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West Japan Railway Company

Not to be confused with Nishi-Nippon Railroad, which has a similar Japanese name.
"JR West" redirects here. For the American politician, see J. R. West.

West Japan Railway Company
Native name
西日本旅客鉄道株式会社
Nishi-nihon Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha
lit. "West Japan Passenger Railway Stock Company"
Company typePublic KK
IndustryRail transport
PredecessorJapanese National Railways (JNR)
FoundedOsaka, Japan (1 April 1987 (1987-04-01), privatization of JNR)
Headquarters
4-24 Shibata 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-8341
,
Japan
Area served
Key people
Takayuki Sasaki (Executive Chairman of the Board)[1]
Seiji Manabe (Representative Director and President)[1]
ProductsICOCA (a rechargeable contactless smart card)
Services
[2]
RevenueIncrease ¥1,298,913 million (FY 2013)[3]
Increase ¥129,497 million (FY 2013)[3]
Increase ¥60,198 million (FY 2013)[3]
Total assetsIncrease ¥2,613,743 million (FY 2013)[3]
Total equityIncrease ¥768,174 million (FY 2013)[3]
OwnersInvestment trusts (TMTBJ 5.52%, JTSB 4.74%)
SMBC (3.33%)
MUFG Bank (3.27%)
Nippon Life (2.08%)
As of 31 March 2018
Number of employees
  • consolidated: 45,402
  • non-consolidated: 26,778
  • (as of March 31, 2012)
[4]
Divisions
  • Railway operations
  • Shinkansen management
[2]
Subsidiaries
[2]
Websitewestjr.co.jp
  West Japan Railway Company
Operation
National railwayJapan Railways Group
Infrastructure companyJapan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
Statistics
Ridership1.778 billion per year[2]
Passenger km52.614 billion per year[2]
System length
Total5,012.7 km (3,114.7 mi)[2]
Double track2,253.2 km (1,400.1 mi) (44.9%)[2]
Electrified3,385.7 km (2,103.8 mi) (67.5%)[2]
High-speed644.0 km (400.2 mi) (12.8%)[2]
Track gauge
Main1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
High-speed1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification
Main1,500 V DC overhead catenary 2,447 km (1,520 mi)[5]
20 kV AC 60 Hz overhead　278.0 km (172.7 mi)
Hokuriku Main Line
(Tsuruga - Itoigawa)[5]
25 kV AC 60 Hz overhead　644.0 km (400.2 mi)
Sanyo Shinkansen[5]
Features
No. tunnels1,016[5]
Tunnel length667 km (414 mi)[5]
Longest tunnelThe Shin-Kanmon Tunnel
18,713 metres (61,394 ft)
Sanyo Shinkansen
(Shin-Shimonoseki - Kokura)[5]
No. bridges28,568[5]
Longest bridgeThe Yoshii River Bridge
669 m (2,195 ft)
Sanyo Shinkansen
(Okayama - Aioi)[5]
No. stations1,222[2]
Map

The West Japan Railway Company[6], also referred to as JR West (JR西日本, Jeiāru Nishi-Nihon), is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.[2] It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and is also one of only three Japan Railways Group constituents of the Nikkei 225 index: the others are JR East and JR Central. It was also listed in the Nagoya and Fukuoka stock exchanges until late 2020.

  1. ^ a b West Japan Railway Company. "JR West 2013 Annual Business Report (Japanese)" (PDF). Retrieved 25 June 2013.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k West Japan Railway Company. "2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e West Japan Railway Company. "JR West 2013 Earnings Summary (Japanese)" (PDF). Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  4. ^ West Japan Railway Company (27 April 2012). "Supplemental Data Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 3 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h West Japan Railway Company. "Company Profile 2007-2008 ebook". Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  6. ^ 西日本旅客鉄道株式会社, Nishi-Nihon Ryokaku Tetsudō kabushiki gaisha, lit. "West Japan Passenger Railway Share Company"

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