JR-Central Transport Service Company explained

, 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 社名 変更 の お 知ら せ . 2024-08-29 . Tokai Transport Service.
2. Web site: 2024-10-01 . 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 . 2024-10-02 . レイルラボ(RailLab) . ja.
3. Web site: 2024-10-01 . 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 . 2024-10-02 . レイルラボ(RailLab) . ja.
4. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . Japanese . 115. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
5. Web site: 社名 変更 の お 知ら せ . 2024-08-29 . Tokai Transport Service.