Keihan Electric Railway

Japanese: 京阪電気鉄道 - けいはんでんきてつどう

A private railway company. Keihan Electric Railway was established in 1906. In 1910, the Keihan Main Line (Tenmabashi-Gojo) began operation. In 1943, it merged with Hanshin Express Railway to become Keihanshin Express Railway (now Hankyu Corporation), but in 1949, the former Keihan Electric Railway line was separated from the company to form the current company. In 1989, it merged with Kamogawa Electric Railway and began operation of the Kamogawa Line (Sanjo-Demachiyanagi). It has lines connecting two prefectures and one prefecture, Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga, and in addition to the railway, it also operates department stores, restaurants, inns, cultural facilities, entertainment facilities, etc. It is focusing on expanding its rental and distribution divisions. The company operates 88.1km of total operating distance, including the Keihan Main Line (Yodoyabashi - Demachiyanagi 51.6km), Katano Line 6.9km, Uji Line 7.8km, Keishin Line 7.5km, Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line 14.1km, and cable 0.4km. The company's business is 50% rail and 50% other businesses. Annual operating revenue is 258,192 million yen (consolidated), capital is 51,466 million yen, and the number of employees is 3,384 (1999).

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Japanese:

私鉄会社。 1906年京阪電気鉄道設立。 10年京阪本線 (天満橋－五条) 営業開始。 43年阪神急行電鉄と合併して京阪神急行電鉄 (現阪急電鉄 ) となったが，49年同社から旧京阪電気鉄道の路線を分離して現社設立。 89年鴨川電気鉄道を合併，鴨川線 (三条－出町柳) の営業を開始。大阪，京都，滋賀の2府1県を結ぶ路線をもち，鉄道のほか，百貨店，食堂，旅館，文化施設，娯楽機関などを兼営している。賃貸・流通部門の拡大に注力している。路線は京阪本線 (淀屋橋－出町柳 51.6km) ，交野線 6.9km，宇治線 7.8km，京津線 7.5km，石山坂本線 14.1km，鋼索線ケーブル 0.4kmで，全営業キロ数は 88.1km。事業内容は，鉄軌道 50%，兼業 50%。年間営業収入 2581億 9200万円 (連結) ，資本金 514億 6600円，従業員数 3384名 (1999) 。

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