Private company

Sagano Scenic Railway

Railway line in Japan

The Sagano Scenic Railway (嵯峨野観光鉄道, Sagano Kankō Tetsudō) or Sagano Sightseeing Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of West Japan Railway Company (JR West) that operates the Sagano Scenic Line (嵯峨野観光線, Sagano Kankō-sen), Sagano Sight-seeing Line, or Sagano Romantic Train (嵯峨野トロッコ列車, Sagano Torokko Ressha, Lit."'Sagano Minecart Train"') in Kyoto.2 It is headquartered in Torokko Saga Station.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Nov 14, 1990Founded1
Sagano Scenic Railway logo
Photo: Sagano Scenic Railway Co.,Ltd., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Sagano Scenic Railway (嵯峨野観光鉄道, Sagano Kankō Tetsudō) or Sagano Sightseeing Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of West Japan Railway Company (JR West) that operates the Sagano Scenic Line (嵯峨野観光線, Sagano Kankō-sen), Sagano Sight-seeing Line, or Sagano Romantic Train (嵯峨野トロッコ列車, Sagano Torokko Ressha, Lit."'Sagano Minecart Train"') in Kyoto. The line uses superseded tracks of the Sagano Line (officially a portion of the San'in Main Line) of JR West, from Torokko Saga in Arashiyama, and passes a gorge offering a scenic view along the Hozu River, then enters and terminates in the basin of K2

Corporate structure

Sagano Scenic Railway is part of a group headed by West Japan Railway Company. 15 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • West Japan Railway Company 大阪府 大阪市北区, Japan
    • Sagano Scenic Railway Torokko Saga Station
    • Chugoku JR Bus Subsidiary · Hiroshima, Japan
    • JR West Japan electrical system Subsidiary
    • JR West Miyajima Ferry Subsidiary · Miyajimaguchi, Japan
    • JR-West Hotels Subsidiary · Shimogyō-ku, Japan
    • Nippon Travel Agency Subsidiary · Chūō, Japan
    • SuperVia Subsidiary · Rio de Janeiro
    • West Japan JR Bus Company Subsidiary · Osaka, Japan
    • West Japan Railway Isetan Subsidiary · Shimogyō-ku, Japan
    • West Japan Railway Techsia Subsidiary
    • JR WEST Railers Subsidiary · Japan
    • Kyoto Railway Museum Subsidiary · Shimogyō-ku, Japan
    • West Japan Railway Company Chugoku Regional Head Office Subsidiary · Higashi-ku, Japan
    • West Japan Railway Company Kanazawa Branch Subsidiary · Japan
    • Ashiya Station Owned · Ashiya, Japan
    • Fujinami Station Owned · Aridagawa, Japan
    • Fukui Station Owned · Fukui, Japan
    • Funaoka Station Owned · Nantan, Japan
    • JR Miyajima Ferry Owned · Hatsukaichi, Japan
    • Kōchi Station Owned · Higashihiroshima, Japan
    • Mitani Station Owned · Yamaguchi, Japan
    • Nara Hotel Owned · Takabatakechō, Japan
    • North Gate Building Owned · Kita-ku, Japan
    • Osaka Station City Owned · Umeda, Japan
    • Sagano Scenic Line Owned · Kameoka, Japan
    • and 6 more

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.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Nov 14, 1990Founded Founded1

Sources

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