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Kyushu Railway Company

Logo: JR Group, Monaneko, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Japanese railway company

The Kyushu Railway Company, also referred to as 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 2024.2 Its chief executive is Yōji Furumiya (since 2022).1 Its shares trade on Tokyo Stock Exchange under the symbol 9142.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 1, 1987Founded1

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  • Ticker9142 on Tokyo Stock Exchange1
  • Industryrail transport1
  • HeadquartersHakata-ku1
  • Founded inTokyo1
  • Websitewww.jrkyushu.co.jp
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
  • Listed onTokyo Stock Exchange (9142), Fukuoka Stock Exchange (9142)1
  • LEI5299002CCI6HLWAN3K503
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address博多駅前三丁目２５番２１号, 812-8566 福岡県 福岡市博多区, Japan3
  • Registered withLegal Affairs Bureau, 2900-01-0126213

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Hakata Station Business Center Building
Photo: ＳＴＫ at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

The Kyushu Railway Company, also referred to as 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. JR Kyushu's headquarters are in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka.2

Corporate structure

Kyushu Railway Company sits at the top of its group. 11 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Kyushu Railway Company 福岡県 福岡市博多区, Japan
    • Caterpillar Kyushu Subsidiary
    • JR Kyushu Bus Subsidiary · Fukuoka
    • JR Kyushu Group Hotel Subsidiary
    • JR Kyushu Hotels Subsidiary · Hakata-ku, Japan
    • JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Subsidiary · Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
    • JR Kyushu Retail Subsidiary · Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
    • Drug Eleven Stake · 49% · Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
    • Kyushu Railway Company Kagoshima Branch Subsidiary · Take, Japan
    • Kyushu Railway Company Miyazaki Branch Subsidiary · Miyazaki, Japan
    • Kyushu Railway Company Oita Branch Subsidiary
    • Beetle Owned · Japan
    • Ippommatsu Station Owned · Kawara, Japan
    • Ogi Station Owned · Ogi, Japan
    • Shibushi Station Owned · Shibushi, Japan

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Kyushu Railway Company reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Drug Eleven 49%
  • Beetle
  • Ippommatsu Station
  • Ogi Station
  • Shibushi Station

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

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.

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kyushu Railway Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

Who has led Kyushu Railway Company, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Yoshitaka Ishii1987–1997
  2. Kōji Tanaka1997–2002
  3. Susumu Ishihara2002–2009
  4. Kōji Karaike2009–2014
  5. Toshihiko Aoyagi2014–2022
  6. Yōji Furumiya2022–now
19901995200020052010201520202025

Products and brands

  • SUGOCA

Listed on Wikidata.1

Ariake (Hakata - Kumamoto)

Aru Ressha (Ōita - Hita April to June)(Sasebo - Nagasaki July to September)

Aso Boy (Kumamoto - Miyaji)

A-Train (Kumamoto - Misumi)

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Hayato no Kaze (Kagoshima-Chūō - Yoshimatsu)

Huis Ten Bosch (Hakata - Huis Ten Bosch)

Ibusuki no Tamatebako (Kagoshima-Chūō - Ibusuki)

Isaburo & Shinpei (Hitoyoshi - Yoshimatsu)

Kaiō (Hakata - Nōgata)

Kasasagi (Hakata - Hizen-Kashima)

Kawasemi Yamasemi (Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi)

Kirameki (Mojikō - Hakata)

Kirishima (Miyazaki - Kagoshima-Chūō)

Kumagawa (Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi)

Midori (Hakata - Sasebo)

Nichirin/Nichirin Seagaia (Hakata - Miyazaki Kūkō)

Relay Kamome (Hakata - Takeo-Onsen)

Seven Stars in Kyushu (Circular tours of Kyushu)

SL Hitoyoshi (Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi/Kumamoto - Tosu)

Sonic (Hakata - Ōita)

Trans-Kyushu Limited Express (Hitoyoshi - Ōita)

Umisachi-Yamasachi (Miyazaki - Nangō)

Yufu / Yufu DX/Yufuin-no-mori (Hakata - Ōita)

From Wikipedia’s article on Kyushu Railway Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Divisions

  • Kyushu Railway Company Kagoshima Branch
  • Kyushu Railway Company Kumamoto Branch
  • Kyushu Railway Company Miyazaki Branch
  • Kyushu Railway Company Nagasaki Branch
  • Kyushu Railway Company Northern Kyushu Regional Headquarters
  • Kyushu Railway Company Oita Branch

Also owns

  • Beetle
  • Ippommatsu Station
  • Ogi Station
  • Shibushi Station

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. May 2007Drug Eleven became a subsidiary1
  2. Succeeded Japanese National Railways1

Timeline

  1. 2022New chief executive Yōji Furumiya becomes CEO1
  2. Oct 26, 2016Went public Listed on Fukuoka Stock Exchange1
  3. Oct 25, 2016Went public Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange1
  4. 2014New chief executive Toshihiko Aoyagi becomes CEO1
  5. 2009New chief executive Kōji Karaike becomes CEO1
  6. 2002New chief executive Susumu Ishihara becomes CEO1
  7. 1997New chief executive Kōji Tanaka becomes CEO1
  8. Apr 1, 1987Founded Founded in Tokyo1
  9. 1987New chief executive Yoshitaka Ishii becomes CEO1

Sources

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