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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, a team in the Japanese Baseball League. From 1950 to 1972, the company owned the Lions (in 1950, known as the Clippers), a Pacific League baseball
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team.
The company introduced nimoca, a smart card
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ticketing system, in May 2008.
Routes
Nishi-Nippon Railroad operates four railway lines:
(standard-gauge)
* Tenjin Ōmuta Line - linking Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka and Ōmuta Station in Ōmuta (74.8 km) * Dazaifu Line - linking Nishitetsu Futsukaichi Station in Chikushino, Goto, and Dazaifu Station in Dazaifu (2.4 km) * Amagi Line - linking Miyanojin Station in Kurume and Amagi Station in Amagi, passing through Tachiarai (17.9 km)(narrow-gauge)
* Kaizuka Line - linking Kaizuka Station inHigashi-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".
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, 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
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to Shimonoseki, and serve Osaka
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, 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 in Tokyo
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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 with Hankyu Hanshin Holdings and a Vietnamese real estate company set up a joint venture to develop condominiums in Vietnam, initially inHo Chi Minh City
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The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...
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See also
* Rail transport in JapanReferences
External links
*Train & bus schedules
{{Authority control Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Companies based in Fukuoka