Matsuura Railway

is a third-sector railway company in Nagasaki and Saga Prefecture in Japan.

Lines

The railway company operates the 93.8 km Nishi-KyÅ«shÅ« Line from in Saga Prefecture to in Nagasaki Prefecture. The line has 57 stations.

Principal investors

• Nagasaki Prefecture (13.7%)
• Lucky Taxi (10.2%)
• Tsuji Industry (10.2%)
• Saihi Motor (10.2%)

History

The company was established in December 1987, and took over operation of the former Japanese National Railways (JNR) Matsuura Line on 1 April 1988, becoming the Nishi-Kyushu Line.

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

References

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