Kintetsu Railway

Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd. (近畿日本鉄道株式会社, Kinki-nippon Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha), 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 a wholly owned subsidiary of Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.

For other uses, see Kintetsu (disambiguation).

Kintetsu Railway
50000 series on a Shimakaze limited express service
Overview
Headquarters
  • 6-1-55, Uehonmachi, Tennoji-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture,
  • Japan
LocaleKinki region/Tōkai region, Japan
Dates of operationSeptember 16, 1910 (1910-09-16)–present
Predecessor
  • Kansai Express Electric Railway
  • Nankai Railway
Technical
Track gauge
  • 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
  • 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification
Length501.2 km (311.4 mi)
Other
Websitewww.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/
Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd.
Native name
近畿日本鉄道株式会社
Romanized name
Kinki-nippon Tetsudō Kabushiki gaisha
FormerlyKintetsu Split Preparatory Company, Ltd.
Company typePrivate KK
IndustryGround Transport
PredecessorKintetsu Corporation
formerly Kinki-nippon Railway Company, Limited
FoundedApril 30, 2014 (2014-04-30) in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Key people
  • Tetsuya Kobayashi (Chairman)
  • Michiyoshi Wadabayashi (President)
BrandsKIPS ICOCA
ServicesPassenger Transport
ParentKintetsu Group Holdings
Websitewww.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/ (in English)
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