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The {{nihongo|'''Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd.'''|西日本鉄道株式会社|Nishinippon Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha}}, also called {{nihongo|'''Nishitetsu'''|西鉄}} or '''NNR''', {{tyo|9031}} is one of [[Japan]]'s "Big 16" private railroad companies. With headquarters in [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]], it operates local and highway buses, supermarkets, real-estate and travel agencies, as well as railways in [[Fukuoka Prefecture]]. In addition, from 1950 to 1972, the company owned the [[Seibu Lions|Lions]] (in 1950, the Clippers) [[Pacific League]] [[baseball]] team. The company |
The {{nihongo|'''Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd.'''|西日本鉄道株式会社|Nishinippon Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha}}, also called {{nihongo|'''Nishitetsu'''|西鉄}} or '''NNR''', {{tyo|9031}} is one of [[Japan]]'s "Big 16" private railroad companies. With headquarters in [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]], it operates local and highway buses, supermarkets, real-estate and travel agencies, as well as railways in [[Fukuoka Prefecture]]. In addition, from 1950 to 1972, the company owned the [[Seibu Lions|Lions]] (in 1950, the Clippers) [[Pacific League]] [[baseball]] team. The company introduced [[nimoca]], a [[smart card]] ticketing system, from May 2008. |
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==Routes== |
==Routes== |
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Revision as of 14:59, 7 March 2009
The Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. (西日本鉄道株式会社, Nishinippon Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha), also called Nishitetsu (西鉄) or NNR, TYO: 9031 is one of Japan's "Big 16" private railroad companies. With headquarters in Fukuoka, it operates local and highway buses, supermarkets, real-estate and travel agencies, as well as railways in Fukuoka Prefecture. In addition, from 1950 to 1972, the company owned the Lions (in 1950, the Clippers) Pacific League baseball team. The company introduced nimoca, a smart card ticketing system, from May 2008.
Routes
Nishi-Nippon Railroad operates four railway lines:
- 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)
- Kaizuka Line linking Kaizuka Station in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka and Nishitetsu Shingū Station in Shingū (11.0 km)
Major local bus routes extend to Kitakyūshū and serve other municipalities in the prefecture. Long-haul routes carry traffic to other prefectures in Kyushu, across the Kanmon Straits to Shimonoseki, and serve Osaka, Nagoya, and Shinjuku in Tokyo.
See also
External links
Mass transit in Fukuoka–Kitakyushu area | |
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 Fukuoka City Subway lines | |
 JR Kyushu lines |
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 Nishitetsu rail lines | |
| Other railways and cablecars | |
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| Ferry |
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| Miscellaneous | |
