Private company
Shimabara Railway
Logo: ButuCC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Railway company in Nagasaki, Japan
Shimabara Railway (島原鉄道, Shimabara Tetsudō), known as Shimatetsu (島鉄) 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.2 It is part of Nagasaki Motor Bus.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersShimabara1
- Websitewww.shimatetsu.co.jp
- Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
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Shimabara Railway (島原鉄道, Shimabara Tetsudō), known as Shimatetsu (島鉄) 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.2
Corporate structure
Shimabara Railway is part of a group headed by Nagasaki Motor Bus. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Nagasaki Motor Bus Nagasaki Shinchi Terminal, Japan
- Shimabara Railway Shimabara
- Saikai Kotsu Subsidiary · Saikai, Japan
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- May 5, 1908Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.shimatetsu.co.jp1
- Websiteen.shimatetsu.co.jp1
- WikipediaShimabara Railway
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7496808
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataShimabara Railway on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaShimabara Railway on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsShimabara Railway logo by ButuCC, Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsShimabara Railway photo by Muyo, CC BY-SA 3.0