Southern Kōkai Railways
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| Southern Kōkai Railways (NKT) | |||
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| Other name(s) | Southern Kōkai State Railways | ||
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| Headquarters |
Singapore Street, Kōkai Spectra City, Desaremix | ||
| Locale |
 Kōkai and  Shandānø'kaí ( Phinbella)and  Desaremix | ||
| Stations | 31 permanent stations and 23 temporary stations | ||
| Services | 3 | ||
| Line number | 8 | ||
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| Opened | c. -70BP | ||
| Last extension | RP 2600 | ||
| Predecessor | Various state-level railways and other minor lines in Kōkai | ||
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| Depot(s) | 10 | ||
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| Line length | 848.71 kilometres (527.36 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | double track | ||
| Track gauge |
1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) meter gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification |
25 kV 50 Hz overhead catenary (1,000 mm) 3000 V DC (1,435 mm) | ||
| Southern Kōkai Railways Company, Ltd. | |||
| Native name | 南黃海州鉄道株式会社 | ||
| Romanized name | Nan-Kōkai-shu Tetsudō Kabushikigaisha | ||
| Type | Public KK | ||
| Founded | 26 November -70BP | ||
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The Southern Kōkai Railways (SKR/NKT), also known as the Southern Kōkai State Railways (Sangunese: 南黃海州鉄道, translit.: Nan-Kōkai-shu Tetsudō?, Phineaner: Keretapi Negeri Kōkaï Selatan or Keretapi Kōkaï Selatan; Jawi: كريتاڤي نڬري كوكي سلتن or كريتاڤي كوكي سلتن; Taesongean: 남황해주철도; RR: Nam-Hwanghae-ju Cheoldo; Yapreayan: Аҩаdаtwi Kōҟaï Aħwynţķarratw Dġylmҩаķwa; Ashkenatzi: דרום קאָקאַי געגנט באן; romanization: Drum Kokai Gegnt Ban), also known as the Southern Kōkai Railways Company Ltd. (Sangunese: 南黃海州鉄道株式会社, translit.: Nan-Kōkai-shu Tetsudō Kabushikigaisha?, Taesongean: 남황해주철도주식회사; RR: Nam-Hwanghae-ju Cheoldo Jushikhoesa), colloquially known by the abbreviated name as Nankōtetsu (南黃鉄?, Taesongean: 남황철; RR: Namhwangcheol; MR: Namhwangch'ŏl) and NKT, is a Phinbellan-Kōkainese joint-stock company whose primary function is the management and operation of railways connecting the southern highlands and coast of Kōkai including the Singapore Street Metropolitan Region and the eastern Glayzer River valley, as well as connecting Singapore Street and Desaremix, including on several branch lines.
It is also one of two railway lines in Kōkai, the other being the Kōkai-Heijō Government Railway (KHGR). Established on 14 November -66BP to operate railways taken over from separate railway lines, the company acquired various railway lines that had been developed separately in various parts of southern Kōkai, the railway area being taken over by the company as the Southern Kōkai Railway Zone administered by the federal government. Nankōtetsu subsequently expanded by building a new line to connect the state capital and Spectra City (now Desaremix) via Shandānø'kaí, and the line area was also integrated into the railway zone.
