Kinki Sharyo

Kinki Sharyo Co., Ltd. (近畿車輛株式会社, Kinki Sharyō kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of railroad vehicles based in Osaka. It is an affiliate company of Kintetsu Corporation. In business since 1920 as Tanaka Rolling Stock Works, and renamed The Kinki Sharyo Co., Ltd in 1945, they produce rolling stock for numerous transportation agencies, ranging from Shinkansen high-speed trains to light rail vehicles. Kinki Sharyo is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as TYO: 7122.

Kinki Sharyo Co., Ltd.
Native name
近畿車輛株式会社
Kinki Sharyō kabushiki gaisha
Company typePublic
TYO: 7122
IndustryRolling stock manufacturing
FoundedDecember 19, 1920 (1920-12-19)
Headquarters
Osaka
,
Japan
Key people
Itsuo Morishita (President)
Number of employees
1,000
ParentKintetsu Group Holdings Co.
Websitewww.kinkisharyo.co.jp/english/

Clients

North America
Kinki Sharyo Type 7 on the MBTA Green Line (Boston, MA)

Japan

Asia
Hong Kong MTR SP1900 at Tai Wai

Elsewhere

Products

Kinki Sharyo also produces steel doors, known as the KJ series, for public housing in Japan.

  • LRTA Line 1 Manila, Philippines
    • LRTA Class 1200
  • Railway Transportation in the United States
  • Cairo Metro
    • M, N1 and N2 Cars for No.1 Line
    • M, N1,N2 and T Cars for No.2 Line
  • KCR in Hong Kong (merged with MTR in 2007)
    • EMU SP1900/SP1950
    • KTT passenger coaches for Guangdong Through Train
      • T1 Premium Class bi-level Coaches
      • T2 First Class bi-level Coaches
  • Ferrocarriles Argentinos
  • JR Group
  • Private Railways in Japan
    • Kintetsu Railway
      • Double decker cars "Vista Car" – Kintetsu
      • 21020 series – Limited Express Electric Train "Urban Liner Next"
      • 23000 series – Limited Express Electric Train "Ise-Shima Liner"
      • 22600 series/16600 Series – Limited Express Electric Train "Ace"
      • 50000 series – Limited Express Electric Train "Shimakaze"
        Kinki Sharyo built Kintetsu 50000 series EMU
      • 3220, 5820, 6820, 9020 and 9820 Series – "Series 21" Commuter Electric Car
    • Hanshin Electric Railway
      • 1000 series – Commuter Train
      • 5700 series – Commuter Train
    • Nankai Electric Railway
      • 8300 series – Commuter Train
    • Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway
      • 9000 series – Electric Train
  • Municipal Railways in Japan
  • Prototype(s)
    • Smart BEST hybrid Battery electric multiple unit

See also
  • Kinki Sharyo SLRV

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