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Fuji Kyuko

Japanese passenger transportation company

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Fujikyuko Co., Ltd. (富士急行株式会社, Fuji Kyūkō kabushiki gaisha), commonly abbreviated as Fujikyu, is a passenger transportation company headquartered in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan.

The company operates the Fujikyuko Line railway and regional and long-distance bus routes. The company also operates the Tenjō-Yama Park Mt. Kachi Kachi Ropeway, and Fuji-Q Highland amusement park.

01Affiliated companies

  • The Gakunan Railway is a consolidated subsidiary of Fuji Kyuko because Fuji Kyuko makes a 25.59% investment in the company.
  • The Yamanashi Chuo Bank is made a 1.16% investment by Fuji Kyuko.
Fujikyū Bus
Fujikyū Bus

02History

  • The company signed a "sister railway" agreement with the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn in Switzerland in 1991.
  • On 1 April 2022, this company established Fuji Sanroku Denki Tetsudo and transferred the Fujikyuko Line to the new corporation.
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