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The Kita-Osaka Kyūkō Railway, often shortened to Kitakyu, is a private railway company based in Osaka, Japan.

The railway's origins date back to 1967 when it was founded as a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc., with the actual line starting operations on 24 February 1970.

The company owns and operates only one line, the Namboku Line, which is essentially an extension of the Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line. The line is four stations long, although an extension to said line is currently under construction.

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