Takachiho Railway

The company in Miyazaki Prefecture suspended operation of the railway after a typhoon disaster in 2005 and was liquidated in 2009.

When the national railway was privatized in 1987, the line belonged to JR Kyushu, which withdrew from the operation of the Takachiho Line and transferred it to Takachiho Railway, a new company established by local funds, on April 28, 1989.

[1] On September 6, 2005, flooding triggered by Typhoon Nabi washed away two bridges on the line, halting all operations.

Following the closure of the line, two truck-style sightseeing cars, TR401 and TR402, were purchased by JR Kyushu upon an offer from Takachiho Railway.

[4] They will be refurbished and used on the new Umisachi Yamasachi limited express service on the Nichinan Line from October 2009.