A private railway company. Founded in 1897, it opened between Kita-Senju and Kuki in 1899, and completed the Isesaki Line in 1910. It expanded by merging and acquiring Sano Railway in 1912, Ota Light Railway in 1913, Tojo Railway in 1920, Sobu Railway in 1944, Tobu Motor Vehicles and Nikko Kido in 1947. Its lines span Tokyo, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi and Chiba, and include the Isesaki Line, Nikko Line, Noda Line, Tojo Line, Kameido Line, Daishi Line, Sano Line, Koizumi Line, Kiryu Line, Kinugawa Line, Utsunomiya Line and Ogose Line. In addition to its railway business, it is involved in development projects in the area surrounding Tokyo Skytree. Its group companies include Tobu Department Store, Tobu Store, Tobu Bus, Tobu Transport and Tobu World Square. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
私鉄会社。1897年設立,1899年北千住―久喜間で開業,1910年伊勢崎線全通。1912年佐野鉄道,1913年太田軽便鉄道,1920年東上鉄道,1944年総武鉄道,1947年東武自動車,日光軌道をそれぞれ合併・買収して発展。路線は東京都,埼玉県,群馬県,栃木県,千葉県の 1都 4県にまたがり,伊勢崎線,日光線,野田線,東上線,亀戸線,大師線,佐野線,小泉線,桐生線,鬼怒川線,宇都宮線,越生線がある。鉄道事業のほかに東京スカイツリーを中心とする周辺地域の開発事業を手がける。グループ会社に東武百貨店,東武ストア,東武バス,東武運輸,東武ワールドスクウェアなどがある。
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