Nankai Electric Railway

Japanese railway company
Organization major_railway_company Q1188230
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Nankai Electric Railway

Summary

Nankai Electric Railway is a major railway company[1]. It draws 1,866 Wikipedia views per month (major_railway_company category, ranking #9 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nankai Electric Railway was a member of Japan Private Railway Association[3].
  • Nankai Electric Railway was a member of Q10891536[4].
  • Nankai Electric Railway is located in Osaka Prefecture[5].
  • Nankai Electric Railway is in the country of Japan[6].
  • Nankai Electric Railway's instance of is recorded as major railway company[7].
  • Nankai Electric Railway's instance of is recorded as public company[8].
  • Nankai Electric Railway's instance of is recorded as kabushiki gaisha[9].
  • Nankai Electric Railway's item operated is recorded as Q141434988[10].
  • Nankaidō is named after Nankai Electric Railway[11].
  • Nankai Electric Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Namba[12].
  • Nankai Electric Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Shikijin East[13].
  • Nankai Electric Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Semboku Rapid Railway[14].
  • Nankai Electric Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Hankai Tramway[15].
  • Nankai Electric Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise[16].
  • Nankai Electric Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Nankai Bus[17].
  • Nankai Electric Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Wakayama Bus[18].
  • Nankai Electric Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Tokushima Bus[19].
  • Nankai Electric Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Nankai Tatsumura Construction[20].
  • Nankai Electric Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Q124853450[21].
  • Nankai Electric Railway's Commons category is recorded as Nankai Electric Railway[22].
  • Nankai Electric Railway's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[23].
  • Nankai Electric Railway's industry is recorded as public transport[24].
  • 1884 marks the founding of Nankai Electric Railway[25].
  • Nankai Electric Railway's location of formation is recorded as Kudoyama[26].
  • Nankai Electric Railway's parent organization or unit is recorded as Nankai Group[27].

Body

Founding

1884 marks the founding of Nankai Electric Railway[25]. Its location of formation is recorded as Kudoyama[26].

Identity

Official names include 南海電気鉄道株式会社[28] and Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.[29].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Namba[12], a neighborhood in Japan[30], in Japan[31] and Shikijin East[13], a neighborhood in Japan[32], in Japan[33]. Nankai Electric Railway's parent organization or unit is recorded as Nankai Group[27]. Subsidiaries include Semboku Rapid Railway[14], a Q11564393[34], in Japan[35], founded in 1965[36], headquartered in Izumi[37]; Hankai Tramway[15], a tram system[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1980[40], headquartered in Shimizugaoka[41]; Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise[16], a bus company[42], in Japan[43], founded in 1991[44], headquartered in Izumisano[45]; Nankai Bus[17], a bus company[46], in Japan[47], founded in 2001[48], headquartered in Sakai[49]; Wakayama Bus[18], a bus company[50], in Japan[51], founded in 1975[52], headquartered in Wakayama[53]; and Tokushima Bus[19], a bus company[54], in Japan[55], founded in 1942[56], headquartered in Tokushima[57].

Industry

Nankai Electric Railway's industry is recorded as public transport[24].

Ownership

Nankai Electric Railway's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[23].

Why It Matters

Nankai Electric Railway draws 1,866 Wikipedia views per month (major_railway_company category, ranking #9 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

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Class ancestry

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  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Item operated → Q141434988
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P121]]: [[Q141434988]]"
  2. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → —
    Replaces → Kōyasan Electric Railway, Hankai Railway
    Child organization or unit → Semboku Rapid Railway, Hankai Tramway, Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise +5
    Twitter → —
    + 73 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: 91F5-33E0-E19A-B250-ABAA, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269254|batch #269254]]"
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