Chizu Express

Chizu Express is a private third-sector railway company based in Tottori, Japan.
The railway's origins date back to 1986, when it was founded as the Chizu Railway to take over operations of the Chizu Line, a JNR-owned line. The company changed its name to Chizu Express in 1994 and has been operating under this name ever since. Unlike many third-sector railway in Japan which are often in the red, Chizu Express has always been highly profitable, being the top-profiting third-sector railway in Japan since 2015; this is because its Super Hakutō and Super Inaba services have been extremely successful. For most of its existence, Chizu Express was second to Hokuetsu Express in terms of profits of a third-sector railway.
All of Chizu Express's rolling stock feature the "HOT" prefix; HOT stands for Hyōgo Okayama Tottori, the three prefectures the line plies. The prefix is read like the word "hot".
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Category:Japanese Railways