West Japan Railway Company
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"JR West" redirects here. For the American politician, see J. R. West.
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.
Quick Facts Native name, Romanized name ...
Native name | 西日本旅客鉄道株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Nishi-nihon Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha lit. "West Japan Passenger Railway Stock Company" |
Company type | Public KK |
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Industry | Rail transport |
Predecessor | Japanese National Railways (JNR) |
Founded | Osaka, Japan (1 April 1987; 37 years ago (1987-04-01), privatization of JNR) |
Headquarters | 4-24 Shibata 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-8341 , Japan |
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Key people | Takayuki Sasaki (Executive Chairman of the Board)[1] Seiji Manabe (Representative Director and President)[1] |
Products | ICOCA (a rechargeable contactless smart card) |
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Revenue | ¥1,298,913 million (FY 2013)[3] |
¥129,497 million (FY 2013)[3] | |
¥60,198 million (FY 2013)[3] | |
Total assets | ¥2,613,743 million (FY 2013)[3] |
Total equity | ¥768,174 million (FY 2013)[3] |
Owners | Investment trusts (TMTBJ 5.52%, JTSB 4.74%) SMBC (3.33%) MUFG Bank (3.27%) Nippon Life (2.08%) As of 31 March 2018 |
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Website | westjr.co.jp |
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Quick Facts Operation, National railway ...
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National railway | Japan Railways Group | ||||
Infrastructure company | Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency | ||||
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Ridership | 1.778 billion per year[2] | ||||
Passenger km | 52.614 billion per year[2] | ||||
System length | |||||
Total | 5,012.7 km (3,114.7 mi)[2] | ||||
Double track | 2,253.2 km (1,400.1 mi) (44.9%)[2] | ||||
Electrified | 3,385.7 km (2,103.8 mi) (67.5%)[2] | ||||
High-speed | 644.0 km (400.2 mi) (12.8%)[2] | ||||
Track gauge | |||||
Main | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||||
High-speed | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||
Electrification | |||||
Main | 1,500 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] | ||||
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No. tunnels | 1,016[5] | ||||
Tunnel length | 667 km (414 mi)[5] | ||||
Longest tunnel | The Shin-Kanmon Tunnel 18,713 metres (61,394 ft) Sanyo Shinkansen (Shin-Shimonoseki - Kokura)[5] | ||||
No. bridges | 28,568[5] | ||||
Longest bridge | The Yoshii River Bridge 669 m (2,195 ft) Sanyo Shinkansen (Okayama - Aioi)[5] | ||||
No. stations | 1,222[2] | ||||
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