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Tobu Railway

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Japanese railway company

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.2 It employed about 19,600 people in 2022.1 Its shares trade on Tokyo Stock Exchange under the symbol 9001.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Nov 1, 1897Founded1

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  • Ticker9001 on Tokyo Stock Exchange1
  • Industrypublic transport, rail transport1
  • HeadquartersOshiage1
  • Founded inSumida River1
  • Websitewww.tobu-kids.com
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1

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Photo: ウェルワィ, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

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. Tobu Railway Company is listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 index.2

Corporate structure

Tobu Railway sits at the top of its group. 10 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Tobu Railway Oshiage
    • Jomo Electric Railway Subsidiary · Chūō-Maebashi Station
    • Tobu Department Store Subsidiary · Nishi-Ikebukuro, Japan
    • Tobu Intertech Subsidiary
    • Tobu Store Subsidiary · Kami-Itabashi, Japan
    • Tobu Tower Skytree Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · Tokyo Skytree East Tower, Japan
    • Tobu World Square Subsidiary · Nikkō-shi
    • 東武エンジニアリング Subsidiary
    • 東武ステーションサービス Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
    • Tobu Museum Subsidiary · Higashi-Mukōjima, Japan
    • Fukui Station Owned · Ashikaga, Japan
    • Horikiri Station Owned · Adachi, Japan
    • Kuki Station Owned · Kuki, Japan
    • Tobu Ogose Line Owned · Saitama Prefecture, Japan
    • Tobu Tojo Line Owned · Saitama Prefecture, Japan
    • Tobu Tokugawa-gashi Line Owned · Gunma Prefecture, Japan
    • Tokiwadai Station Owned · Tokiwadai, Japan
    • Tōbu Daishi Line Owned · Tokyo, Japan
    • Tōbu Isesaki Line Owned · Gunma Prefecture, Japan
    • Tōbu Kameido Line Owned · Tokyo, Japan
    • Tōbu Kinugawa Line Owned · Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
    • Tōbu Kiryū Line Owned · Gunma Prefecture, Japan
    • Tōbu Nikkō Line Owned · Saitama Prefecture, Japan
    • Tōbu Sano Line Owned · Gunma Prefecture, Japan
    • Tōbu Utsunomiya Line Owned · Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Tobu Railway reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Fukui Station
  • Horikiri Station
  • Kuki Station
  • Tobu Ogose Line
  • Tobu Tojo Line
  • Tobu Tokugawa-gashi Line
  • Tokiwadai Station
  • Tōbu Daishi Line
  • Tōbu Isesaki Line
  • Tōbu Kameido Line
  • Tōbu Kinugawa Line
  • Tōbu Kiryū Line
  • Tōbu Nikkō Line
  • Tōbu Sano Line
  • Tōbu Utsunomiya Line

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Tobu is one of the oldest railway companies in Japan. It was established in November 1897 and began operation between Kita-Senju and Kuki in August 1899. The Tojo Railway was founded in 1911 as a separate company, but shared its president and head office with Tobu.

In 1905, Nezu Kaichirō became the president of Tobu Railway and successfully helped to grow the company to one of the largest private rail operators in the Kanto region.

In 1924, Tobu began operating its first electric train on the Isesaki Line between Asakusa (later Narihirabashi, today Tokyo Skytree Station) and Nishiarai.

Tobu was the first railway in the Kanto region to adopt quadruple tracks, on the Kita-Senju to Takenotsuka sector in 1974. Tobu Zoo, a combination of a zoo and an amusement park, opened in 1981.

From Wikipedia’s article on Tobu Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Tobu has two isolated networks which are connected by the Chichibu Railway for ferrying of its rolling stock.

The Tobu Main Line network has a tree topology starting at Asakusa in Tokyo, with the Isesaki Line as the trunk, and the Tobu Kameido Line, Daishi Line, Tobu Urban Park Line, Tobu Sano Line, Koizumi Line, Tōbu Kiryū Line, and Nikkō Line forming the branches, with further branches into the Tobu Utsunomiya Line and Tobu Kinugawa Lines. It offers surcharged, seat-reserved limited express services from Tokyo to Nikkō and Kinugawa.

The Tojo Line runs northwest from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to central and western Saitama Prefecture. A branch, the Ogose Line, runs to Ogose from Sakado.

Tobu's terminals in Tokyo are at Asakusa (Main Line express services), Oshiage (most other Main Line services) and Ikebukuro (Tojo Line). The Skytree and Isesaki Lines interoperate with the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line and the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line to serve central, southwestern Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, while the Tojo Line interoperates with the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line, Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line to serve central and southwest Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture.

From Wikipedia’s article on Tobu Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

  • Fukui Station
  • Horikiri Station
  • Kuki Station
  • Tobu Ogose Line
  • Tobu Tojo Line
  • Tobu Tokugawa-gashi Line
  • Tokiwadai Station
  • Tōbu Daishi Line
  • Tōbu Isesaki Line
  • Tōbu Kameido Line
  • Tōbu Kinugawa Line
  • Tōbu Kiryū Line
  • Tōbu Nikkō Line
  • Tōbu Sano Line
  • Tōbu Utsunomiya Line

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 202219,6211

Timeline

  1. Nov 1, 1897Founded Founded in Sumida River1

Sources

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