Kinki Sharyo
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is an Osaka
, Japan
-based manufacturer of railroad vehicles. 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 have produced the light rail vehicles used by a number of transportation agencies.
Kinki Sharyo is a listed stock on the Osaka
and Tokyo Stock Exchange
s.
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
-based manufacturer of railroad vehicles. 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 have produced the light rail vehicles used by a number of transportation agencies.
Kinki Sharyo is a listed stock on the Osaka
Osaka Securities Exchange
is the second largest securities exchange in Japan, in terms of amount of business handled. As of 31 December 2007, the Osaka Securities Exchange had 477 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of $212 billion. The Nikkei 225 Futures, introduced at the Osaka Securities Exchange in...
and Tokyo Stock Exchange
Tokyo Stock Exchange
The , called or TSE for short, is located in Tokyo, Japan and is the third largest stock exchange in the world by aggregate market capitalization of its listed companies...
s.
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in 2007.)- One type of train of the Guangdong Through Train, also known as KTT.
- SP1900/1950MTR EMU SP1900MTR EMU SP1900 is the second model of electric multiple unit rolling stock of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation , preceded by the Metro Cammell EMU...
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, serving the , , and part of the trains of the .
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Products
Kinki Sharyo also produces steel doors, KJ series, for public housing in Japan.- LRTA Line 1 Manila, Philippines
- Third Generation Light Rail Vehicle - LRT 1
- Railway Transportation in the United States
- Low Floor Light Rail Vehicle - Santa Clara County, California
- Type 7 Light Rail Vehicle- Boston, Massachusetts
- HB Series (informal name) low-floor light rail vehicle - Newark & Hudson County, New Jersey<
- Super LRV (semi-formal name for rebuilt product) - Dallas, Texas
- LF LRV - Seattle, Washington (to enter service 2009)
- LF LRV - Phoenix, Arizona (to enter service 2008)
- LFX-300, "ameriTRAM"
- 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 MTRMTRMass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...
in 2007)- EMU SP1900MTR EMU SP1900MTR EMU SP1900 is the second model of electric multiple unit rolling stock of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation , preceded by the Metro Cammell EMU...
/SP1950 - KTT passenger coaches for Guangdong Through Train
- T1 Premium Class bi-level Coaches
- T2 First Class bi-level Coaches
- EMU SP1900
- Japan Railway
- N700 Series ShinkansenN700 Series ShinkansenThe is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train with tilting capability developed jointly by JR Central and JR West for use on the Tōkaidō and Sanyō Shinkansen lines, and also operated by JR Kyushu on the Kyushu Shinkansen line....
- 700 Series Shinkansen700 Series ShinkansenThe is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train type built between 1997 and 2006, and entering service in 1999. Originally designated as "N300", they formed the next generation of shinkansen vehicles jointly designed by JR Central and JR West for use on both Tōkaidō and Sanyō Shinkansen...
- 500 Series Shinkansen500 Series ShinkansenThe is a Shinkansen high-speed train type operated by West Japan Railway Company on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Sanyō Shinkansen lines in Japan. They were designed to be capable of although they currently operate at a maximum of in service...
- 300 Series Shinkansen300 Series ShinkansenThe is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen train type introduced in 1992 on the Tōkaidō and Sanyō Shinkansen lines, initially for use on the fastest Nozomi services, being capable of...
- 681 series681 seriesThe is an electric multiple unit type operated by West Japan Railway Company and Hokuetsu Express on limited express services in Japan.-681-0 series:...
West Japan Railway and Hokuetsu Express Limited Express - 683 series683 seriesThe is a dual-voltage electric multiple unit type operated by West Japan Railway Company and Hokuetsu Express on limited express services in Japan.-Variants:* 683-0 series * 683-1000 series...
West Japan Railway Limited Express - E257 seriesE257 seriesThe is a DC electric multiple unit operated by East Japan Railway Company and built jointly by Hitachi, Kinki Sharyo, and Tokyu Car Corporation...
East Japan Railway Limited Express - 285 series285 seriesThe is an electric multiple unit train type operated jointly by Central Japan Railway Company and West Japan Railway Company on the overnight Sunrise Izumo/Sunrise Seto limited express service in Japan....
West Japan Railway and Central Japan Railway Sleeping car - 287 series287 seriesThe is a DC electric multiple unit train type operated by West Japan Railway Company in Japan on limited express services such as the Kinosaki and Kounotori from Kyoto and Osaka since 12 March 2011. Trains are also on order for use on Kuroshio services from July 2012.A total of 97 vehicles are on...
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Central Japan Railway Suburban Electric Train - 223 series223 seriesThe is a suburban electric multiple unit train type operated by West Japan Railway Company in the Kansai Region, Chūgoku region and Shikoku of Japan...
West Japan Railway Suburban Electric Train - 225 series225 seriesThe is a DC electric multiple unit operated by West Japan Railway Company on suburban services in the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe Keihanshin area since December 2010.-Design:226 vehicles are on order, at a cost of approximately 30 billion yen...
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West Japan Railway Commuter Electric Train - 303 series Kyushu Railway Commuter Electric Train
- N700 Series Shinkansen
- Private railway, etc., in Japan
- Double decker cars "Vista Car" - Kinki Nippon Railway
- 21020 Series Kinki Nippon Railway Limited Express Electric Train "URBAN LINER NEXT
- 3220, 5820, 6820, 9020 and 9820 Series Kinki Nippon Railway "SERIES 21" Commuter Electric Car
- 50 series - Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau subway Train for Tozai Line
- 80 Series Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau Linear Motor Subway Cars for Imazatosuji Line
- 30000 Series Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau Subway Cars for Tanimachi Line and Midosuji Line
- Tokyo Metro 05 seriesTokyo Metro 05 seriesThe is an electric multiple unit which operates on the Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line in Japan.They were built from 1988 to 2004 so they have a number of variants. Sets 05-125 onward have a redesigned front end, and are called "05N series". Sets 05-114 to 05-118 have wide doors...
- LF LRV - 5100 Series Hiroshima Electric Railway
- 2000 series Fukuoka Municipal Transportation Bureau Stainless Steel Electric Train