J-Trec eyes expansion at home and abroad as Europe-Japan trade deal takes hold

摘要

J-TREC, which can trace its history back to 1948 as Tokyu Kogyo Corporation Yokohama Works before becoming Tokyu Car Corporation in 1953, was taken over by East Japan Railway (JR-East) in 2012. The company has three plants in Yokohama, Niigata, and Wakayama and specialises in the production of EMUs ranging from high-speed to commuter trains, as well as freight containers.