Shimabara Railway Explained

Shimabara Railway
Native Name:島原鉄道
Native Name Lang:ja
Romanized Name:Shimabara Tetsudō
Type:Third sector
Location:Bentenmachi, Shimabara, Nagasaki
Industry:Transportation

(for short) is a third-sector railway company in Nagasaki, Japan.

Shimabara Railway also operates buses, taxis and passenger ferries; as well as other non-transport ventures.[1]

Nagasaki Prefecture and Cities in Shimabara area came to hold stocks in the company after an eruption disaster of Unzen Fugen-dake in an effort to increase capital.

History

Current (October 2015) capital of 300 million yen.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 鉄道事業、一般乗合旅客自動車運送事業、一般貸切旅客自動車運送事業、船舶運送事業、ホテル事業、不動産賃貸事業. 16 October 2015.
  2. Web site: 資本金 800,000,000円. 16 October 2015.