Matsuura Railway
Matsuura Railway MR-600 train
Matsuura Railway (松浦鉄道 Matsuura tetsudō) is a third sector railway company in Nagasaki and Saga Prefecture in Japan.
Principal investors
- Nagasaki Prefecture (13.7%)[1]
- 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 JNR Matsuura Line on 1 April 1988, becoming the Nishi-Kyūshū Line.[2]
Line
- Nishi-Kyūshū Line (93.8 km, with 57 stations)
See also
References
- ↑ Nagasaki Prefecture financial status table (2007) Retrieved on 15 September 2009. (Japanese)
- ↑ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 (Databook: Japan's Private Railways). Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
External links
Media related to Matsuura Railway at Wikimedia Commons
- Matsuura Railway official website (Japanese)