Sanjin MURANO of the Satsuma Domain (Kagoshima Prefecture) successively served as the director of numerous railway companies those in Settsu, Yanyo, Nankai and Keihan Railway Administration Office including Moji Railway Administration Office in Hoshu (north Kyushu region).
建立の中心となった村野山人は薩摩藩（鹿児島県）出身で、豊州の門司鉄道をはじめ、摂津、山陽、南海、京阪等の各鉄道の取締役を歴任した人物である。