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''For the station in Hungary see Budapest-Déli Railway Terminal'' Deli Railway Company, Dutch: Deli Spoorweg Maatschappij (DSM), was a private railway company that operated near the east coast of Sumatra around Deli (now Medan). The Deli Company established itself as a tobacco plantation and then expanded into tea, rubber and timber products. The company was founded in 1883. Routes were built in cape gauge (1067mm). It was the last remaining private Dutch railway when it was taken over by the state network PT Kereta Api in 1957. ==History== The Deli Railway company was founded in 1883 and registered in Amsterdam. The headquarters was located in Serdang until 1890 and then moved to Deli, now Medan. The official company name was Naamlooze Vennootschap Deli Maatschappij Spoorweg. The company was capitalized with 2.6 million florins (fl.) increased to four million in 1889. A first concession was granted in order to facilitate the distribution of tobacco from the area's highlands. Jacob Cremer, of the tobacco wholesale Deli Company (Deli Maatschappij) was involved in establishing the company. Railroad construction broke ground on 1 July 1883 in the Resident of Siak Sri Indrapura. The first 56 km of track cost 2.43 million fl. Chinese workers were used. Until 1912, W.H.M. Schaade was chief in Medan and then a director in Amsterdam. The driving force in Sumatra from 1919 - 1926 G.C.M. Smits. He also led the company as "dananch"" Amsterdam director. During the Great Depression Bernardus Hermanus Antonius van Kreel ran the company. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Deli Railway Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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