Sagami Railway

The Sagami Railway, often shortened to Sōtetsu, is a private railway company which operates three lines in Kanagawa, Japan. Of the major 16 private railways in Japan, Sōtetsu is the smallest.
The railway's origins date back to 1917 when it was founded to help with the transporting of gravel along the Sagami River valleys. Direct operation to Hachiōji was started in 1931, but due to the economic depression, the railway became a subsidiary of Tōkyū in 1941; this lasted until 1947 when the employees of the Sagami Railway bought their own shares and resolved the commission.
Sōtetsu is one of the core companies of the Sōtetsu Group.
==References==
*Wikipedia.org
Category:Japanese Railways
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