Private company

Toyama Chihō Railway

Logo: 富山地方鉄道株式会社, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Railway company in Toyama, Japan

The Toyama Chihō Railway (富山地方鉄道, Toyama Chihō Tetsudō; "Toyama Regional Railway") is a transportation company in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The company is commonly known as Chitetsu (地鉄). This private company operates railway, tram, and bus services in the eastern part of the prefecture.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 1943Founded1
Chitetsu bldg with a streetcar
Photo: Triglav, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

The Toyama Chihō Railway (富山地方鉄道, Toyama Chihō Tetsudō; "Toyama Regional Railway") is a transportation company in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The company is commonly known as Chitetsu (地鉄). This private company operates railway, tram, and bus services in the eastern part of the prefecture. It also operates as the agency of All Nippon Airways in Toyama area. The company has its root in Toyama Electric Railway (富山電気鉄道, Toyama Denki Tetsudō) founded in 1930. The current company was founded in 1943, when all the private and public operators of railway, tram, and bus lines in the prefecture were merged into one. In 1950, it founded Kaetsunō Railway, planning to build the railway line that links Toyama and Ishikawa. Chitetsu handed over its networks in the western part of Toyama Prefecture, although the plan never came to fruition.2

Corporate structure

Toyama Chihō Railway sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Toyama Chihō Railway Toyama
    • Kaetsunou Bus Subsidiary · Takaoka
    • Toyama Chitetsu Hotel Subsidiary · Toyama, 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.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jan 1, 1943Founded Founded1