Industry Transportation | Founded April 2009 Number of employees 25 people | |
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Headquarters Miyajima-chō, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan |
JR Miyajima Ferry (JR宮島フェリー, Jeiāru Miyajima Ferī) is the ferry route between Miyajimaguchi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima and Miyajima (Itsukushima).
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JR Miyajima Ferries are operated by JR West Miyajima Ferry Co., Ltd. (JR西日本宮島フェリー株式会社, Jeiāru Nishinihon Miyajima Ferī Kabushiki Kaisha), a wholly owned subsidiary of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
There are three ferries called Miyajima-maru, Nanaura-maru and Misen-maru.
Between Miyajima-guchi and Miyajima, it takes ten minutes.
History
The route, commonly called Miyajima Renrakusen (宮島連絡船), was one of those classified as tetsudō renrakusen (鉄道連絡船), ferry routes as a part of railway network. All other JR renrakusen routes were closed by 1990 and the JR Miyajima Ferry was the last one of that kind until its separation in 2009.