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Kyoto Tango Railway

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Dates of operation
  
2015 (2015)–

Length
  
114.0 km

Headquarters
  
Miyazu

Date of operation
  
2015

Track gauge
  
1,067 mm

Website
  
trains.willer.co.jp

Founded
  
2014

Predecessor
  
Kitakinki Tango Railway

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The Kyoto Tango Railway (京都丹後鉄道, Kyōto Tango Tetsudō), or Tantetsu (丹鉄), is a railway system in Kyoto Prefecture and Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan operated by Willer Trains Inc. headquartered in Miyazu, Kyoto.

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Company

The operating company Willer Trains Inc. is a subsidiary of Willer Alliance Inc. Willer Trains is the first railway company in the Willer group, which primarily operating in the industry of bus services.

Lines

The Kyoto Tango Railway consists of the following three lines:

  • Miyafuku Line
  • Miyamai Line (Brand name of the Miyazu Line between Nishi-Maizuru and Miyazu)
  • Miyatoyo Line (Brand name of the Miyazu Line between Miyazu and Toyooka)
  • The operation as the Kyoto Tango Railway began on April 1, 2015 succeeding the train operation function of the Kitakinki Tango Railway, which still owns the tracks and rolling stocks of the railway.

    References

    Kyoto Tango Railway Wikipedia