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company in

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, Japan. It is abbreviated as or . The company was founded in 1909. The company operates railway and bus lines.

Lines

* Kikuchi Line (菊池線) ** Kami-Kumamoto — Kita-Kumamoto — Miyoshi: * Fujisaki Line (藤崎線) ** Kita-Kumamoto — Fujisakigū-mae: A short section of the Fujisaki Line shares its track with public road.

Rolling stock

All trains are 2-car sets acquired second-hand from other operators.

Current

* 1000 series

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(former Shizuoka Railway 1000 series), since March 2022 * 03 series EMUs (former

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Former

* 200 series EMU (former

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22000 series) * 5000 series EMUs (former

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History

The forerunner of the company, , was established in on 15 August 1909, and opened the gauge steam-hauled line from (close to the present-day Kami-Kumamoto Station) to (present-day Fujisakigū-mae Station) on 1 October 1911. On 27 August 1913, the line between Ikeda and (later named Kikuchi) was opened. From 31 August 1923, the line was converted to gauge and electrified at 600 V DC. The current section of the Kikuchi Line between Kita-Kumamoto and Kami-Kumamoto opened on 1 October 1950, resulting in two lines between those stations, the original via Fujisakigū-mae and the new line. In June 1953 the original line from Kami-Kumamoto to Fujisakigū-mae closed. The 13.5 km Miyoshi to Kikuchi section closed on 16 February 1986 due to falling patronage.

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

External links

* * {{Inlang, en Companies based in Kumamoto Prefecture Japanese companies established in 1909 Rail transport in Kumamoto Prefecture Railway companies established in 1909 Railway companies of Japan