Nishi-Nippon Railroad
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The Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. (西日本鉄道 or 西鉄 or NNR or Nishitetsu) TYO: 9031 is one of Japan's "Big 15" railroad companies. With headquarters in Fukuoka, it operates local and highway buses, supermarkets, real-estate and travel agencies, as well as railways in Fukuoka Prefecture. In addition, from 1950 to 1972, the company owned the Lions (in 1950, the Clippers) Pacific League baseball team.
[edit] Routes
Nishi-Nippon Railroad operates four lines:
- Tenjin Omuta Line linking Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka and Ōmuta Station in Ōmuta (74.8 km)
- Dazaifu Line linking Nishitetsu Futsukaichi Station in Chikushino and Dazaifu Station in Dazaifu (2.4 km)
- Amagi Line linking Miyanojin Station in Kurume and Amagi Station in Amagi (17.9 km)
- Miyajidake Line linking Kaizuka Station in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka and Tsuyazaki Station in Fukutsu (20.8 km)
Major local bus routes extend to Kitakyūshū and serve other municipalities in the prefecture. Long-haul routes carry traffic to other prefectures in Kyushu, across the Kanmon Straits to Shimonoseki, and serve Osaka, Nagoya, and Shinjuku in Tokyo.
