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Tokyu Corporation

Tokyu Corporation
Tokyu, Tōkyū Dentetsu, Tōkyō Kyūkō (before 2006), TKK (from Tokyo Kyuko Kabushikigaisha)
Native name
東急株式会社
Tōkyū kabushiki-gaisha
FormerlyTokyo Express Electric Railway (1942-2019)
Company typePublic (Kabushiki gaisha)
IndustryConglomerate
Predecessor
  • Musashi Electric Railway
  • Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway
FoundedMay 16, 1910 (1910-05-16) (as Musashi Electric Railway Company; renamed Tokyo-Yokohama Electric Railway in October 25, 1924 (1924-10-25))
September 2, 1922 (1922-09-02) (Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway)
October 16, 1939 (1939-10-16) (current iteration of company)
Renamed Tokyu in May 1, 1942 (1942-05-01)
FounderKeita Goto
Headquarters,
Japan
Area served
Tokyo and Kanagawa
Key people
President-Director Chairperson Representative Director
Kiyobumi Kamijo Toshiaki Koshimura
ServicesPassenger railways
Other related services
OwnerMTBJ investment trusts (8.04%)
Dai-ichi Life (5.55%)
Custody Bank of Japan investment trusts (4.32%)
Nippon Life (3.89%)
SMTB (3.70%)
ParentTokyu Group
Websitewww.tokyu.co.jp
Tokyu Railways Company, Ltd.[1]
Tokyu, Tōkyū Dentetsu, Tōkyō Kyūkō (before 2006), TKK (from Tokyo Kyuko Kabushikigaisha)
Native name
東急電鉄株式会社
Tōkyū Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryPrivate railroad
FoundedApril 25, 2019 (2019-04-25) (incorporation)
October 1, 2019 (2019-10-01) (effective reorganization)
FounderKeita Goto
HeadquartersShibuya First Place
8-16 Shinsenchō, ,
Japan
Area served
Tokyo and Kanagawa
Key people
Hirofumi Nomoto (CEO)
ServicesPassenger railways
Other related services
OwnerTokyu Group
ParentTokyu Corporation
Websitewww.tokyu.co.jp/railway

The Tokyu Corporation (東急株式会社, Tōkyū kabushiki-gaisha), a contraction of and formerly kyō Kyūkō Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha (行電鉄株式会社, "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:東急電鉄株式会社, Tōkyū Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha), a wholly-owned subsidiary operating railways in the Greater Tokyo Area.

  1. ^ a b "Company Profile|Company Outline|Tokyu Railways". 東急電鉄. Retrieved 2020-05-22.

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