Nagoya Railroad

railroad company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan
Organization major_railway_company Q30850
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Nagoya Railroad

Summary

Nagoya Railroad is a major railway company[1]. It draws 366 Wikipedia views per month (major_railway_company category, ranking #12 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nagoya Railroad was a member of Japan Private Railway Association[3].
  • Nagoya Railroad was a member of Meitetsu Group[4].
  • Nagoya Railroad is located in Aichi Prefecture[5].
  • Nagoya Railroad is located in Gifu Prefecture[6].
  • Nagoya Railroad is in the country of Japan[7].
  • Nagoya Railroad's instance of is recorded as major railway company[8].
  • Nagoya Railroad's instance of is recorded as public company[9].
  • Nagoya Railroad's instance of is recorded as private railway[10].
  • Nagoya Railroad's instance of is recorded as rail company (Japan)[11].
  • Nagoya Railroad's headquarters location is recorded as Meitetsu Bus Center[12].
  • Nagoya Railroad took place at Tōkai region[13].
  • Nagoya Railroad's child organization or unit is recorded as Meitetsu Bus[14].
  • Nagoya Railroad's child organization or unit is recorded as Meitetsu Kanko Bus[15].
  • Nagoya Railroad's child organization or unit is recorded as Meitetsu Taxi Holdings[16].
  • Nagoya Railroad's child organization or unit is recorded as Meitetsu Hotel Holdings[17].
  • Nagoya Railroad's Commons category is recorded as Meitetsu[18].
  • Nagoya Railroad's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[19].
  • Nagoya Railroad's stock exchange is recorded as Nagoya Stock Exchange[20].
  • Nagoya Railroad's industry is recorded as public transport[21].
  • Nagoya Railroad comprises Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line[22].
  • Nagoya Railroad comprises Meitetsu Tsushima Line[23].
  • Nagoya Railroad comprises Meitetsu Bisai Line[24].
  • Nagoya Railroad comprises Meitetsu Takehana Line[25].
  • Nagoya Railroad comprises Meitetsu Hashima Line[26].
  • Nagoya Railroad comprises Meitetsu Inuyama Line[27].

Body

Founding

June 13, 1921 marks the founding of Nagoya Railroad[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Nagoya[29].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '名古屋鉄道株式会社'}[30] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.'}[31]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '名鉄'}[32].

Operations

Nagoya Railroad's headquarters location is recorded as Meitetsu Bus Center[12]. Subsidiaries include Meitetsu Bus[14], a bus company[33], in Japan[34], founded in 2004[35], headquartered in Nagoya[36]; Meitetsu Kanko Bus[15], a bus company[37], in Japan[38], founded in 1969[39], headquartered in Nakagawa-ku[40]; Meitetsu Taxi Holdings[16], a business[41], in Japan[42], founded in 1944[43], headquartered in Nishi-Hioki[44]; and Meitetsu Hotel Holdings[17], a business[45], in Japan[46], founded in 2021[47].

Industry

Nagoya Railroad's industry is recorded as public transport[21].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Tokyo Stock Exchange[19] and Nagoya Stock Exchange[20].

Why It Matters

Nagoya Railroad draws 366 Wikipedia views per month (major_railway_company category, ranking #12 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

References

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  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . meitetsu-kankobus.co.jp. meitetsu-kankobus.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . nikkei.com. nikkei.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . nikkei.com. nikkei.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . mintetsu.or.jp. mintetsu.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [4] . meitetsu.co.jp. meitetsu.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . meitetsu.co.jp. meitetsu.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . meitetsu.co.jp. meitetsu.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Official website https://top.meitetsu.co.jp/, https://www.meitetsu.co.jp/eng, https://www.meitetsu.co.jp/kor +4
    Owner of Meitetsu Hashima Line, Meitetsu Bisai Line, Meitetsu Takehana Line +16
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