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Native name | のと鉄道株式会社/七尾铁道式会社 |
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| Company type | Third sector |
| Genre | Railway transport |
| Founded | 30 April 1987 |
| Headquarters | Japan |
Area served | Ishikawa |
| Services | Passenger railway |
| Website | www |
Noto Railway (のと鉄道, Noto Tetsudō) is a Japanese railway company on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. It runs the Nanao Line with eight stops between Nanao and Anamizu, a distance of 33 kilometres (21 mi). There are 34 trains plus sightseeing trains on the line.[1] It previously operated the Noto Line.
Noto Railway is a third-sector company or a corporation jointly funded by private entities and local governments. Its major shareholders are Ishikawa Prefecture (33.6% ownership), Hokkoku Bank (5.0%), the Town of Noto (4.2%), Hokuriku Bank (4.2%), and others.[2][3]
From Nanao to Wakuraonsen Station, the JR Thunderbird used to run alongside the Noto Tetsudō trains. This has been discontinued when the Hokuriku Shinkansen opened on 16 April 2024.
- ^ "のと鉄道株式会社-会社案内". www.nototetsu.co.jp. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Kokudo Kōtsū Shō Tetsudō Kyoku (2007). Tetsudō Yōran (Heisei 19 Nendo) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. p. 245. ISBN 978-4-88548-110-9.
- ^ "のと鉄道【公式】 (@nototetsudou) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 1 October 2022.