Horikawa Kohki Co., Ltd.

Horikawa Kohki Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that designs, manufactures, and sells multi-purpose work vehicles, including track motor cars and maintenance work vehicles for railways. The company was established in December 1959 and is headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

The company was established in 1959. In 1962, it manufactured track motor cars for the Tokaido Shinkansen. In 1963, it developed large track motor cars with hydraulic cranes and developed 3- and 4-way dump trolleys. In 1969, it manufactured electric inspection cars. In 2004, it developed a track oil removal vehicle. In 2005, it manufactured track motor cars for new line construction in Vietnam and high-speed work vehicles for monorails. In 2006, it developed large battery cars with hydraulic cranes. In 2007, it manufactured track motor cars for new line construction in Venezuela. In 2008, it manufactured track motor cars equipped with engines meeting the third exhaust gas regulation. In 2009, it manufactured construction vehicles for the Tohoku Longitudinal Line. In 2010, it manufactured large overhead line work vehicles. In 2011, it manufactured battery cars for shunting. In 2012, it manufactured monorail work vehicles and battery cars with work platforms. In 2013, it acquired ISO9001:2008 certification and developed track motor cars and trolleys with automatic cant correction for structure inspection. In 2014, it manufactured hydraulic motor-driven track motor cars, reaction plate transport trolleys, large track motor cars with cranes, large track motor cars, electric work track motor cars, and rail transport vehicles. In 2015, it manufactured small hydraulic motor-driven track motor cars, large and small track motor cars with cranes, and remote control cars. In 2016, it manufactured large track motor cars with cranes, small track motor cars with cranes for electric work, track bed cleaning vehicles, long trolley vehicles, and small hydraulic motor-driven track motor cars for narrow gauge. In 2017, it manufactured hydraulic tower vehicles and small and standard track motor cars with engines meeting the third exhaust gas regulation. In 2018, it updated to ISO9001:2015 and manufactured vehicles for overseas track inspection and flaw detection, overseas track motor cars with cranes, overseas large work platform track motor cars, large overhead line work track motor cars, and large electric work track motor cars. In 2019, it manufactured large track motor cars with engines meeting the third exhaust gas regulation, small electric work track motor cars with such engines, small track motor cars with cranes, and small electric work track motor cars. In February 2020, the head office was relocated.

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