History
The company was founded on September 14, 1887, and its railway line, the first one in Shikoku, was opened on October 28, 1888. "Not only was it the first railway in Shikoku but it was also the third private railway in Japan."
The company currently operates tram and conventional railway lines in 1,067 mm gauge, although in the past it did use narrow 762 mm gauge and standard gauge (1,435 mm gauge).
From August 2005, its lines introduced the IC e-card, a smart card ticketing system.
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