Tokyo Express Railway - Tokyo Express Railway (English: Tokyo Express Railway)

Japanese: 東京急行電鉄 - とうきょうきゅうこうでんてつ（英語表記）Tokyu Corporation

A private railway company. Founded Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway in 1922, merged with Ikegami Electric Railway in 1934, merged with Tokyo Yokohama Electric Railway in 1939 and renamed Tokyo Yokohama Electric Railway, merged with Odakyu Electric Railway and Keihin Electric Railway (→ Keihin Kyuko Electric Railway) in 1942 and changed its name to the current one. Merged with Keio Electric Tramway (→ Keio Electric Railway) in 1944, and separated Toyoko Department Store (→ Tokyu Department Store), Keio Teito Electric Railway, Odakyu Electric Railway, and Keihin Kyuko Electric Railway in 1948. Separated the automobile division and established Tokyu Bus in 1991. The head company of the Tokyu Group, it mainly operates railways and real estate, but also operates amusement parks, hotels, and other businesses. It has lines connecting Tokyo with the suburbs and Kanagawa Prefecture, and is focusing on land development along the lines as the Denentoshi Line is extended. In addition, the Toyoko Line Yokohama Station is connected to the Yokohama Minatomirai Line, the Denentoshi Line Shibuya Station is connected to the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, and the Tobu Railway Isesaki Line and Nikko Line are connected to the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line at Toyoko Line Shibuya Station, and the Meguro Line Meguro Station is connected to the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line and Toei Subway Mita Line. There are many affiliated companies. The Toyoko Line (Shibuya-Yokohama), Denentoshi Line (Shibuya-Chuorinkan), Oimachi Line (Oimachi-Mizonokuchi), Meguro Line (Meguro-Hiyoshi), Tamagawa Line (Tamagawa-Kamata), Ikegami Line (Gotanda-Kamata), Kodomo-no-Kuni Line, and Setagaya Line. (→Goto Keita)

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Japanese:

私鉄会社。1922年目黒蒲田電鉄設立，1934年池上電気鉄道を合併，1939年東京横浜電鉄を合併して東京横浜電鉄と改称，1942年小田急電鉄，京浜電気鉄道（→京浜急行電鉄）を合併して現社名に変更。1944年京王電気軌道（→京王電鉄）を合併したが，1948年東横百貨店（→東急百貨店），京王帝都電鉄，小田急電鉄，京浜急行電鉄を分離した。1991年自動車部を分離し東急バスを設立。東急グループの総本家で鉄道，不動産業を中心に遊園地，ホテルなどの事業も経営。東京と郊外および神奈川県を結ぶ路線をもち，田園都市線の延長とともに沿線の土地開発に力を注いでいる。また東横線横浜駅で横浜高速鉄道みなとみらい線と，田園都市線渋谷駅で東京地下鉄半蔵門線，同線を介して東武鉄道伊勢崎線・日光線と，東横線渋谷駅で東京地下鉄副都心線と，目黒線目黒駅で東京地下鉄南北線，都営地下鉄三田線と相互乗り入れしている。関連会社多数。路線は東横線（渋谷―横浜），田園都市線（渋谷―中央林間），大井町線（大井町―溝の口），目黒線（目黒―日吉），多摩川線（多摩川―蒲田），池上線（五反田―蒲田），こどもの国線，世田谷線。（→五島慶太）

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