The Kyushu Railway Company(九州旅客鉄道株式会社,Kyūshū Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha), also referred to as JR Kyushu(JR九州,Jeiāru Kyūshū), is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services in Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea. 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 a large number of 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 Trandor bakery chain, started in 1992. JR Kyushu also built up its premium rail services through the development of the Kyushu Shinkansenhigh-speed rail line and the Seven Stars in Kyushu luxury excursion train.
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 (35km) 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 (712.6km) 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.
A railway company or railroad company is an entity that operates a railroad track or trains. Such a company can either be private or public. Some railway companies operate both the trains and the track, while particularly in European Union ownership of track and train operation is separated in different companies.
Structure
Many countries have a national railway company that owns all track and operates all trains in the country, for instance the Russian Railways (the world's largest rail company by network size). Other countries have many different, sometimes competing, railway companies that operate each their own lines, particularly in the United States and Canada.
In Europe, the EU requires its members to split the railway companies into a number of different companies. Usually public owned companies own the track and other public companies (sometimes owned by regional governments) own the train cars. Public service obligations or franchising is then used to determine the right to operate the line for a limited time period, with multiple private companies bidding for the privilege to operate. Other companies offer trackside and rolling stock maintenance.
Kyushu(九州,Kyūshū, lit. "Nine Provinces") (Japanese pronunciation:[kjɯᵝːꜜɕɯᵝː]) is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include Kyūkoku(九国?, "Nine States"), Chinzei(鎮西?, "West of the Pacified Area"), and Tsukushi-no-shima(筑紫島?, "Island of Tsukushi"). The historical regional name Saikaidō(西海道, lit. West Sea Circuit) referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands.
In the 8th century Taihō Code reforms, Dazaifu was established as a special administrative term for the region.
As of 2006, Kyushu has a population of 13,231,995 and covers 35,640 square kilometres (13,760sqmi).
Geography
The island is mountainous, and Japan's most active volcano, Mt Aso at 1,591 metres (5,220ft), is on Kyushu. There are many other signs of tectonic activity, including numerous areas of hot springs. The most famous of these are in Beppu, on the east shore, and around Mt. Aso, in central Kyushu. The island is separated from Honshu by the Kanmon Straits.
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CentralJapanRailway Co ...West Japan Railway Co ... Kyushu Railway Co ... The company has announced that the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen, which connects Takeo-Onsen and Nagasaki, will resume services in the afternoon with reduced frequency.
Shiro Tachimoto, a company ...JapanRailway companies said most bullet trains and local train services were operating normally Wednesday, but many on the island of Kyushu would be suspended Thursday.
JapanRailway companies that operate Shinkansen super-express trains said services may be suspended in Kyushu, Japan's main southern island, as well as large parts of the main island of Honshu between Wednesday and Sunday.
JapanRailway companies that operate Shinkansen super-express trains said services may be suspended in Kyushu, Japan's main southern island, as well as large parts of the main island of Honshu between Wednesday and Sunday.
JapanRailway companies said most bullet trains and local train services were operating normally Wednesday, but many on Kyushu would be suspended Thursday ... of rainfall on southern Kyushu over 24 hours.
JapanRailway companies said most bullet trains and local train services were operating normally Wednesday, but many on Kyushu would be suspended Thursday ... of rainfall on southern Kyushu over 24 hours.
It forecast up to 60 centimeters (23.6 inches) of rainfall in 24 hours for southern Kyushu...JapanRailway companies said most bullet trains and local train services were operating normally Wednesday, but many on Kyushu would be suspended Thursday.
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