Odakyu Group

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The Odakyū Group (小田急グループ) is a diversified corporation operating in Eastern Japan. The group originated as a rail transport operator, centered around Odakyū Electric Railway, but now also has operations in real estate, finance (credit card), fiber optic networking, personal storage, travel sales, and bus service. It comprises 106 companies as of June 1, 2007. It also owns several recreational facilities, including a golf course, campground, hot springs resort, and sailing resort, all of which are situated to bring more passengers onto the core business, the railway network.

[edit] Railway Bus & Taxi Companies

The railway network of the group includes the 3 lines of the Odakyū Electric Railway, the Enoshima Electric Railway, and the Hakone Tozan Railway companies. It operates the Hakone Ropeway. Odakyū, like many railway companies in Japan, also operates a set of feeder buses all throughout the line that complement city bus services, collectively called Odakyū Bus. They include 16 brands, major ones are Odakyu City Bus (小田急シティバス), Hakone Rapid Bus (小田急箱根高速バス), Tokai Bus（東海バス）serving Tokyo, Kanagawa, Hakone/Mount Fuji and Izu Peninsula areas. Other group operations include taxi and Hakone tourist boats.

[edit] Stores

The Odakyū Group has department stores by Shin Yurigaoka, Shinjuku, Machida and Fujisawa stations. Odakyū also runs a number of large hotels, including Odakyū Southern Tower in Yoyogi, as well as others in Shinjuku and Izu Peninsula. It also owns a chain of supermarkets called Odakyū OX across west Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, as well as a chain of convenience stores (Odakyū MART) and kiosk outlets (OX SHOP) found in various Odakyū line stations. Running hotels and department stores is common among large private railway companies in Japan.

[edit] TSE Listing

Along with Odakyu Electric Railway, Odakyu Construction Co., Ltd. (小田急建設株式会社) and Kanagawa Central Transport aka Kanachu Bus (神奈川中央交通株式会社) are listed on Section 1 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Odakyū is listed on Section 1 of Tokyo Stock Exchange, and is a company on Fortune magazine's Global 500 list.

v • d • e Odakyū trainsets Commuter 1000 series • 2000 series • 3000 series • 4000 series • 5000 series • 8000 series Romancecar 60000 series "MSE" • 50000 series "VSE" • 30000 series "EXE" • 20000 series "RSE" • 10000 series "HiSE" • 7000 series "LSE" • 3100 series "NSE" • 3000 series "SE"

v • d • e Odakyū lines Odakyū lines Odawara • Enoshima • Tama Related lines Enoden • Hakone Ropeway • Hakone Tozan • Hakone Tozan Cable Car Major stations Machida • Odawara • Sagami-Ōno • Shimo-Kitazawa • Shinjuku • Shin-Yurigaoka • Tama-Center

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