Matsuura Railway
# Matsuura Railway

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

## Lines

The railway company operates the 93.8 km Nishi-Kyushu Line from Arita in Saga Prefecture to Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, with 57 stations.

## Principal investors

* Nagasaki Prefecture (13.7%)
* Lucky Taxi (10.2%)
* Tsuji Industry (10.2%)
* Saihi Motor (10.2%)

## History

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.

