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Kintetsu Railway

Kintetsu Railway
Corporate mark of Kintetsu Railway Company, Limited
Shimakaze Limited Express
2014 Blue Ribbon Award winner, 50000 series on
the Shimakaze () Limited Express
Locale
Dates of operation 1910; 107 years ago (1910)–present
Predecessor
Track gauge
  • 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
  • 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification
Length 501.2 km (311.4 mi)
Headquarters
Website www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/
Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd.
Native name
近畿日本鉄道株式会社
Formerly called
Kintetsu Split Preparatory Company, Ltd.
Private KK
Industry Ground Transport
Predecessor Kintetsu Corporation
Founded April 30, 2014; 2 years ago (2014-04-30) in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Key people
Brands KIPS ICOCA
Services Passenger Transport
Owner Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
Website www.kintetsu.jp (Japanese)

Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd. (近畿日本鉄道株式会社 Kinki Nippon Tetsudō Kabushiki Kaisha?), referred to as Kintetsu (近鉄?), is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Nagoya, Tsu, Ise, and Yoshino. Kintetsu Railway Co. Ltd. is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.

On September 16, 1910, Nara Tramway Co., Ltd. (奈良軌道株式会社 Nara Kidō?) was founded and renamed Osaka Electric Tramway Co., Ltd. (大阪電気軌道株式会社 Ōsaka Denki Kidō?, Daiki (大軌)) a month after. Osaka Electric Tramway completed Ikoma Tunnel and started operating a line between Osaka and Nara (nowaday the Nara Line) on April 30, 1914. The modern Kashihara, Osaka, and Shigi lines were completed in the 1920s, followed by the Kyoto Line (a cooperative venture with Keihan Electric Railway). Daiki founded Sangu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (参宮急行電鉄株式会社 Sangū Kyūkō Dentetsu?, Sankyū (参急)) in 1927, which consolidated Ise Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (伊勢電気鉄道株式会社 Ise Denki Tetsudō?, Iseden (伊勢電)) on September 15, 1936.


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