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Matsuura Railway

Logo: matutetu.com3

Railway company in Nagasaki & Saga Prefectures, Japan

Matsuura Railway (松浦鉄道, Matsuura Tetsudō) is a third-sector railway company in Nagasaki and Saga Prefecture in Japan.2 It is headquartered in Sasebo.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Dec 10, 1987Founded1
  • Industryrail transport1
  • HeadquartersSasebo1
  • Founded inSasebo1
  • Websitematutetu.com
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1

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Port Entrance of Sasebo Station 20190103-2
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Matsuura Railway (松浦鉄道, Matsuura Tetsudō) is a third-sector railway company in Nagasaki and Saga Prefecture in Japan.2

The story

The company was established in December 1987, and took over operation of the former Japanese National Railways (JNR) Matsuura Line on 1 April 1988, becoming the Nishi-Kyushu Line.

From Wikipedia’s article on Matsuura Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. Dec 10, 1987Founded Founded in Sasebo1

Sources

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