Who owns Sagami Railway?
Sagami Railway is owned by Sotetsu (Japan, TSE: 9003).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Sotetsu Group Integrated Report 2025, Sotetsu Holdings Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Sotetsu Holdings Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Category
- Travel & transport › Railways
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9003
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Sagami Railway
SAGAMI RAILWAY Co., Ltd., known as Sotetsu, is named in the Sotetsu Group Integrated Report 2025 as one of the two major transportation companies of the group. The report says Sagami Railway was founded in 1917, and describes Sotetsu Holdings as the holding company of a group of 47 subsidiaries.
Ownership timeline of Sagami Railway
Where Sagami Railway sits in Sotetsu
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Sotetsu
Sotetsu controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
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: Sotetsu
Sotetsu is a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 9003.
Sotetsu Holdings is the holding company of the Sotetsu Group. Its Integrated Report 2025 says the group has 47 subsidiaries and 6 affiliated companies, works in transportation, merchandising, real estate and hotels, and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market under code 9003. The report names SAGAMI RAILWAY Co., Ltd. and Sotetsu Bus Co., Ltd. as the major transportation companies and says Sagami Railway was founded in 1917.
🇯🇵 Sagami 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; Sagami 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 Sagami Railway?
The parent company of Sagami Railway is Sotetsu, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Sagami Railway Japanese?
Yes. Sagami Railway originated in Japan and its owner, Sotetsu, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Sagami Railway still owned by Sotetsu?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Sagami Railway is still owned by Sotetsu. 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] Sotetsu Group Integrated Report 2025 — Sotetsu Holdings Co., Ltd., Annual report; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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