JR-Central Transport Service Company
JR-Central Transport Service Company (JR東海交通事業, JR Tōkai kōtsū jigyō), formerly Tokai Transport Service Company, and abbreviated "TKJ", is a railway operating company in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).[3]
Lines
[edit]TKJ operates only one line, the 11.2 km Jōhoku Line. The rail facilities are operated by JR Central, and the trains are run by TKJ.
History
[edit]The company was founded on 18 February 1988.[4]
On July 12, 2024, it was announced that the company name would be changing from Tokai Transport Service Co., Ltd. to JR-Central Transport Service Co., Ltd. (adding a "JR" to the beginning and translating the word "Tokai" in its English name), effective October 1, 2024, to clearly identify it as a subsidiary of JR Central.[5] Its logo and abbreviation remained unchanged.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "社名 変更 の お 知ら せ" (PDF). Tokai Transport Service. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "東海交通事業、社名変更 10月1日から"JR"がつきました！ | レイルラボ ニュース". レイルラボ(RailLab) (in Japanese). 1 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ a b "東海交通事業、社名変更 10月1日から"JR"がつきました！ | レイルラボ ニュース". レイルラボ(RailLab) (in Japanese). 1 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "社名 変更 の お 知ら せ" (PDF). Tokai Transport Service. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
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