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
- HeadquartersToyama1
- Websitewww.chitetsu.co.jp/english
- Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
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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
- Kaetsunou Bus
- Toyama Chitetsu Hotel
From Wikidata.1
Controversies and legal
Accidents and incidents
In April 2023, a nineteen-year-old track maintenance worker was struck and killed by a train. On 6 June 2024, the Toyama Labor Standards Inspection Office referred the company and three of its employees to the prosecutor's office for alleged violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act in connection with the accident.
From Wikipedia’s article on Toyama Chihō Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- Jan 1, 1943Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.chitetsu.co.jp1
- Websitewww.chitetsu.co.jp/english1
- X (Twitter)x.com/t_chitetsu_ad1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCRgRu4yXUlnaHM0y6uchPqg1
- WikipediaToyama Chihō Railway
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ1131125
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataToyama Chihō Railway on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaToyama Chihō Railway on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsToyama Chihō Railway logo by 富山地方鉄道株式会社, Public domain
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- 5Wikimedia CommonsToyama Chihō Railway photo by Triglav, CC BY-SA 4.0