The Tokyu Corporation (??????????, T?ky? Ky?k? Dentetsu Kabushiki-gaisha), also known in Japanese as T?ky? Dentetsu (????) for short, is a major private railway company, land developer, hotel and retail store operator in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. Part of the Tokyu Group of companies, Tokyu Corporation's headquarters are located in Shibuya, Tokyo.
The company was first registered on September 2, 1922 as the Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway (??????, Meguro Kamata Dentetsu), and was later known as the Tokyo-Yokohama Electric Railway (??????, T?ky? Yokohama Dentetsu) before gaining its current name in 1943. From 1944 to 1948, it also owned the companies now known as Keikyu, Keio Corporation, and Odakyu Electric Railway. During this time, it was colloquially known as Dai-Tokyu (lit. Great Tokyu).
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Tokyu lines
Tokyu also operates the KD Kodomonokuni Line (Nagatsuta Station - Kodomonokuni Station, 3.4 km) under contract with and on behalf of Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company.
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Related businesses
The Tokyu Group also owns two smaller railroad companies (Ueda K?ts?, Izuky? Corporation), several bus companies and a major upscale department store chain called Tokyu in Japan and stores overseas (such as in the MBK Center in Bangkok, Thailand). Other retail operations include Tokyu Hands stores (except for the two locations in Nagoya, which are owned by Sanko Creative Life, Inc., 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, now merged with the flag carrier JAL Japan), Tokyu is 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.
Rolling stock
- Tokyu 8500 series (since 1975)
- Tokyu 8090 series (since 1980)
- Tokyu 7600 series (since 1986)
- Tokyu 9000 series (since 1986)
- Tokyu 7700 series (since 1987)
- Tokyu 1000 series (since 1988)
- Tokyu 2000 series (since 1992)
- Tokyu 300 series (Setagaya Line, since 1999)
- Tokyu 3000 series (since 1999)
- Tokyu 5000 series (since 2002)
- Tokyu 7000 series (since 2007)
- Tokyu 6000 series (since 2008)
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Planned rolling stock
- Tokyu 2020 series (from spring 2018)
- Tokyu 6020 series (from spring 2018)
New Tokyu 2020 series ten-car EMUs are scheduled to enter service on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line from spring 2018. New Tokyu 6020 series seven-car EMUs are also scheduled to enter service on the Tokyu Oimachi Line from spring 2018.
See also
- Keita Gotoh (industrialist)
- Cerulean Tower
References
External links
- Official website (in English)
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