadvantages". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 27 March 2015.

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