Keio Corporation
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Keio Corporation (Japanese: 京王電鉄株式会社, Hepburn: Keiō Dentetsu Kabushiki-gaisha, 'Keio Electric Railway K.K') is a private railway operator in Tokyo, Japan and the central firm of the Keio Group (京王グループ, Keiō Gurūpu) that is involved in transport, retail, real estate and other industries. The Keio railway network connects western suburbs of Tokyo (Chōfu, Fuchū, Hachiōji, Hino, Inagi, Tama) and Sagamihara in Kanagawa with central Tokyo at Shinjuku Station.
For other uses, see Keio (disambiguation).
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Native name | 京王電鉄 |
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Company type | Public |
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Predecessor | Tokyu Corporation |
Founded | June 1, 1948 (1948-06-01) in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
Founder | Tokutarō Inoue |
Headquarters | Tama-ku, Tokyo , Japan |
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Owners | The Master Trust Bank of Japan (14.28%)
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Number of employees | 2276 (2007)[citation needed] |
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Website | keio |
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The name 'Keio' (京王) is derived from taking one character each from the places through which the railway runs: Tokyo (東京) and Hachiōji (八王子).[4]