JR-Central Transport Service Company

JR-Central Transport Service Company (株式会社JR東海交通事業, Kabushiki-gaisha Jeiāru Tōkai kōtsū jigyō), formerly Tokai Transport Service Company, and abbreviated "TKJ", is a railway operating company in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.^[1]^[2] It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).^[3]

Lines

TKJ operates only one line, the 11.2 km Jōhoku Line. The rail facilities are operated by JR Central, and the trains are run by TKJ.

History

The company was founded on 18 February 1988.^[4]

On July 12, 2024, it was announced that the company name would be changing from Tokai Transport Service Co., Ltd. to JR-Central Transport Service Co., Ltd. (adding a "JR" to the beginning and translating the word "Tokai" in its English name), effective October 1, 2024, to clearly identify it as a subsidiary of JR Central.^[5] Its logo and abbreviation remained unchanged.^[3]

References

^ "社名変更のお知らせ" (PDF). Tokai Transport Service. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ "東海交通事業、社名変更 10月1日から"JR"がつきました！ | レイルラボニュース". レイルラボ(RailLab) (in Japanese). 1 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b "東海交通事業、社名変更 10月1日から"JR"がつきました！ | レイルラボニュース". レイルラボ(RailLab) (in Japanese). 1 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 115. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ "社名変更のお知らせ" (PDF). Tokai Transport Service. Retrieved 29 August 2024.