The Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway (東京急行電鉄 Tōkyō Kyūkō Dentetsu), better known as Tokyu(東急), is a major private railway operator in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. Its headquarters are in Shibuya, Tokyo.

It was formed on September 2, 1922 as the Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway (目黒蒲田電鉄), and was later known as the Tokyo-Yokohama Electric Railway (東京横浜電鉄) 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

• Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line (Shibuya Station - Chuo-Rinkan Station )
• Tokyu Ikegami Line (Gotanda Station - Kamata Station )
• Tokyu Kodomonokuni Line (Nagatsuta Station - Kodomonokuni Station )
• Tokyu Meguro Line (Meguro Station - Musashi-Kosugi Station )
• Tokyu Oimachi Line (Oimachi Station - Futako-Tamagawa Station)
• Tokyu Setagaya Line (Sangen-Jaya Station - Shimo-Takaido Station )
• Tokyu Tamagawa Line (Kamata Station - Tamagawa Station )
• Tokyu Toyoko Line (Shibuya Station - Yokohama Station)

Other businesses

The Tokyu Corporation(東急グループ) also owns a bus company (Tokyu Bus) and a major department store chain.

External links

http://www.tokyu.co.jp (Japanese only)
http://www.ir.tokyu.co.jp/utility/annual_02.html (Annual report in English)