The District of Joban Kata Heavy Industries (Railroad)

Kata Heavy Industries (Railroad)

From The District of Joban

Kata Heavy Industries (Railroad) is the Rolling Stock arm of Kata Heavy Industries, and accounts for close to 1/5th of their total profit. It is the leading global rolling stock manufacturing company, having manufactured more than 76,192 railcars since their founding in 1902. It is the second-largest of the Kata Heavy Industries group by profit, and the largest by market cap.

Products

As in the name, the company produces Rolling Stock and other railroad-related items. Although the products are mostly sold in the nearby region such as Sorano and Joban, in recent years they have begun to provide rolling stock for systems worldwide, and are one of the most trusted brands in the railroad industry.

Harmony Rail Group

Products produced for the HRT Group, or the Harmony Rail Group, include:

Shinkansen:

HS2 Series Shinkansen (Seiyo Shinkansen)

HE3 Series Shinkansen (Sakura Shinkansen)

E7 Series Shinkansen (Tohoku Shinkansen)

Standard-Gauge

E233-100 (Mihara Line)

E233-200 (Namboku and Tozai Line)

E233-300 (Yamate Line)

E233-400 (Seiyo Main Line)

E233-500 (Ome Line)

E233-600 (Sakura Main Line)

E233-700 (Lamtsu Main Line)