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The Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) introduced the system on March 1, 2009. The name come from "Smart Urban Going Card", while sugoka ( 凄か ) in the local Kyūshū dialect means "great". Like other electronic fare collection systems in Japan, the card uses RFID technology developed by Sony Corporation, known as FeliCa .
Fukuhoku Yutaka Line 813 series local EMU Chikuhō Main Line (red) and Fukuhoku Yutaka Line (yellow) in northern Kyushu. The Fukuhoku Yutaka Line (福北ゆたか線, Fukuhoku-Yutaka-sen) is the collective name for four sections of railway lines operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
JR Kyushu also built up its premium rail services through the development of the Kyushu Shinkansen high-speed rail line and the Seven Stars in Kyushu luxury excursion train. [7] The company introduced SUGOCA, a smart card ticketing system, from 1 March 2009. JR Kyushu executed its initial public offering in October 2016. [4]
West Sea Circuit) referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands. Kyushu has a land area of 36,782 square kilometres (14,202 sq mi) and a population of 14,311,224 in 2018. [5] In the 8th-century Taihō Code reforms, Dazaifu was established as a special administrative term for the region. [6]
JR Kyushu: Rolling stock: KiHa 71 series DMU, KiHa 72 series DMU, KiHa 185 series DMU, KiHa 40 series DMU, KiHa 200 series DMU, KiHa 125 series DMU, DF200 Diesel locomotive, DE10 Diesel locomotive, 77 series passenger cars: History; Opened: 30 October 1915; 109 years ago () Technical; Line length: 141.5 km (87.9 mi) Number of tracks
For the purposes of development analysis, the area is construed to include Yamaguchi Prefecture on Honshū. Although Yamaguchi is not part of Kyūshū, it is a functional satellite of the Kanmon Straits Metropolitan Area . [3] The region is part of the Taiheiyō Belt and comprises the Northern Kyushu Industrial Zone .
A 103 series EMU on the Chikuhi Line, December 2005. The Chikuhi Line (筑肥線, Chikuhi-sen) is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, connecting Meinohama Station in Fukuoka, Fukuoka (and via a subway through service, Fukuoka itself) to Karatsu Station in Karatsu, Saga, and from Yamamoto Station in Karatsu to Imari Station in Imari, Saga.
The Mizuho (みずほ) is a limited-stop Shinkansen service operated between Shin-Osaka and Kagoshima-Chuo in Japan since 12 March 2011, following the completion of the Kyushu Shinkansen. [1] The name was formerly used for a limited express sleeping car service operated by JNR from 1961, which ran from Tokyo to Kumamoto, and was discontinued in ...