Nishi - Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd.

Completion of the third phase of the Tenjin SORAIA plan and the SORAIA Stage Building, with a completion ceremony

Launch of the shared card "Yoka Net Card" with Fukuoka City Subway

Opening of "Seiketsu In Tenjin"

Grand opening of SORAIA Stage

Completion of the expansion and renovation of the Fukuoka Transportation Center Building

Fukuoka City Center 100 Yen Bus (Trial) Starts

"Nishitetsu In Ogura" Opens

Nishitetsu Grand Hotel Renovation Opens

Internet Homepage for Mobile Phones "Pocket Nitsutsu" Launched

Bus "100 Yen from the Station, 100 Yen to the Station" Starts

Ogura City Center 100 Yen Loop Bus Starts

Highway Bus "Wakakusu-go" Incident on Fukuoka–Saga Line, 1 Fatality, 5 Injured

Fare Reduction on 9 Highway Bus Routes (1,000 Yen & 1,500 Yen Highway Buses Start)

New Bus-Jack Prevention Manual Established

Bus Transfer Fare Discount Starts

Free Unlimited Pass "Grand Pass 65" for Senior Citizens on All Nishitetsu Bus Lines Released

Nishitetsu Biltac Co., Ltd. and Bilt Service Co., Ltd. Merge; Company Name Changed to Nishitetsu Bilt Management Co., Ltd.

"Nishitetsu In Kurozaki" Opens

"Nishitetsu In Shinsaibashi" Opens

Tengun Omuta Line Schedule Revision Implemented: (All-day Express Stops at Ozenji Station, One-Man Operation Extended to Omuta between Amagi Station and Hanabatake Station)

Shopping Mall "Chacha Town Ogura" Opens

Internet Homepage "Tengun Site" Launched

Nishitetsu Sangyo Co., Ltd. Renamed to Nishitetsu Kensetsu Co., Ltd.

Nishitetsu Group Website "Map Search Service" Starts

Kujō Nishitetsu Hotel "Hanazanyō" Opens

Nishitetsu Bus Nito (Co., Ltd.) merged into Nishitetsu Bus Keizoku (Co., Ltd.)

Tengun Daimuta Line began operating the Friday 24:00 Fukuoka (Tenjin) to Hanabatake Express (Friday Night Express)

Change the company name of Nishi-etsu Kōsan Co., Ltd. to Nishi-etsu Techno Service Co., Ltd.

Open of the office building "Nishi-etsu Yakien Station Building"

Change the company name of Kitakyushu Kankō Bus Co., Ltd. to Nishi-etsu Kitakyushu Kankō Co., Ltd.

Open of "Nishi-etsu Resort Inn Beppu"

Implement timetable revision on the Miyajidake Line (extend the last train departure time)

Launch of the free commuter pass "Ecor Card" for students in the Fukuoka metropolitan area

Open of "Nishi-etsu Inn Nihonbashi"

Implement timetable revision on the Tenjin Daimuta Line (enhance late-night service, trial introduction of women-only cars)

Establish the "Nishi-etsu Group Compliance Policy"

Start of the internet-based "Bus Location System" "Nishi-etsu Bus Navi" service

Continuous grade separation of the Tenjin Daimuta Line and Kurume-Tsukukama, opening of new elevated station

Strengthen "foreign language guidance" for the Fukuoka City 100-yen circulation bus and others

Open of the multi-purpose rental space "Nishi-etsu Container BOX Takamiya"

New "Ecor Liner" commuter express bus from Tenjin to Fukudaimae

Introduce low-pollution vehicle "CNG Non-Step Bus" to the Fukuoka City 100-yen circulation bus

Merge Nishi-etsu Tami Co., Ltd. into Nishi-etsu Store Co., Ltd.

Introduce the all-Kyushu unlimited bus pass "SUNQ Pass" and the All Kyushu high-speed bus reservation system "Rakubasu"

Completion of the international logistics warehouse "Rinku Logistics Center"

Start of the train-to-taxi transfer discount service "Den-Taku"

"Nishitetsu In Shinjuku" opens

Mobile phone information site "Bus Stop Site" launched

New "Nishitetsu Group CSR Promotion Meeting" established

"Nishitetsu In Hakata" opens

Complex building "Nishitetsu Hiraoka Station Building" opens, integrating station, commercial facilities, and rental apartments

Nishitetsu Techno Service Co., Ltd. and Nishitetsu Kankiki Co., Ltd. merge

"Nishitetsu Nursery Picolan" opens

Express bus "Kitakyushu Airport Airport Bus" to Fukuoka New Kitakyushu Airport begins operation

Information provision to "Kyushu Highway Bus Location System (nickname: Q Bus Search)" starts

Start of operation of 3000 series vehicles on the Tenjin Daimuta Line

Trial introduction of new bus stop shelter with advertising panels

Rental apartment "Raklease Nishi-Shin" opens

Partial section of Miyajidake Line (Nishitetsu Shin-Gun – Tsuyazaki) discontinued, remaining section renamed "Kaizuka Line"

Website for Kyushu all‑bus pass "SUNQ Pass" launched

IC card "nimoca" service starts

Sale of "SUNQ Pass All Kyushu + Shimonoseki 4‑day" begins

Nishitetsu Highway Bus Co., Ltd. starts trial operation on Fukuoka‑Kitakyushu to Matsuyama line

New design "Smart Loop" general route bus service begins

"Nishitetsu In Kōchi Harimaya Bridge" opens

Tenjin Daimuta Line receives Laurel Prize for 3000 series

Nishitetsu Bus Ryoushiki Co., Ltd. merges into Nishitetsu Bus Niikichi Co., Ltd.

Nishitetsu Highway Bus Co., Ltd. launches "Sanuki Express Fukuoka" service on Fukuoka‑Kitakyushu to Marugame‑Takamatsu line

First female conductor on Tenjin Daimuta Line after WWII

Bridal salon "Foreset" opens

Soriair Nishitetsu Hotel banquet hall "Saiun" is renovated and reopens

Fukuoka City Loop Bus "Green" service begins

"FUKUOKA LOVE & COLLECTION" event

Nishitetsu In, Keikyu EX In, and Meitetsu In form a business partnership

Joint venture with TV West Japan "Bus Navi TV" service begins

Deployment of joint payment terminals for "nimoca" and "Edy" begins

Traffic and lifestyle information, ENGLISH

Start of mutual use of nimoca, SUGOCA, Hayakaken, and Suica

Opening of "Shizuka Station" between Futami-ichi and Asakura Kaido, timetable revision of Tenjin-Daumuta Line

Discontinuation of "Bus Card" service

Accounting system update (all businesses)

Opening of rental study room "Skill Up Space"

nimoca issuance exceeds 1 million cards

Night express bus Fukuoka–Mie line "O-Ise-san Express Fukuoka" begins operation

"Nishitetsu Bus Navi" wins 2010 Good Design Award

Name change of Kitakyushu Air Service Co., Ltd. to Nishitetsu Air Service Co., Ltd.

Opening of commercial facility "Sepia Terrace Nishitetsu Kashii"

"Nishitetsu Railway 100th Anniversary" receives 17th Annual Excellent Company History Award

Renaming of "Fukuoka Transportation Center" to "Hakata Bus Terminal"

Introduction of new group image character "Haruka Takamiya"

Opening of "Nishitetsu In Nagoya Nishi"

Sale of "FUKUOKA 1DAY PASS" (unlimited train & bus one-day ticket)

Fukuoka Nishi-etsu Taxi Co., Ltd. introduces electric vehicle "Zero Emission Taxi"

City rapid bus "Tenjin Liner" debuts

Fukuoka Women's Academy University launches "Student ID nimoca" service

"Zakka-kan Inkube Konoha Mall Hashimoto Store" opens

Launch of "FUKUOKA Experience Bus TICKET", a combined bus fare and diverse program ticket

"Nishi-etsu In Kurozaki" large bath opens

"Nishi-etsu Resort Inn Naha" opens

Service launch of location-based game "Nishitetsu Nori~yo" using smartphone GPS

Chikugo Electric Railway Co., Ltd. introduces station numbering system

New train information display system introduced on Tenjin Daimuta Line

Hakata Bay Restaurant Ship "Marie-La" surpasses 1 million passengers

Interoperability service launched for 10 nationwide IC cards including nimoca

Completion of 1-building renovation condominium "Sun Riva Prime Tenjin Daimyō Residence"

Shops and restaurants open within complex "Com City"

nimoca service introduced on high-speed bus connecting Fukuoka and Oita

Start of operation of new LRV5000 series vehicles on Chikugo Electric Railway Co., Ltd., introduction of "nimoca"

Nishi-etsu Tenjin Bus Center renovated as "Nishi-etsu Tenjin High-Speed Bus Terminal": Nishi-etsu Yanagawa Station building elevated, east-west corridor opened

First overseas housing project (Vietnam) "FLORA-ANH DAO-" announced

Escalator building installed and underground 2nd floor commercialized at Solaria Plaza West side

Foreign language support staff installed at Nishi-etsu Fukuoka (Tenjin), Dazaifu, and Nishi-etsu Yanagawa stations

Nishi-etsu Taxi Holdings Co., Ltd. established

Entry into the "Senior Housing with Services" market

Introduction of a new tourist audio guide service for foreigners at FUKUOKA OPEN TOP BUS

Seiketsu Tenjin Omuta Line "Ohashi Station" changed to a limited express stop

Opening of the first overseas hotel "SORAIA Seiketsu Hotel Seoul Myeongdong"

New multifunctional toilet installed at Seiketsu Yanagawa Station and new store opened, completing the renewal

"Seiketsu Yanagawa Station" and "SORAIA Plaza" received the Good Design Award in fiscal year 2015

Completion of the first unit of the "Branton Series" condominium: "Branton Nihonbashi Kodenma-cho"

Start of operation of the Yanagawa sightseeing train "Suito"

Announcement of the sixth overseas housing project (Vietnam): "SAKURA GARDEN"

Opening of the InCube general goods store at Aeon Mall Kusatsu

Announcement of the seventh overseas housing project (Indonesia): "Sayana Apartment"

First smart bus stop trial operation in western Japan started in Kitakyushu City

Renovation of Spinamart Takami store into "Spinara Salon"

Toyota and the multimodal mobility service "my route" begin a pilot experiment

First entry into the condominium business in Thailand with the twelfth overseas housing project

Publication of "With the Town, Into a New Era"