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{{Short description|Railway company in Nagasaki & Saga Prefectures, Japan}}
[[Image:Mr-600 Sazastation.jpg|thumb|Matsuura Railway MR-600 train]]
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{{nihongo|'''Matsuura Railway'''|松浦鉄道|Matsuura tetsudō}} is a [[Public–private partnership|third sector]] railway company in [[Nagasaki Prefecture|Nagasaki]] and [[Saga Prefecture]] in [[Japan]].
[[File:Mr-600 Sazastation.jpg|thumb|Matsuura Railway MR-600 train]]
{{nihongo|'''Matsuura Railway'''|松浦鉄道|Matsuura tetsudō}} is a [[Public-Private Partnerships In Japan|third-sector]] railway company in [[Nagasaki Prefecture|Nagasaki]] and [[Saga Prefecture]] in Japan.

==Lines==
The railway company operates the 93.8 km [[Nishi-Kyushu Line]] from {{STN|Arita}} in Saga Prefecture to {{STN|Sasebo}} in Nagasaki Prefecture, with 57 stations.


==Principal investors==
==Principal investors==
* Nagasaki Prefecture (13.7%)<ref>[http://www.soumu.go.jp/iken/zaisei/xls/19/k42.xls Nagasaki Prefecture financial status table (2007)] Retrieved on 15 September 2009. {{ja}}</ref>
* Nagasaki Prefecture (13.7%)<ref>[http://www.soumu.go.jp/iken/zaisei/xls/19/k42.xls Nagasaki Prefecture financial status table (2007)] Retrieved on 15 September 2009. {{in lang|ja}}</ref>
* Lucky Taxi (10.2%)
* Lucky Taxi (10.2%)
* Tsuji Industry (10.2%)
* Tsuji Industry (10.2%)
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==History==
==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]].<ref name="terada2002">{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = データブック日本の私鉄 (Databook: Japan's Private Railways) | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | pages = | isbn = 4-87366-874-3}}</ref>
The company was established in December 1987, and took over operation of the former [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR) Matsuura Line on 1 April 1988, becoming the [[Nishi-Kyushu Line]].<ref name="terada2002">{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = データブック日本の私鉄 (Databook: Japan's Private Railways) | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | isbn = 978-4-87366-874-1| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=RH3FXwAACAAJ }}</ref>

==Line==
*[[Nishi-Kyūshū Line]] (93.8 km, with 57 stations)


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.matutetu.com/ Matsuura Railway official website] {{ja icon}}
* {{Official website|http://www.matutetu.com}} {{in lang|ja}}


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Latest revision as of 15:02, 7 March 2023

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.

Lines

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The railway company operates the 93.8 km Nishi-Kyushu Line from Arita in Saga Prefecture to Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, with 57 stations.

Principal investors

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  • Nagasaki Prefecture (13.7%)[1]
  • Lucky Taxi (10.2%)
  • Tsuji Industry (10.2%)
  • Saihi Motor (10.2%)

History

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The company was established in December 1987, and took over operation of the former Japanese National Railways (JNR) Matsuura Line on 1 April 1988, becoming the Nishi-Kyushu Line.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nagasaki Prefecture financial status table (2007) Retrieved on 15 September 2009. (in Japanese)
  2. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 (Databook: Japan's Private Railways). Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 978-4-87366-874-1.
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