Private company

Hanshin Electric Railway

Logo: 阪神電気鉄道, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Japanese railway company

Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (阪神電気鉄道株式会社, Hanshin Denki-tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese private railway company owned by Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Its lines serve to link the cities of Osaka and Kobe in the Hanshin region of Japan. The first character from Kobe (神戸) and the second character from Osaka (大阪) combine to form the company name, 阪神, read as Han-shin.2 It is part of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Jun 12, 1899Founded1
  • Industrybaseball venue, rail transport, real estate rental1
  • HeadquartersEbie1
  • Websitewww.hanshin.co.jp
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1

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Headquarters of Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd
Photo: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (阪神電気鉄道株式会社, Hanshin Denki-tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese private railway company owned by Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Its lines serve to link the cities of Osaka and Kobe in the Hanshin region of Japan. The first character from Kobe (神戸) and the second character from Osaka (大阪) combine to form the company name, 阪神, read as Han-shin.2

Corporate structure

Hanshin Electric Railway is part of a group headed by Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. 36 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

June 12, 1899: Settsu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (摂津電気鉄道株式会社, Settsu Denki-tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha) was established.

July 7, 1899: The company was renamed "Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd."

April 7, 1968: Kobe Rapid Railway was opened and joint operation with Sanyo Electric Railway was started.

February 15, 1998: Joint operation with Sanyo Electric Railway for limited express service between Umeda and Himeji was started.

June 20, 2006: Hankyu Holdings, Inc. completed its purchase of a controlling interest in Hanshin in a transaction valued at about $2.2 billion.

March 20, 2009: Joint operation with Kintetsu Railway for Rapid Express service between Sannomiya and Kintetsu Nara was started.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hanshin Electric Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Hanshin Electric Railway owns the Hanshin Tigers baseball team, whose home ground is Hanshin Koshien Stadium in front of Kōshien Station of the railway's Main Line.

One of the company's subsidiaries is the Osaka-based company Hanshin Contents Link, that operates the Billboard Japan brand under licence from Billboard's publisher.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hanshin Electric Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jun 12, 1899Founded Founded1

Sources

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