Shimabara Railway
Shimabara Railway head office | |
Native name | 島原鉄道 |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Shimabara Tetsudō |
| Company type | Third sector |
| Industry | Transportation |
| Founded | 5 May 1908 |
| Headquarters | Bentenmachi, Shimabara, Nagasaki |
| Website | Official website |
Shimabara Railway (島原鉄道, Shimabara Tetsudō) (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.
Nagasaki Prefecture and Cities in Shimabara area came to hold stocks in the company after an eruption disaster of Unzen Fugen-dake in an effort to increase capital.