Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company

The Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company is a third-sector company that owns and operates the Tsukuba Express, a rapid transit railway line that connects Tokyo and Ibaraki.
The company's history dates back to 1991 when it was founded for the sole purpose for the operation and construction of this line, then known as the Jōban Shinsen. The line has a top speed of 130 kilometers per hour (81 miles per hour), which makes it one of the fastest private railway operators in the region.
==Trivia==
*The company made international headlines when an apology by the company was made when a Tsukuba Express train departed 20 seconds earlier than scheduled; the company claimed that it was "a severe inconvenience imposed upon their customers" even though nobody complained.
==References==
*Wikipedia.org
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