West Japan Railway Company

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	JR West Service Area in West Japan; JR West Service Area in Kansai; ICOCA Service Area;

West Japan Railway Company
West Japan Railway Company
Operation
National railway	Japan Railways Group
Infrastructure company	Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
Statistics
Ridership	1.778 billion per year
Passenger km	52.614 billion per year
System length
Total	5,012.7 km (3,114.7 mi)
Double track	2,253.2 km (1,400.1 mi) (44.9%)
Electrified	3,385.7 km (2,103.8 mi) (67.5%)
High-speed	644.0 km (400.2 mi) (12.8%)
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)
20 kV AC 60 Hz overhead	278.0 km (172.7 mi) ; Hokuriku Main Line ; (Tsuruga - Itoigawa)
25 kV AC 60 Hz overhead	644.0 km (400.2 mi) ; Sanyo Shinkansen
Features
No. tunnels	1,016
Tunnel length	667 km (414 mi)
Longest tunnel	The Shin-Kanmon Tunnel ; 18,713 metres (61,394 ft); Sanyo Shinkansen ; (Shin-Shimonoseki - Kokura)
No. bridges	28,568
Longest bridge	The Yoshii River Bridge ; 669 m (2,195 ft); Sanyo Shinkansen ; (Okayama - Aioi)
No. stations	1,222
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	JR West Service Area in West Japan; JR West Service Area in Kansai; ICOCA Service Area;

West Japan Railway Company
	The company headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka
Native name	西日本旅客鉄道株式会社
Romanized name	Nishi-nihon Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha; lit. "West Japan Passenger Railway Stock Company"
Company type	Public KK
Traded as	TYO: 9021; Nikkei 225 component; TOPIX Large70 component;
Industry	Rail transport
Predecessor	Japanese National Railways (JNR)
Founded	Osaka, Japan (1 April 1987, privatization of JNR)
Headquarters	4-24 Shibata 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-8341, Japan
Area served	Kansai region; Chūgoku region; Hokuriku region;
Key people	Takayuki Sasaki (Executive Chairman of the Board); Seiji Manabe (Representative Director and President)
Products	ICOCA (a rechargeable contactless smart card)
Services	passenger railways; bus services; sales of goods and food services; real estate; other related businesses;
Revenue	¥1,298,913 million (FY 2013)
Operating income	¥129,497 million (FY 2013)
Net income	¥60,198 million (FY 2013)
Total assets	¥2,613,743 million (FY 2013)
Total equity	¥768,174 million (FY 2013)
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
Number of employees	consolidated: 45,402; non-consolidated: 26,778; (as of March 31, 2012);
Divisions	Railway operations; Shinkansen management;
Subsidiaries	64 consolidated subsidiaries; including Sagano Scenic Railway;
Website	westjr.co.jp

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.

^ ^a ^b West Japan Railway Company. "JR West 2013 Annual Business Report (Japanese)" (PDF). Retrieved 25 June 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e West Japan Railway Company. "JR West 2013 Earnings Summary (Japanese)" (PDF). Retrieved 25 June 2013.
^ West Japan Railway Company (27 April 2012). "Supplemental Data Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 3 May 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^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.
^ 西日本旅客鉄道株式会社, Nishi-Nihon Ryokaku Tetsudō kabushiki gaisha, lit. "West Japan Passenger Railway Share Company"

[NOM2013-1] West Japan Railway Company. "JR West 2013 Annual Business Report (Japanese)" (PDF). Retrieved 25 June 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

[annual_report-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.

[nikkei-3] West Japan Railway Company. "JR West 2013 Earnings Summary (Japanese)" (PDF). Retrieved 25 June 2013.

[FY_March_2012_Supplemental_Data-4] West Japan Railway Company (27 April 2012). "Supplemental Data Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 3 May 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[company_profile-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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