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The , also called or NNR, is one of Japan's "Big 16" private railroad companies. With headquarters in
Nishi-Nippon Railroad operates four railway lines:
Train & bus schedules
{{Authority control Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Companies based in Fukuoka
The , also called or NNR, is one of Japan's "Big 16" private railroad companies. With headquarters in Fukuoka
is the List of Japanese cities by population, sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. ...
, it operates local and highway buses, supermarkets, real estate and travel agencies, as well as railways in Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders ...
. It also owns the Chikuhō Electric Railroad.
In addition, in 1943 the company owned the Nishitetsu Baseball Club
The Nishitetsu Baseball Club was a team in the Japanese Baseball League (JBL). Founded in 1936 as the Tokyo Senators, the team went through a number of name changes and mergers before being dissolved after the 1943 season.
The team's undisputed ...
, a team in the Japanese Baseball League
The was a professional baseball league in Japan which operated from 1936 to 1949, before reorganizing in 1950 as Nippon Professional Baseball.
The league's dominant team was Tokyo Kyojin (renamed the Yomiuri Giants in 1947), which won nine le ...
. From 1950 to 1972, the company owned the Lions
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(in 1950, known as the Clippers), a Pacific League
The , or , or the , due to sponsorship reasons, is one of the two professional baseball leagues constituting Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship competes against the winner in the Central League for the a ...
baseball
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team.
The company introduced nimoca
Nimoca (), stylized in lowercase as nimoca, is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transport in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) introduced the system on May 18, 2008. Its name is an acr ...
, a smart card
A smart card (SC), chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC or IC card), is a card used to control access to a resource. It is typically a plastic credit card-sized card with an Embedded system, embedded integrated circuit (IC) chip. Many smart ...
ticketing system, in May 2008.
Routes
Nishi-Nippon Railroad operates four railway lines:
(standard-gauge)
*Tenjin Ōmuta Line Tenjin may be:
* Tenjin (kami)
In the Shinto religion of Japan, , also called , is the Patron deities, patron kami (deity) of Academic, academics, scholarship, of learning, and of the intelligentsia.
Tenjin is the deification of Sugawara no ...
- linking Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station
is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, operated by the private railway operator Nishi-Nippon Railroad, and has station number T01.
Lines
The station is the northern terminus of the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line and is 74.8 kilometers ...
in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka and Ōmuta Station
is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Ōmuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is shared by JR Kyushu (operating the Kagoshima Main Line) and the Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu), operating the Tenjin Ōmuta Line.
...
in Ōmuta (74.8 km)
*Dazaifu Line
is a Japanese rail line operated by Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) that connects Chikushino City and Dazaifu City in Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefec ...
- linking Nishitetsu Futsukaichi Station
is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Chikushino, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number T13.
Lines
The station is served by the Nishit ...
in Chikushino, Goto, and Dazaifu Station in Dazaifu (2.4 km)
* Amagi Line - linking Miyanojin Station in Kurume
is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 295,367 in 137,140 households, and a population density of 1309 people per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kurume is located in the Chikugo Plain ...
and Amagi Station in Amagi, passing through Tachiarai (17.9 km)
(narrow-gauge)
*Kaizuka Line
The is an Japanese railway line in Fukuoka prefecture, run by the private railway operator Nishi-Nippon Railroad which operates publicly as Nishitetsu. It links Kaizuka Station in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka with Nishitetsu Shingū Station in Shi ...
- linking Kaizuka Station in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
is one of the seven Wards of Japan, wards of Fukuoka in Japan. As of 1 March 2012, it has a population of 296,576, with 136,133 households, and an area of 66.68 km2. Its name literally means "east ward".
Kashii, Japan, Kashii is in this ...
, and Nishitetsu Shingū Station in Shingū (11.0 km)
Major local bus routes extend to Kitakyushu
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, Kitakyushu has an estimated population of 940,978, making it the second-largest city in both Fukuoka Prefecture and the island of Kyushu after the city of Fuk ...
and serve other municipalities in the prefecture. Long-haul routes carry traffic to other prefectures in Kyushu, across the Kanmon Straits
The or the Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating Honshu and Kyushu, two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshu side of the strait is Shimonoseki (, which contributed "Kan" () to the name of the strait) and on the Kyushu ...
to Shimonoseki
file:141122 Shimonoseki City Hall Yamaguchi pref Japan01s3.jpg, 260px, Shimonoseki city hall
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 248,193 in 128,762 households and a pop ...
, and serve Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
, Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the list of cities in Japan, fourth-most populous city in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the List of ...
, and Shinjuku
, officially called Shinjuku City, is a special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world ( Shinjuku Station) as well as the Tokyo Metropol ...
in Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
.
Rolling stock
Active
Standard gauge
* 3000 series * 5000 series * 6000/6050 series * 7000/7050 series * 9000 seriesNarrow gauge
* Nishitetsu 600 seriesRetired
Standard gauge
* 700 series * 1000 series * 2000 series * 8000 seriesReal estate investment
In 2015 Nishitetsu along withHankyu Hanshin Holdings
is a Japanese multinational company, multinational ''keiretsu'' holding company which owns Hankyu, Hankyu Corporation, the Hanshin Electric Railway, Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., Toho, Toho Co., Ltd., and affiliate companies.
On October ...
and a Vietnamese real estate company set up a joint venture to develop condominiums in Vietnam, initially in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025.
The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...
.
See also
*Rail transport in Japan
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References
External links
*Train & bus schedules
{{Authority control Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Companies based in Fukuoka