Kyushu Railway Company

Kyushu Railway Company
Native name
九州旅客鉄道株式会社
Kyūshū Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki gaisha
lit. "Kyushu Passenger Railway Share Company"
Company typePublic KK
IndustryRail transport
PredecessorJapanese National Railways (JNR)
FoundedApril 1, 1987; 37 years ago (1987-04-01)
(privatization of JNR)
Headquarters,
Japan
ProductsSUGOCA (a rechargeable contactless smart card)
Servicespassenger railways
freight services
bus transportation
Real estate development
other related services
OwnerJRTT (1987–2016)
Public float (2016–present)[a]
Number of employees
9,060 (as of 1 April 2016)
Websitejrkyushu.co.jp/english/index.html
  Kyushu Railway Company
Kyushu Shinkansen 800 series Tsubame
Operation
National railwayJapan Railways Group
Infrastructure companyJapan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
Statistics
Ridership331 million[1]
Passenger km9.191 billion per year[1]
System length
Total2,273.0 km (1,412.4 mi) [1]
Double track772.8 km (480.2 mi) (34%) [1]
Electrified1,341.1 km (833.3 mi) (59%) [1]
High-speed288.9 km (179.5 mi) (12.7%) [1]
Track gauge
Main1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
High-speed1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification
Main1,500 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. stations567[1]
Map
Time table
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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]


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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Fact Sheets 2017" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. ^ 九州旅客鉄道株式会社, Kyūshū Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha
  3. ^ Cooper, Chris; Matsuda, Kiyotaka (16 October 2016). "JR Kyushu Prices IPO at Top End of Range to Raise $4 Billion". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Company Overview of JR Kyushu Drug Eleven Co., Ltd". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Corporate Summary Archived 2009-12-09 at the Wayback Machine." Kyushu Railway Company. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.