Japanese conglomerate that operates railways, hotels, and retail stores
Tokyu Corporation
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| Tokyu, T?ky? Dentetsu, T?ky? Ky?k? (before 2006), TKK (from
T
okyo
K
yuko
K
abushikigaisha
)
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Native name
| 東急株式?社
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| T?ky? kabushiki-gaisha
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| Formerly
| 東京急行電?株式?社
T?ky? Ky?k? Dentetsu KK
(1 May 1942-1 Sep 2019)
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| Company type
| Public
(
Kabushiki gaisha
)
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| Industry
| Conglomerate
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| Predecessor
| - Musashi Electric Railway
- Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway
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| Founded
| May 16, 1910
; 114 years ago
(
1910-05-16
)
(as Musashi Electric Railway Company; renamed Tokyo-Yokohama Electric Railway in October 25, 1924
; 99 years ago
(
1924-10-25
)
)
September 2, 1922
; 101 years ago
(
1922-09-02
)
(Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway)
October 16, 1939
; 84 years ago
(
1939-10-16
)
(current iteration of company)
Renamed Tokyu in May 1, 1942
; 82 years ago
(
1942-05-01
)
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| Founder
| Keita Goto
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| Headquarters
| ,
Japan
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Area served
| Tokyo and Kanagawa.
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Key people
| President-Director Chairperson Representative Director
Kiyobumi Kamijo Toshiaki Koshimura
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| Services
| passenger railways
other related services
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| Owner
| MTBJ
investment trusts
(8.04%)
Dai-ichi Life
(5.55%)
Custody Bank of Japan investment trusts (4.32%)
Nippon Life
(3.89%)
SMTB
(3.70%)
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| Parent
| Tokyu Group
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| Website
| www
.tokyu
.co
.jp
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Tokyu Railways Company, Ltd.
[1]
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| Tokyu, T?ky? Dentetsu, T?ky? Ky?k? (before 2006), TKK (from
T
okyo
K
yuko
K
abushikigaisha
)
|
|---|
Native name
| 東急電?株式?社
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| T?ky? Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha
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| Company type
| Subsidiary
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| Industry
| Private railroad
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| Founded
| April 25, 2019
; 5 years ago
(
2019-04-25
)
(incorporation)
October 1, 2019
; 4 years ago
(
2019-10-01
)
(effective reorganization)
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| Founder
| Keita Goto
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| Headquarters
| Shibuya First Place
8-16
Shinsench?
,
,
Japan
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Area served
| Tokyo and Kanagawa.
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Key people
| Hirofumi Nomoto (CEO)
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| Services
| passenger railways
other related services
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| Owner
| Tokyu Group
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| Parent
| Tokyu Corporation
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| Website
| www
.tokyu
.co
.jp
/railway
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The
Tokyu Corporation
(
東急株式?社
,
T?ky? kabushiki-gaisha
)
, a contraction of and formerly
T?
ky?
Ky?
k? Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha
(
東
京
急
行電?株式?社
, "
Tokyo Express Electric Railway Share Company
")
until 2 September 2019, is a Japanese
keiretsu
or
conglomerate
headquartered in
Shibuya
,
Tokyo
. While a
multinational corporation
, its main operation is the
Tokyu Railways Company, Ltd.
[1]
(
ja:東急電?
株式?社
,
T?ky? Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha
)
, a wholly-owned
subsidiary
operating railways in the
Greater Tokyo Area
.
History
[
edit
]
Logo of the Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway
Logo of the Tokyo-Yokohama Electric Railway
Former Tokyu logo
The oldest predecessor of company was the
Musashi Electric Railway
(
武?電??道
,
Musashi Denki Tetsud?
)
, opened in 1908. The railway's operations were converted into a
kabushiki gaisha
(company) in 1910.
Keita Got?
, now a notable Japanese industrialist, was appointed as the CEO in 1920 and he began a major expansion program.
The most important predecessor was first registered on September 2, 1922, as the
Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway
(
目?蒲田電?
,
Meguro-Kamata Dentetsu
)
and is related to the construction of
Den-en-ch?fu
. It was originally founded by the developers of Den-en-ch?fu). It was acquired by the Musashi Electric Railway in 1924, shortly before Musashi was renamed into the Tokyo-Yokohama Electric Railway
(
東京?浜電?
,
T?ky?-Yokohama Dentetsu
)
, also known as the Toyoko, in the same year.
After Musashi/Toyoko's acquisition, the Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway initially operated as a subsidiary of Toyoko. It was not until 16 October 1939 that both Toyoko and Meguro-Kamata Electric railways were formally merged and the new company took the Toyoko name.
In 1938, Toyoko established
Toyoko Eiga
[ja]
, possibly for competition with
Ichizo Kobayashi
's
Toho Company
. It became the
Toei Company
in 1951.
Toyoko took its current name on 1 May 1942, after the Japanese government forced the company to acquire the
Odawara Express Railway
and the
Keihin Electric Railway
in 1943 to support Japan's efforts in
Pacific War
of
World War II
. In 1944 it also acquired the
Keio Teito Electric Railway
(which had merged with Odawara Express before in 1940).
In 1948, after the war, Tokyu divested the forced-acquired companies, and the divested companies are now known as
Odakyu Electric Railway
,
Keikyu Corporation
, and
Keio Corporation
respectively. The 1943?48 era of Tokyu was colloquially known as
Dai-Tokyu
(lit.
Great Tokyu
).
Tokyu lines
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Tokyu route map
Tokyu also operates the
Kodomonokuni Line
(
Nagatsuta Station
?
Kodomonokuni Station
, 3.4 km) under contract with and on behalf of
Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company
.
Topological route map
Related businesses
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]
The Tokyu Group also owns two smaller railroad companies,
Ueda K?ts?
and
Izuky? Corporation
; several bus companies; and a major upscale department store chain, the
Tokyu Department Store
operating in Japan and the
MBK Center
in
Bangkok
, Thailand. Other retail operations include
Tokyu Hands
stores (except for the two locations in
Nagoya
, which are owned by Sanco Creative Life Co., indirectly controlled by
Kintetsu Group Holdings
, and operated under license). It also runs a number of hotels under the names Tokyu/Pan Pacific in Japan and formerly owned the
Pan Pacific Hotels
abroad, which it sold to
UOL Limited
of Singapore.
Formerly the owner of
Japan Air System
(JAS), Tokyu used to be the largest shareholder of
Japan Airlines Holdings
(JAL) following JAS's merger with JAL. The Tokyu Group also owns and operates the upscale Tokyu Hotels and budget Tokyu Inns.
From 1958 until 2001, Tokyu also owned the Japanese (now American)
Shirokiya
department store company. It was the owner of
Mago Island
until 2005, when
Mel Gibson
purchased it for US$15 million.
[2]
Tokyu Corporation is also the largest single shareholder in the
Shizuoka Railway Company
, but its holdings in the railway are not part of the group.
Rolling stock
[
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]
New
Tokyu 2020 series
ten-car EMUs and
Tokyu 6020 series
seven-car EMUs have entered service since early 2018.
[3]
[4]
-
Tokyu 300 series
-
Tokyu 1000 series
-
Tokyu 2000 series
-
Tokyu 3000 series
-
Tokyu 5000 series
-
Tokyu 6000 series
-
Tokyu 8090 series
-
Tokyu 8500 series
-
Tokyu 9000 series
-
Tokyu 2020 series
-
Tokyu 6020 series
-
Tokyu 3020 series
See also
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References
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External links
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