title: Matsuura Railway
text: # 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.
  
  