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The (or Kotoden) is a transportation company in Kagawa Prefecture, which is on the island of Shikoku, Japan. With headquarters in Takamatsu, the company operates three passenger railway lines, as well as bus subsidiaries. It was established on November 1, 1943. In 2005, it reported sales of ¥3,694,000,000 with a capitalization of ¥250,000,000. ==Outline== Kotoden was established by the wartime merger of rail lines in the Takamatsu area. Immediately after its establishment, it absorbed the bus transportation operations in the vicinity. Aerial bombing destroyed some lines during the war. After the war, the company extended its line to Takamatsu Chikkō Station, a few minutes' walk from JR Takamatsu Station. Its network took its present form in the early 1950s. In the 1970s, the company built a new station building at Kawaramachi, the nexus of its lines. It opened a department store in the building. During the following decade, it allied with Sogo. However, the bursting of the Japanese asset price bubble and the downfall of Sogo led Kotoden to restructuring under the courts in accordance with the bankruptcy laws. It emerged from this restructuring in March 2006. The company introduced IruCa, a smart card ticketing system in February 2005. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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