▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 : ▁K uch in ots u ▁Railway ▁line ▁from ▁Kaz usa ▁to ▁Sh im ab ara ▁Min ato ▁opened . ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 : ▁Sh im ab ara ▁Railway ▁bus ▁service ▁established . ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 : ▁Sh im ab ara ▁Railway ▁line ▁to ▁Un zen ▁opened ▁( dis cont in ued ▁ 1 9 3 8 ). ▁ 1 9 3 5 : ▁K uch in ots u ▁Railway ▁bus ▁service ▁established . ▁ 1 9 3 8 : ▁K uch in ots u ▁Railway ▁bu ys ▁O ni ike ▁route . ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 : ▁Sh im ab ara ▁and ▁K uch in ots u ▁Railway ▁companies ▁merge . ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Island ▁Tour ist ▁Rail ▁Co ., ▁Ltd . ▁established . ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Island ▁Rail ▁Tax i ▁Co ., ▁Ltd . ▁established . ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Is ah aya ▁Terminal ▁Hotel ▁opened . ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 0 - J une ▁ 1 9 9 1 : ▁E ruption ▁of ▁Mount ▁Un zen ; ▁service ▁from ▁Fu ka e ▁to ▁Sh im ab ara ▁dis cont in ued . ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 5 : ▁Nag as aki ▁and ▁cities ▁and ▁towns ▁along ▁the ▁line ▁increase ▁their ▁stock ▁hold ings ▁in ▁the ▁company . ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9