:Kyushu Railway Company

{{Infobox company

| name = Kyushu Railway Company

| native_name = 九州旅客鉄道株式会社

| native_name_lang = ja

| romanized_name = Kyūshū Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki gaisha
lit. "Kyushu Passenger Railway Share Company"

| logo = 150px

| image = Hakata Station Business Center Building.JPG

| image_caption= JR Kyushu headquarters (7th floor) near Hakata Station

| type = Public KK

| traded_as = {{plainlist|

{{tyo|9142}}
{{Fukuoka Stock Exchange|9142}}}}

| predecessor = Japanese National Railways (JNR)

| foundation = {{start date and age|1987|04|01|df=y}}
(privatization of JNR)

| location_city = 3-25-21 Hakata Ekimae
Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

| location_country = Japan

| area_served =

| key_people =

| industry = Rail transport

| products = SUGOCA (a rechargeable contactless smart card)

| services = passenger railways
freight services
bus transportation
Real estate development
other related services

| revenue =

| operating_income =

| net_income =

| assets =

| equity =

| owner = JRTT (1987–2016)
Public float (2016–present){{efn|Largest shareholders:
Morgan Stanley investment accounts(5.55%)
TMTBJ investment trusts (4.80%)
J.P. Morgan investment accounts (3.39%)
SSBTC TREATY 505234 (2.84%)}}

| num_employees = 7,576 (as of April 1, 2024){{Cite web |title=2024 Integrated Report / ESG Data Book {{!}} Investor Relations {{!}} Kyushu Railway Company |url=https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/ir_eng/library/integrated_report/pdf/Correction_2024_ir_En.pdf |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=JR KYUSHU RAILWAY COMPANY |page=6}}

| divisions =

| subsid =

| homepage = [http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/index.html jrkyushu.co.jp/english/index.html]

}}

{{Infobox rail network

|name = Kyushu Railway Company

|color = {{rcr|JR Kyushu}}

|logo = JR logo (kyushu).svg

|image = Kyushu Shinkansen 800 series Shin-Minamata 20041123.jpg

|caption = Kyushu Shinkansen 800 series Tsubame

|nationalrailway = Japan Railways Group

|infrastructure = Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency

|ridership = 334 million{{Cite web |title=2024 Integrated Report / ESG Data Book {{!}} Investor Relations {{!}} Kyushu Railway Company |url=https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/ir_eng/library/integrated_report/pdf/Correction_2024_ir_En.pdf |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=JR KYUSHU RAILWAY COMPANY |page=120}}

|passkm = 8.354 billion per year{{Cite web |title=2024 Integrated Report / ESG Data Book {{!}} Investor Relations {{!}} Kyushu Railway Company |url=https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/ir_eng/library/integrated_report/pdf/Correction_2024_ir_En.pdf |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=JR KYUSHU RAILWAY COMPANY |page=120}}

|length = {{convert|2342.6|km|mi|abbr=on}}{{Cite web |title=2024 Integrated Report / ESG Data Book {{!}} Investor Relations {{!}} Kyushu Railway Company |url=https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/ir_eng/library/integrated_report/pdf/Correction_2024_ir_En.pdf |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=JR KYUSHU RAILWAY COMPANY |page=119}}

|doublelength = {{convert|772.8|km|mi|abbr=on}} (34%) (As at 2017)

|ellength = {{convert|1358.7|km|mi|abbr=on}} (58%) {{Cite web |title=2024 Integrated Report / ESG Data Book {{!}} Investor Relations {{!}} Kyushu Railway Company |url=https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/ir_eng/library/integrated_report/pdf/Correction_2024_ir_En.pdf |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=JR KYUSHU RAILWAY COMPANY |page=119}}

|hslength = {{convert|358.35|km|mi|abbr=on}} (12.7%){{Cite web |title=2024 Integrated Report / ESG Data Book {{!}} Investor Relations {{!}} Kyushu Railway Company |url=https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/ir_eng/library/integrated_report/pdf/Correction_2024_ir_En.pdf |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=JR KYUSHU RAILWAY COMPANY |page=119}}

|gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}}

|hsgauge = {{RailGauge|1435mm|lk=on}}

|el = 1,500 V DC overhead catenary {{convert|1341.1|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|el1 = 25 kV AC 60 Hz overhead　

|el1length = {{convert|358.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}
Kyushu Shinkansen & Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen

|notunnels =

|tunnellength =53.85 kilometers (33.46 Miles)

|longesttunnel =Seikan Tunnel

|nobridges =

|longestbridge =

|nostations = 571{{Cite web |title=2024 Integrated Report / ESG Data Book {{!}} Investor Relations {{!}} Kyushu Railway Company |url=https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/ir_eng/library/integrated_report/pdf/Correction_2024_ir_En.pdf |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=JR KYUSHU RAILWAY COMPANY |page=119}}

|map = [https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/time_table/time_table.html Time table]

}}

The {{nihongo foot|Kyushu Railway Company|九州旅客鉄道株式会社|Kyūshū Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha}}, also referred to as {{Nihongo|JR Kyushu|JR九州|Jeiāru Kyūshū}}, is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan. It formerly operated the Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea, before its discontinuation in 2024. It also operates hotels, restaurants, and drugstores across its service region.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-17/jr-kyushu-to-price-ipo-at-top-end-of-range-to-raise-4-billion|title=JR Kyushu Prices IPO at Top End of Range to Raise $4 Billion|last2=Matsuda|first2=Kiyotaka|date=October 16, 2016|website=bloomberg.com|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|access-date=March 13, 2017|last1=Cooper|first1=Chris}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=5542132|title=Company Overview of JR Kyushu Drug Eleven Co., Ltd.|date=March 13, 2017|website=bloomberg.com|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=March 13, 2017}} JR Kyushu's headquarters are in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka."[http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/summary.html Corporate Summary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091209080639/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/summary.html |date=2009-12-09 }}." Kyushu Railway Company. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.

History

When Japanese National Railways was divided in 1987, Kyushu Railway Company inherited its assets and operations on the island of Kyushu along with losses of around 28.8 billion yen, exacerbated by a growing highway network in Kyushu and many lightly used rural lines. After privatization, JR Kyushu diversified its business into new ventures such as fish and mushroom farming and car sales. Two of its more successful side ventures were the Beetle ferry, started in 1991, and the Train d'or bakery chain, started in 1992. JR Kyushu also built up its premium rail services through the development of the Kyushu Shinkansen high-speed rail line and the Seven Stars in Kyushu luxury excursion train.{{cite news|last1=Kurimoto|first1=Suguru|title=Japan rail company diversifies its way around disadvantages|url=http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Japan-rail-company-diversifies-its-way-around-disadvantages|access-date=27 March 2015|work=Nikkei Asian Review|date=26 March 2015}}

The company introduced SUGOCA, a smart card ticketing system, from 1 March 2009.

JR Kyushu executed its initial public offering in October 2016. Non-railway operations account for roughly 60% of the company's sales and most of its profits.