Enshu Tetsudo
| Enshū Tetsudō KK Enshū Railway Co., Ltd.
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Kabushiki-gaisha (joint stock company) |
| founding | November 1, 1943 |
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Hamamatsu , Japan
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| Number of employees | 4428 |
| sales | 173 billion yen |
| Branch | Transport, services, real estate |
| Website | Enshu Tetsudo |
| Status: 2016 | |
The Enshū Tetsudo ( Jap . 遠州鉄道株式会社 , Enshū Tetsudo Kabushiki-gaisha , Engl. Enshū Railway Co., Ltd. ), short Entetsu ( 遠鉄 is called) is a Japanese railway company . The Hamamatsu- based company operates a rail line and numerous bus routes in Shizuoka Prefecture . In terms of a regionally oriented vertical integration , the rail and bus companies form the core business of a service group with several subsidiaries in different areas.
Enshū is the Sino-Japanese short name of the Tōtōmi province , which encompasses the west of Shizuoka.
Rail and bus transport
The Entetsu railway network consists of one more line:
- Enshu Railway Line from Shin-Hamamatsu to Nishi-Kajima (17.8 km)
Three adjoining railway lines were shut down:
- Okuyama Line from Enshū-Hamamatsu to Okuyama (25.7 km), in operation 1914–1964
- Nakanomachi Line from Enshū-Magome to Nakanomachi (7.0 km), in service 1909–1937
- Kasai Line from Enshū-Nishigasaki to Enshū-Kasai (2.4 km), in service 1914–1944
The bus company Entetsu Bus ( 遠 鉄 バ ) carries out all city bus services in Hamamatsu and in the neighboring cities of Fukuroi , Iwata and Kosai ; individual lines also run to Kakegawa and Mori . The central hub of the route network is the bus station at Hamamatsu station . There are also several express bus routes : the e-Wing goes directly to Chūbu Airport , the e-Line R goes to Osaka , Tokyo and Yokohama .
The bus company Entetsu Kankō ( 遠 鉄 観 光 ) is responsible for coach traffic .
Other corporate areas
The main company Enshū Tetsudō includes the following business areas in addition to rail and bus transport: real estate trading, health care, insurance agency and advertising. There are also several subsidiaries that are also active in the immediate region.
Retail trade:
- Entetsu Hyakkaten : Hamamatsu department store (partnership with Takashimaya )
- Entetsu Hyakkaten Tomonokai : Department store management
- Entetsu Store : Supermarket chain with over 30 branches
Vehicle trade and related services:
- Shizuoka Toyota Jidōsha : Sales of new and used Toyota vehicles , general inspections, repairs
- Toyota Hamamatsu network : sales of new and used cars, vehicle insurance , KDDI agency
- Toyota Rent a Car Hamamatsu : car rental, accessories for sale
- Entetsu Sekiyu : Operation of gas stations
- Entetsu Taxi : taxi service
- Entetsu Jidōsha Gakkō and Hamamatsu Jidōsha Gakkō : Driving schools
Construction:
- Entetsu Kensetsu : Planning, construction and maintenance of residential and commercial buildings
Tourism:
- Entetsu Kankō Kaihatsu : “Hamanako Palpal” amusement park, hotels, Hamanako music automaton museum, Kanzanji cable car
- Entetsu Travel : travel agency
Other services:
- Entetsu System Service : Information technology
- Entetsu Assist : recruitment agency
history
The nucleus of the Entetsu Group is the Hamamatsu Tetsudō ( 浜 松 鉄 道 ) railway company, founded in 1907 , which a year later became part of the Dai Nippon Kidō ( 大 日本 軌道 ). This tram company, which operates in several Japanese cities, opened the Nakanomachi line on March 3, 1909 , and on December 6, 1909, today's Enshū railway line . Finally, on April 7, 1914, the Kasai line opened . After the liquidation of the Dai Nippon Kidō , the Hamamatsu branch became independent on November 12, 1919 under the name Enshū Kidō ( 遠 州 軌道 ). The company changed its name to Enshū Denki Tetsudō ( 遠 州 電 気 鉄 道 ) on August 23, 1921 , thus anticipating the electrification of the route network. On February 18, 1937 the Nakanomachi Line shut down. The greatest competitor of the Enshū Denki Tetsudō was the Hamamatsu Keibentetsudō ( 浜 松 軽 便 鉄 道 ), founded in 1912 . It opened the first section of the Okuayama Line on November 30, 1914 and extended the route in several stages until 1923. On April 24, 1915 she took over the name Hamamatsu Tetsudō, which had become free in the meantime .
In order to increase the efficiency of local transport during the Pacific War and thereby save resources, the government passed the "Law to Adjust Land Transport Business". As a result, on November 1, 1943, six companies in the Hamamatsu area, including the Enshū Denki Tetsudō , merged to form the Enshū Tetsudō. The new company, also known as Entetsu, now owned an extensive network of bus routes and closed the Kasai line on December 10, 1944 to avoid internal competition. Even during the devastating American air raids in June 1945, operations on the Enshū railway line could be maintained without interruption.
On May 1, 1947, the Hamamatsu Tetsudō also merged with the Entetsu, which expanded the route network to include the Okayama line. In the 1950s, the Entetsu experienced strong growth in bus operations, especially in leisure traffic. In 1956 the entry into the tourism sector took place with the opening of an amusement park. In view of the mass motorization during the economic boom at the time, the company concentrated solely on the Enshū railway line when modernizing its rail traffic and closed the deficit Okuyama line on November 1, 1964, which meant that there was no longer a direct rail link to the north-west of the city. Around 1970 there was a further expansion in the tourism sector.
The first half of the 1980s was marked by extensive construction projects. In the city center, the Enshū railway line was relocated to a viaduct, which made it possible to remove numerous level crossings. In 1982 the Entetsu opened a central bus station . Three years later, the number of employees rose to over 5,000. During the era of the bubble economy , Entetsu transformed from a transport company to a vertically integrated service group. This included the opening of our own department store in a central location, entry into the vehicle trade and the opening of hotels. After a long recession, there was another expansion phase at the end of the 1990s, this time in the construction and leisure sectors. Meanwhile, Entetsu Store became the largest supermarket chain in Shizuoka Prefecture.
The early 21st century was marked by the expansion of the viaduct section of the Enshū railway line, the widespread introduction of the NicePass smart card and the start of express bus services.
Web links
- Enshū Tetsudō website (Japanese, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 第 104 期 有 価 証券 報告 書. (PDF, 1.1 MB) Enshū Tetsudō, 2016, accessed on February 12, 2019 (Japanese, Annual Report 2016).
- ↑ Entetsu Group Company File. Enshū Tetsudō, accessed February 12, 2019 .
- ↑ a b 遠 州 鉄 道 株式会社 の 創立. Enshū Tetsudō, accessed February 12, 2019 (Japanese).
- ↑ 多角化 へ 活 発 な 事業 展開. Enshū Tetsudō, accessed February 12, 2019 (Japanese).
- ↑ 「地域 に 根 ざ す 企業 集 団」 の 、 さ ら な る 総 合力 発 揮 へ. Enshū Tetsudō, accessed February 12, 2019 (Japanese).