Tokyu Corporation

The Tōkyō kyuko Dentetsu K. K. (Japanese东京 急 行 电 鉄 株式会社, Tōkyō kyuko Dentetsu Kabushiki - gaisha, Eng. Tokyu Corporation) in Japan also briefly Tōkyū Dentetsu (东 急电 鉄) and Tōkyū (东 急) called, is the operator of railways in the metropolitan Tokyo -Yokohama with its headquarters in Shibuya. The Setagaya Line shall legally tram, but by reason of a separated from the traffic route of a light rail. Is used where the Cape gauge ( 1067 mm).

The company was founded on September 2, 1922 as Meguro Kamata Dentetsu (目 黒 蒲 田 电 鉄, Eng. Meguro - Kamata Electric Railway ), and later renamed Tōkyō Yokohama Dentetsu (东京 横 浜 电 鉄, Eng. Tokyo -Yokohama Electric Railway ). 1942, was united in the course of the concentration of rail and bus operators for the war with the Odakyu Dentetsu and the Keihin Denki tetsudō, 1944, the Keio Denki Kido so. It also took over the operation on some other routes. In 1944, the company founder Gotō Keita himself was Minister of Transport and Communications. During this time it was colloquially as " Dai- Tōkyū " ( " Great Tōkyū " ) called. 1948, the Dai- Tōkyū was broken again in the course of breaking up the zaibatsu by the GHQ and the Cabinet Katayama 1947: The Keio Teito Dentetsu that were Odakyū Dentetsu and the Keihin Kyuko Dentetsu independent companies.

The company is listed under the number 9005 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is included in the Nikkei share index included, ISIN JP3574200006.

Lines

  • Toyoko Line
  • Meguro Line
  • Den'entoshi - line
  • Oimachi Line! Oimachi Line
  • Ikegami Line
  • Setagaya- line
  • Tamagawa Line

In addition Tōkyū operates together with the Yokohama Kosoku tetsudō the

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