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, referred to as , 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.

History

On September 16, 1910, was founded and renamed a month after. Osaka Electric Tramway completed Ikoma Tunnel and started operating a line between Osaka and Nara (present-day Nara Line) on April 30, 1914. The modern Kashihara, Osaka, and Shigi lines were completed in the 1920s, followed by the Kyoto Line (a cooperative venture with Keihan Electric Railway). Daiki founded in 1927, which consolidated on September 15, 1936.

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In 1938, Daiki teamed up with its subsidiary to operate the first private railway service from Osaka to Nagoya. Another subsidiary Sankyū bought Kansai Express Electric Railway on January 1, 1940 and continued the service on its own. Then, Sankyū consolidated on August 1. Daiki consolidated its largest subsidiary Sankyū on March 15, 1941 and was renamed . Kankyū consolidated on February 1, 1943 and moved its headquarters from Uehommachi to Osaka Abenobashi.

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Kankyū was renamed after it consolidated Nankai Railway in June 1944: it maintained the name when Nankai regained its independence in 1947.

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After World War II, Kintetsu branched out and became one of the world's largest travel agencies, Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd., opening offices in the United States of America (Kintetsu International Express, Inc.) and other countries.

The first charged limited express train service started between Uehommachi and Nagoya in 1947, and this is the start of the present Kintetsu limited express trains. The rail network was mostly completed by consolidating , , and other companies.

Kintetsu moved its headquarters again from Osaka Abenobashi to Osaka Uehommachi on December 5, 1969.

On June 28, 2003, Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. was renamed Kintetsu Corporation. The corporation was split on April 1, 2015. Its railway business division was succeeded by Kintetsu Split Preparatory Company, Ltd. (founded on April 30, 2014), while its real estate business division by Kintetsu Real Estate Co., Ltd., its hotel business division by Kintetsu Hotel Systems, Inc., and its retail business by Kintetsu Retail Service Corporation, respectively.

On the same day Kintetsu Corporation was split, it was renamed as Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. as a holding company, while Kintetsu Split Preparatory Company, Ltd. was renamed as Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd.

Abbreviations

From its founding to present

September 16, 1910—April 14, 1941: April 15, 1941—May 31, 1944: June 1, 1944—1948: or Present: — used for the official corporate name in English since 2003. Acquired or merged companies Sangu Express Electric Railway Co., Ltd.: Ise Electric Railway Co., Ltd.: Osaka Railway Co., Ltd.: Nara Electric Railway Co., Ltd.: Mie Electric Railway Co., Ltd.:

Lines

Owned and operated lines (Type I Railway Business), funiculars, and aerial tramway Following lines belong to Kintetsu's and Business under the Railway Business Act. This means that Kintetsu is the owner and operator of the lines.

lines

All lines operate with 1,500 V DC overhead catenary except for the Keihanna Line, which operates on 750 V DC third rail. Osaka Line and its branch Osaka Line (Osaka Uehommachi - Ise-Nakagawa) Shigi Line (Kawachi-Yamamoto - ShigiSangūchi) Nagoya Line and its branches Nagoya Line (Kintetsu Nagoya - Ise-Nakagawa) Yunoyama Line (Kintetsu Yokkaichi - Yunoyama-Onsen) Suzuka Line (Ise-Wakamatsu - Hiratacho) Yamada/Toba/Shima Line Yamada Line (Ise-Nakagawa - Ujiyamada) Toba Line (Ujiyamada - Toba) Shima Line (Toba - Kashikojima) Namba/Nara Line and its branch Namba Line (Ōsaka Namba - Ōsaka Uehommachi) Nara Line (Fuse - Kintetsu-Nara) Ikoma Line (Ikoma - Oji) Keihanna Line (Nagata - Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka)** Kyoto/Kashihara Line and its branches Kyoto Line (Kyoto - Yamato-Saidaiji) Kashihara Line (Yamato-Saidaiji - Kashiharajingu-mae) Tenri Line (Hirahata - Tenri) Tawaramoto Line (Shin-Oji - Nishi-Tawaramoto)

narrow gauge lines

Minami Osaka/Yoshino Line and its branches

Minami Osaka Line (Osaka Abenobashi - Kashiharajingu-mae) Domyoji Line (Domyoji - Kashiwara) Nagano Line (Furuichi - Kawachi-Nagano) Gose Line (Shakudo - Kintetsu Gose) Yoshino Line (Kashiharajingu-mae - Yoshino)