Understanding
Keisei Group

Keisei Group in numbers

  • Number of group companies

    82companies

  • Number of group employees

    28,683people

  • Operating revenue*1

    319.3billion yen

  • Operating profit to operating revenues ratio*1

    11.3%

  • Capital adequacy ratio*1

    46.5%

  • Keisei Electric Railway passenger volume*2

    287million passengers

  • *1 As of March 31, 2025
  • *2 Excluding the Matsudo Line: FY2024 results

History of the Keisei Group

Established in

1909

Keisei Electric Railway, the core company of the Keisei Group, commenced operations in 1909 as a railway for visitors to Ofudo in Narita-san. In 1912, Keisei Electric Railway began to operate trains—each train had only five cars—between Oshiage and Edogawa and between Takasago and Shibamata (a total of 11.5 km).

Over the years that followed, the Company expanded its railway network to improve convenience for its customers. In 1960, the Company shared tracks with the subway, a first for Japan. In 1978, the network was expanded to reach Narita Airport. In 1991, the network was directly linked to the terminal at Narita Airport. In July 2010, the Narita Sky Access Line opened as a new line from central Tokyo to Narita Airport.

Based on its railway operations, the Keisei Group has developed a variety of operations. In 1932, the Group started its bus business in earnest. In 1933, it commenced its real estate business. From 1955, the Group expanded into the distribution business and the leisure and service business. Today the Group provides comprehensive lifestyle services in Tokyo, Chiba, and Ibaraki.

Businesses of the Keisei Group

The Keisei Group consists of 82 companies engaging in the Transportation, Distribution, Real Estate, Leisure, Service, Construction, and other businesses mainly in Tokyo, Chiba, and Ibaraki.

In the Transportation business, 7 railway companies, including Keisei Electric Railway, 9 bus companies, and 15 taxi companies contribute to transportation in the Tokyo area. In the Distribution business, 9 companies operate department stores, supermarkets, and other commercial facilities and offer products and services principally in the main areas served by the Keisei Group. In the Real Estate business, 6 companies engage in urban development, rental, and renovation in the areas served by the Keisei lines. In the Leisure, Service business, 14 companies are involved in the leisure business, and 8 companies engage in the service industry. The Leisure, Service business includes the eating and drinking, movie business, the hotel business, the ad agency business and the travel business. They add joy and comfort to the lives of people in the areas served by the Group. 2 construction companies build and maintain primarily the Keisei Group’s facilities. In the Other business, 14 companies engage in a variety of operations, including the driving school business, insurance agency business, and rail car maintenance business.

Business summary

Strengths of the Keisei Group

  • Reliable, speedy railway network

    In addition to the Keisei Main Line, the Narita Sky Access Line has opened as a new route connecting central Tokyo and Narita Airport.
    The Skyliner trains operated by Keisei Electric Railway run at 160 kilometers per hour, the highest speed on conventional lines. They connect Nippori and Narita Airport (Terminal 2) in 36 minutes minimum. Airport access is comparable to that of major airports overseas.

    The Keisei Group operates Access Express trains, which connect Shimbashi, Nihombashi, and Oshiage, and Narita Airport via Narita Sky Access Line, and express trains connecting Tokyo and Narita Airport via Funabashi on the Keisei Main Line.
    The Group’s railways to and from Narita Airport are competitive and have an advantage due to their speed, especially that of the Skyliner, and their service frequency, which comes from having two routes: the Narita Sky Access Line and Keisei Main Line.

    Skyliner

  • Diverse Group companies collaborate to develop a wide range of businesses with close ties to local communities

    Keisei Group operates a wide range of businesses, including transportation, distribution, and real estate, mainly in eastern Tokyo, Chiba, and Ibaraki prefectures. As a comprehensive lifestyle business group, we support the lives of everyone in the areas along our railway lines.
    In addition, we collaborate across the Group to provide new products and services and improve work efficiency, thereby increasing the value of our business areas and Keisei Group.

    Business summary