Tobu Railway

Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.
Native name	東武鉄道株式会社
Romanized name	Tōbu Tetsudō kabushiki gaisha
Company type	Public KK
Traded as	TYO: 9001; Nikkei 225 component;
Industry	Rail-focused conglomerate
Founded	1 November 1897
Headquarters	Tobu-kan, 18-12 Oshiage 2-chome, Sumida-ku, Tokyo; (Registered in Tokyo Skytree East Tower, 1-2 Oshiage 1-chome, Sumida-ku, Tokyo), Japan
Area served	Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Gunma, Tochigi
Key people	Nezu Kaichirō (former Representative Director); Yoshizomi Nezu(Chairman); Yutaka Tsuzuki (President) (Representative Director)
Services	Passenger railway
Total assets	¥1.3 trillion
Owner	Investment trusts (JTSB 6.13%, TMTBJ 4.19%); Fukoku Life (2.47%); SSBTC Treaty 505234 (2.26%); Mizuho Bank (2.20%)
Number of employees	3,470 (As of March 2022)
Subsidiaries	Various, including the operating company of Tokyo Skytree, Tobu Bus, Asahi Motor
Website	www.tobu.co.jp

The Tobu Railway Company, Ltd. (東武鉄道株式会社, Tōbu Tetsudō kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese commuter railway and keiretsu holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's 463.3 km (287.9 mi) rail system is the second longest in Japan after Kintetsu. It serves large portions of Saitama Prefecture, Gunma Prefecture and Tochigi Prefecture, as well as northern Tokyo and western Chiba Prefecture. The Tobu Railway Company is listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 index.

The Tobu corporate group is also engaged in road transportation (bus/taxi), real estate, and retail. It is the owner of the Tokyo Skytree, the third tallest tower in the world. The company is a member of the Fuyo Group keiretsu.

The name "Tobu" is formed from the kanji for east (東) and Musashi (武蔵), the initial area served.

^ "Board of Directors and the Statutory Auditors (As of July 1, 2023)" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-09.
^ "Message from the President" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-09.

[1] "Board of Directors and the Statutory Auditors (As of July 1, 2023)" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-09.

[2] "Message from the President" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-09.

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