Who owns Tobu Railway?
Tobu Railway is owned by Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. (Japan, TSE: 9001).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Corporate overview - Tobu Railway, Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Category
- Travel & transport › Railways
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9001
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Tobu Railway
Tobu Railway is the railway of Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. Its overview page reports 463.3 km of operating line and 1,788 railcars at 31 March 2025, and its site sells the Tobu Skytree Line, Tojo Line, Nikko and Kinugawa limited expresses, TH Liner and TJ Liner services.
Ownership timeline of Tobu Railway
- Current owner Tobu Railway [1] reported
Where Tobu Railway sits in Tobu Railway
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Tobu Railway ownership tree →
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: Tobu Railway
Tobu Railway is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1897. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 9001.
Tobu Railway is a company whose own overview page gives a registered office at Oshiage in Sumida, Tokyo, an establishment date of 1 November 1897, capital of about 102.1 billion yen and 463.3 km of operating line with 1,788 railcars at 31 March 2025. Its business list covers rail, tramway and cableway transport, bus transport and real estate, and its investor pages list shareholder meetings, dividends and shareholder benefits.
Tobu Railway: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇯🇵 Tobu 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; Tobu 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 Tobu Railway?
The parent company of Tobu Railway is Tobu Railway Co., Ltd., a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Tobu Railway Japanese?
Yes. Tobu Railway originated in Japan and its owner, Tobu Railway Co., Ltd., is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Tobu Railway still owned by Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Tobu Railway is still owned by Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. 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] Corporate overview - Tobu Railway — Tobu Railway Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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