April 1, 1987; 37 years ago (1987-04-01) (privatization of JNR)
Headquarters
3-25-21 Hakata Ekimae Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
,
Japan
Products
SUGOCA (a rechargeable contactless smart card)
Services
passenger railways freight services bus transportation Real estate development other related services
Owner
JRTT (1987–2016) Public float (2016–present)[a]
Number of employees
9,060 (as of 1 April 2016)
Website
jrkyushu.co.jp/english/index.html
Kyushu Railway Company
Kyushu Shinkansen 800 series Tsubame
Operation
National railway
Japan Railways Group
Infrastructure company
Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
Statistics
Ridership
331 million[1]
Passenger km
9.191 billion per year[1]
System length
Total
2,273.0 km (1,412.4 mi) [1]
Double track
772.8 km (480.2 mi) (34%) [1]
Electrified
1,341.1 km (833.3 mi) (59%) [1]
High-speed
288.9 km (179.5 mi) (12.7%) [1]
Track gauge
Main
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
High-speed
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification
Main
1,500 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. stations
567[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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^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.
^"Company Overview of JR Kyushu Drug Eleven Co., Ltd". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
^"Corporate Summary Archived 2009-12-09 at the Wayback Machine." Kyushu Railway Company. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.
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