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Japan Transport Engineering Company

Japan Transport Engineering Company (J-TREC) (株式会社総合車両製作所) is a manufacturer of heavy rail cars in Japan, formerly known as Tokyu Car Corporation (東急車輛製造株式会社). The company is based in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, and a member of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) group. J-TREC manufactures rail vehicles not only for JR East and Tokyu Corporation but for other Japanese operators, including various Japan Railways Group companies and international operators as well.

Tokyu Car Corporation, the predecessor of J-TREC, was founded on 23 August 1948. Tokyu Car was a licensee of early-generation (early-1960s) stainless-steel commuter EMU train body and related bogie technology from the Budd Company of the United States. Since then, Tokyu Car has specialised in stainless-steel body car technology.

On 27 October 2011, Tokyu Car Corporation announced that its rolling stock manufacturing division would be acquired by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and the company cease operations with effect from 1 April 2012. It is to be subsequently split into two companies, Tokyu Car Engineering and Keihin Steel Works. Both companies will be subsidiaries of JR East. The remaining parts and machinery manufacturing division was subsequently sold to ShinMaywa Industries.[2][3]

Name after selling divisions

On 2 April 2012, divisions (were inherited by subsidiaries) were sold and renamed.

  • JR East acquired:
  • New Tokyu Car Corporation (新東急車輛) (founded on 9 November 2011, inherited rolling stock manufacturing division on 1 April 2012) - Name changed to Japan Transport Engineering Company (J-TREC) (総合車両製作所)
  • Tokyu Car Engineering Corporation (東急車輛エンジニアリング) - Name changed to J-TREC Design & Service Company (J-TREC D & S) (J-TRECデザインサービス)
  • Keihin Steel Works Corporation (京浜鋼板工業)
  • ShinMaywa acquired:
  • Tokyu Car SPV Corporation (東急車輛特装) - Name changed to Toho Car Corporation (東邦車輛)
  • Tokyu Car Service Corporation (東急車輛サービス) - Name changed to Toho Car Service Corporation (東邦車輛サービス)
  • New Tokyu Parking Corporation (新東急パーキング) (founded on 9 November 2011, inherited parking machinery manufacturing division on 1 April 2012) - Name changed to Tokyo Engineering Systems Corporation (東京エンジニアリングシステムズ)
  • Tokyu Parking Systems Corporation (東急パーキングシステムズ) - Name changed to Tokyo Parking Systems Corporation (東京パーキングシステムズ)

Products

Besides railway rolling stock, Tokyu Car also manufactured special duty motor vehicles (such as dump trucks, trailers and vans), which was sold to ShinMaywa.

Some Tokyu Car projects:

  • Shinkansen EMU Cars
  • Tokyu Corporation all trains.
  • JR East 209, E217, E231, E501, E531 and E233 series EMU rail cars
  • JR East E751 series EMU rail cars for limited express (2000)
  • JR Shikoku 5100 type bilevel cab cars (2003)
  • E259 series EMU for Narita Express with Kinki Sharyo

Further reading

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References

  1. 総合車両製作所－会社案内 j-trec.co.jp, retrieved 2016-02-23^
  2. 東急電鉄、車両製造部門をＪＲ東日本に来春売却へ asahi.com, retrieved 2011-11-30^
  3. 会社分割（吸収分割）および事業譲渡に関するお知らせ Tokyu Car Corporation, 2011-10-27, retrieved 2011-11-30^
  4. Melissa Luz Lopez. DOTr taps Japan bullet train supplier for Tutuban-Malolos railway CNN Philippines, 16 July 2019, retrieved 18 July 2019^
  5. Ujung-ujungnya Teknologi Jepang Tempo, 2023-04-10, retrieved 2026-01-05^