Sagami Railway - Sagami Railway

Japanese: 相模鉄道 - さがみてつどう

A private railway company established in 1917. In 1943, it absorbed the Kan-Naka Railway. After the war, it focused on the gravel business for a time, but then expanded into various other businesses, with its railway business based in Kanagawa Prefecture as its mainstay. In 1950, it started real estate sales and bus services, in 1952 it started chartered bus services, and in 1953 it started selling petroleum products. Since 2003, it has promoted business restructuring. By 2005, it had spun off its real estate sales and real estate rental businesses and moved to a holding structure. In 2009, it spun off its railway business, and Sagami Railway changed its name to Sotetsu Holdings, and the successor company to the railway business was renamed Sagami Railway. In 2014, it acquired the Sunroute Hotel Chain as a subsidiary to strengthen its hotel business. Its lines are the Main Line and the Izumino Line.

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Japanese:

私鉄会社。1917年設立。1943年神中鉄道を吸収合併した。戦後一時期砂利業に専念していたが，その後神奈川県を地盤とする鉄道業を柱に，各種事業に進出。1950年不動産分譲業，乗合バス業，1952年貸切バス業，1953年石油製品販売業を開始した。2003年以降事業再編を推進。2005年までに不動産分譲事業，不動産賃貸事業などを分社し持株体制に移行。2009年鉄道事業を分社し，相模鉄道は相鉄ホールディングスに，鉄道事業承継会社は相模鉄道に商号を変更した。2014年ホテル事業強化のため，サンルートホテルチェーンを子会社化した。路線は本線，いずみ野線。

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