Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd.

Japanese passenger railway company

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Headquarters: 6-1-55, Uehonmachi, Tennoji-ku, Osaka , Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Locale: Kinki region / Tōkai region , Japan
Dates of operation: September 16, 1910 ; 115 years ago ( 1910-09-16 ) – present
Predecessor: Kansai Express Electric Railway Nankai Railway
Track gauge: 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in )
Electrification: 1,500 V DC , overhead line 750 V DC, third rail ( Keihanna Line )
Length: 501.2 km (311.4 miles)
Website: www .kintetsu .co .jp /foreign /english /

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Official website: www.kintetsu.jp
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Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd. (近畿日本鉄道株式会社, Kinki-nippon Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha), referred to as Kintetsu (近鉄) and officially Kinki-Nippon Railway, is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Nagoya, Tsu, Ise, and Yoshino. Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.

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