is a railway

Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...

 operator in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. The company's name, which consists of "Kitakinki" meaning northern Kinki region and "Tango" meaning Tango Province

Tango Province

was an old province in the area that is today northern Kyoto Prefecture facing the Sea of Japan. It was sometimes called , with Tamba Province. Tango bordered on Tajima, Tamba, and Wakasa provinces....

, is occasionally abbreviated as KTR.

KTR is a so-called "third sector" company jointly funded by local governments and private entities. Its leading shareholder is the Kyoto Prefecture

Kyoto Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro....

 government with a 44.71% ownership. It headquarters in Fukuchiyama

Fukuchiyama, Kyoto

is a city located in northern Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, on the Yura River. It is about 25 km inland from the Sea of Japan at the southern end of the Fukuchiyama Valley, and is surrounded by mountains to the south, west, and east....

, Kyoto Prefecture.

Lines

KTR operates the following two regional railway lines:

• Miyafuku Line
  Miyafuku Line
  The is a railway line of Kitakinki Tango Railway in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.- Station list :* All stations located within Kyoto Prefecture.* Legend: S - all trains stop; s - some trains stop; | - all trains pass...
  
   (in Kyoto Prefecture
  Kyoto Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro....
  
  , 30.4 km)
• Miyazu Line
  Miyazu Line
  The is a railway line of Kitakinki Tango Railway in Kyoto Prefecture and Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.- Station list :Legend: S - trains stop; P - trains stop only during peak periods; | - trains pass...
  
   (in Kyoto Prefecture and Hyōgo Prefecture
  Hyogo Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
  
  , 83.6 km)

History

In 1982, the company was incorporated as for the purpose of the construction and operation of the Miyafuku Line, the construction of which was suspended due to financial difficulties of the Japanese National Railways

Japanese National Railways

, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...

 (JNR). The Miyafuku Line was completed in 1988. In the same year, local governments selected the company as the operator of the existing Miyazu Line, which was to be separated from West Japan Railway Company

West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

(JR West) in 1990.

• 1982-09-22 – Incorporation as Miyafuku Railway Corporation
• 1982-12-24 – Issuance of railway business license of the Miyafuku Line
• 1988-06-22 – Shareholders' approval to the purchase of Miyazu Line business
• 1988-07-16 – Inauguration of the Miyafuku Line
• 1989-09-29 – Issuance of railway business license of the Miyazu Line
• 1989-08-01 – Change of corporate name to Kitakinki Tango Railway Corporation
• 1990-04-01 – Transfer of business of the Miyazu Line from JR West to KTR
• 1996-03-16 – Electrification of the entire Miyafuku Line and Miyazu–Amanohashidate segment of the Miyazu Line
• 2007-09-01 – Relocation of corporate headquarters from a prefecture government building in Kyoto to a JR West building in Fukuchiyama

External links

• Kitakinki Tango Railway