Kyushu Railway Company

Summary

Kyushu Railway Company is a rail company^[1]. It draws 159 Wikipedia views per month (rail_company_japan category, ranking #7 of 61).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kyushu Railway Company was a member of Japan Railways Group^[3].
• Kyushu Railway Company is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kyushu Railway Company's image is recorded as Hakata Station Business Center Building.JPG^[5].
• Kyushu Railway Company's instance of is recorded as rail company (Japan)^[6].
• Kyushu Railway Company's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• Kyushu Railway Company's instance of is recorded as business^[8].
• Kyushu Railway Company's anthem is recorded as Romance Railway^[9].
• Kyushu Railway Company's item operated is recorded as Kyushu Shinkansen^[10].
• Kyushu Railway Company's item operated is recorded as Kyushu Shinkansen^[11].
• Kyushu Railway Company's item operated is recorded as San’yō Main Line^[12].
• Kyushu Railway Company's item operated is recorded as Kagoshima Main Line^[13].
• Kyushu Railway Company's item operated is recorded as Kagoshima Main Line^[14].
• Kyushu Railway Company's item operated is recorded as Fukuhoku Yutaka Line^[15].
• Kyushu Railway Company's item operated is recorded as Sasaguri Line^[16].
• Kyushu Railway Company's item operated is recorded as Nagasaki Main Line^[17].
• Kyushu Railway Company's item operated is recorded as Chikuhi Line^[18].
• Kyushu Railway Company's item operated is recorded as Sasebo Line^[19].
• Kyushu Railway Company's item operated is recorded as Nippō Main Line^[20].
• Kyushu Railway Company's item operated is recorded as Miyazaki Kūkō Line^[21].
• Kyushu Railway Company's item operated is recorded as Kashii Line^[22].
• Kyushu Railway Company's item operated is recorded as Misumi Line^[23].
• Kyushu Railway Company's item operated is recorded as Hisatsu Line^[24].
• Kyushu Railway Company's item operated is recorded as Ibusuki Makurazaki Line^[25].
• Kyushu Railway Company's item operated is recorded as Karatsu Line^[26].
• Kyushu Railway Company's item operated is recorded as Ōmura Line^[27].

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Founding

+1987-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kyushu Railway Company^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Tokyo^[29].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '九州旅客鉄道株式会社'}^[30] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kyushu Railway Company'}^[31]. Its part of is recorded as Japan Railways Group^[32]. Short names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'JR九州'}^[33] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'JR Kyushu'}^[34].

Leadership

Kyushu Railway Company's chief executive officer is recorded as Yōji Furumiya^[35].

Operations

Kyushu Railway Company's headquarters location is recorded as Hakata-ku^[36]. Subsidiaries include Caterpillar Kyushu^[37], a business^[38], founded in 2017^[39]; JR Kyushu Bus^[40], a bus company^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 2001^[43], headquartered in Fukuoka^[44]; JR Kyushu Jet Ferry^[45], a business^[46], in Japan^[47], founded in 2005^[48], headquartered in Fukuoka Prefecture^[49]; JR Kyushu Hotels^[50], a hotel chain^[51], in Japan^[52], founded in 1999^[53], headquartered in Hakata-ku^[54]; and JR Kyushu Group Hotel^[55], an Intermediate holding company^[56], in Japan^[57].

Industry

Kyushu Railway Company's industry is recorded as rail transport^[58].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Tokyo Stock Exchange^[59] and Fukuoka Stock Exchange^[60]. Kyushu Railway Company's product or material produced is recorded as SUGOCA^[61].

Why It Matters

Kyushu Railway Company draws 159 Wikipedia views per month (rail_company_japan category, ranking #7 of 61).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]