Who owns Odakyu Railway?
Odakyu Railway is owned by Odakyu (Japan, TSE: 9007).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Company Outline (Odakyu Railway), Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Founded
- 1948
- Category
- Travel & transport › Railways
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9007
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Odakyu Railway
Odakyu Railway is the rail brand of Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd., which describes its transportation business as railroads, buses and tourism-related vehicles. Its English travel site sells the Hakone Freepass and other passes for the Hakone, Enoshima and Kamakura areas.
Ownership timeline of Odakyu Railway
Where Odakyu Railway sits in Odakyu
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in railways, and who owns them
The 91 brands in railways on Brandtree belong to 68 owners. The largest is DfT Operator, with 9.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| c2c | DfT Operator | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Avanti West Coast | FirstGroup | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Eurostar | SNCF | 🇫🇷 France |
| CPKC | CPKC | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Linha 4 do Metrô de São Paulo | Motiva | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Hellenic Train | FS Italiane | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Transtar | FTAI Infrastructure | 🇺🇸 United States |
| KAI Commuter | KAI | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
About the owner: Odakyu
Odakyu is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 9007.
Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. says on its company outline page that it was established on 1 June 1948, with the Odawara Express Railway Co., Ltd. of 1923 as its predecessor, and that its Shinjuku head office is at 2-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku. The page gives capital of 60.359 billion yen and 67 group companies as of April 2025, and lists transportation, real estate and life services as its three businesses. A September 2026 share buyback notice gives its stock code as 9007 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market.
🇯🇵 Odakyu Railway and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Odakyu Railway is not one of them.
- "K" Line — K Line 🇯🇵
- AIRDO — RegionalPlus Wings 🇯🇵
- AIT — AIT 🇯🇵
- ANA — ANA Holdings 🇯🇵
- AZ-COM Maruwa — AZ-COM Maruwa 🇯🇵
- Amakusa Airlines — Amakusa Airlines 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Odakyu Railway?
The parent company of Odakyu Railway is Odakyu, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Odakyu Railway Japanese?
Yes. Odakyu Railway originated in Japan in 1948 and its owner, Odakyu, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Odakyu Railway still owned by Odakyu?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Odakyu Railway is still owned by Odakyu. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Company Outline (Odakyu Railway) — Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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