Tokai Transport Service Company

Tokai Transport Service Company (東海交通事業, Tōkai Kōtsū Jigyō), abbreviated as "TKJ", is a railway operating company in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

On July 12, 2024 it was announced that the company name would be changing to JR-Central Transport Service Company (JR東海交通事業) effective October 1, 2024^[1] to clearly identify it as a member of the JR Tokai (JR Central) Group.

Lines

TKJ operates only one line, the 11.2 km Johoku Line. The rail facilities are operated by JR Central, and the trains are run by TKJ.

History

The company was founded on 18 February 1988.^[2]

References

^ "社名変更のお知らせ" (PDF). Tokai Transport Service. Retrieved 29 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 115. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[1] "社名変更のお知らせ" (PDF). Tokai Transport Service. Retrieved 29 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[terada2013-2] Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 115. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

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