Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company


The Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company is a third-sector railway operating company in Japan. It was established on 15 March 1991 to construct the 58.3 km Tsukuba Express commuter railway line from in Tokyo to in Ibaraki Prefecture. The Tsukuba Express line was opened on 24 August 2005.
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Shareholders

As of 2019, the company is owned by the following local governments and municipalities.
Entity% share
Ibaraki Prefecture18.05
Tokyo17.65
Chiba Prefecture7.06
Adachi Ward, Tokyo7.06
City of Tsukuba6.67
Saitama Prefecture5.88
Taitō Ward, Tokyo5.3
City of Kashiwa5.3
City of Nagareyama5.3
Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo2.65
Arakawa Ward, Tokyo2.65