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The Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway (東京急行電鉄 Tokyo
Kyuko Dentetsu), better known as Tokyu, is a major
private railway operator in
Tokyo,
Japan. Its headquarters are in
Shibuya,
Tokyo.
It was formed on September 2,
1922 as the Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway, and was later
known as the Tokyo-Yokohama Electric Railway before gaining its
current name in 1943. From 1944 to 1948, it also owned the companies now
known as the
Keihin Kyuko Electric Railway,
Keio Electric Railway, and
Odakyu Electric Railway. During this time, it was colloquially known
as Dai-Tokyu ("Great Tokyu").
Lines
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Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line (Shibuya
Station -
Chuo-Rinkan Station)
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Tokyu Ikegami Line (Gotanda
Station -
Kamata Station)
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Tokyu Kodomonokuni Line (Nagatsuta
Station -
Kodomonokuni Station)
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Tokyu Meguro Line (Meguro
Station -
Musashi-Kosugi Station)
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Tokyu Oimachi Line (Oimachi
Station -
Futako-Tamagawa Station)
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Tokyu Setagaya Line (Sangen-Jaya
Station -
Shimo-Takaido Station)
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Tokyu Tamagawa Line (Kamata
Station -
Tamagawa Station)
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Tokyu Toyoko Line (Shibuya
Station -
Yokohama Station)
Note: The Tokyu Toyoko Line ran to
Sakuragicho in
Yokohama until the start of through service to the new
Minato Mirai Line on
February 1,
2004.
Other businesses
The Tokyu Corporation also owns a bus company (Tokyu
Bus) and a major
department store chain.
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