The interior of Nishi-Gobō Station (Wakayama prefecture), the terminus of the shortest private railway in Japan

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1. I know there’s technically a slightly shorter line in Narita airport ([Shibayama Railway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibayama_Railway)), but it just works as a one-stop extension of the Keisei line.

   The Gobo line (aka Kishū Railway) works are an entirely independent train line, and has a quirky history:

   > The railway line is operated by Kishu Railway (紀州鉄道, Kishū Tetsudō), and is also referred to by locals as Kitetsu (紀鉄), which is an abbreviation of the company’s name. It is the only line operated by the company, as the company mostly focuses in the real estate and hotel sectors. The current Tokyo-based company, which was previously not a railway operator, took over the line in 1973 in order to gain the prestige and trust associated with operating a railway line.

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kish%C5%AB_Railway_Line