Native name 西日本鉄道株式会社 Industry Private railroad Website www.nishitetsu.co.jp Founded 17 December 1908 | Founder Nagayoshi Nakamura | |
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Stock price 9031 (TYO) JP¥ 484 +2.00 (+0.41%)28 Mar, 12:59 PM GMT+9 - Disclaimer CEO Sumio Kuratomi (Jun 2008–) Subsidiaries NNR Global Logistics USA Inc., Spina Co. | ||
Nishi nippon railroad tenjin muta line commuter train
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. NNR Operates in Logistics, supplychain solutions, Warehousing and distribution globally with presence over many countries.
Contents
- Nishi nippon railroad tenjin muta line commuter train
- Nishi nippon railroad tenjin omuta line limited express train
- Routes
- Real estate investment
- References
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 team.
The company introduced nimoca, a smart card ticketing system, in May 2008.
Nishi nippon railroad tenjin omuta line limited express train
Routes
Nishi-Nippon Railroad operates four railway lines, the first three listed below being 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge), whilst the Kaizuka Line is an isolated 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow-gauge line:
Major local bus routes extend to Kitakyushu 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.
Real 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 in Ho Chi Minh City.