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Native name | のと鉄道株式会社 |
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| Company type | Third sector |
| Genre | Rail transport |
| Founded | 30 April 1987 |
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Area served | Ishikawa |
| Services | Passenger railway |
| Website | www |
Noto Railway (のと鉄道, Noto Tetsudō) is a Japanese railway company on the Noto PeninsulainIshikawa Prefecture. It runs the Nanao Line with eight stops between Nanao and Anamizu, a distance of 33 kilometres (21 mi). There are 34 trains plus sightseeing trains on the line.[1] It previously operated the Noto Line.
Noto Railway is a third-sector company or a corporation jointly funded by private entities and local governments. Its major shareholders are Ishikawa Prefecture (33.6% ownership), Hokkoku Bank (5.0%), the Town of Noto (4.2%), Hokuriku Bank (4.2%), and others.[2][3]
Noto Railway formed on 30 April 1987. It opened the Noto Railway Noto Line, between Noto-Anamizu Station and Takojima Station, on 25 March 1988. It changed to the Noto Railway Nanao Line between Nanao Station and Wajima Station on 1 September 1991.
The Nanao Line between Anamizu Station and Wajima Station was discontinued on 1 April 2001. The Noto Line between Anamizu Station and Takojima Station was discontinued on 1 April 2005.
In June 2005, the railway moved its headquarters from Noto, IshikawatoAnamizu, Ishikawa.
The railway company collaborated with the anime television series, Hanasaku Iroha, between 2011 and 2012. This collaboration was renewed in 2013.[4]
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