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Urban Network

West Japan Railway Company
Native name
 西日本旅客鉄道株式会社
Public KK
Traded as :
:
: 9021
: 9021
Industry Rail transport
Predecessor Japanese National Railways
Founded Osaka, Japan (April 1, 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)
Seiji Manabe (Representative Director and President)
Products ICOCA (a rechargeable contactless smart card)
Services
Revenue Increase¥1,298,913 million (FY 2013)
Increase¥129,497 million (FY 2013)
Increase¥60,198 million (FY 2013)
Total assets Increase¥2,613,743 million (FY 2013)
Total equity Increase¥768,174 million (FY 2013)
Owner Japan Trustee Services Bank (4.93%)
The Master Trust Bank of Japan (3.89%)
Mizuho Corporate Bank (3.33%)
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (3.30%)
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (3.25%)
West Japan Railway Employee Shareholding Association (2.43%)
Japan Trustee Services Bank (Trust Arm No. 9) (2.19%)
Nippon Life (2.06%)
SSBT OD05 OMNIBUS ACCOUNT—TREATY CLIENTS (2.06%)
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (1.65%)
(as of 31 March 2013)
Number of employees
  • consolidated: 45,402
  • non-consolidated: 26,778
  • (as of March 31, 2012)
Divisions
  • Railway operations
  • Shinkansen management
Subsidiaries
Website westjr.co.jp
     West Japan Railway Company
225-5100 series 5107 20160705.jpg
A JR-West 225 series train used on suburban services
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
Map
Service area
Route Map(Japanese)
ICOCA Service Area(Japanese)
Map
Service area
Route Map(Japanese)
ICOCA Service Area(Japanese)

West Japan Railway Company (西日本旅客鉄道株式会社 Nishi-Nihon Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha?), 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.

JR-West's highest-grossing line is the Sanyo Shinkansen high-speed rail line between Osaka and Fukuoka. The Sanyo Shinkansen alone accounts for about 40% of JR-West's passenger revenues. The company also operates Hakata Minami Line, a short commuter line with Shinkansen trains in Fukuoka.

The "Urban Network" is JR-West's name for its commuter rail lines in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area. These lines together comprise 610 km of track, have 245 stations and account for about 40% of JR West's passenger revenues. Urban Network stations are equipped to handle ICOCA fare cards. Train control on these lines is highly automated, and during peak hours trains run as often as every two minutes.

JR-West's Urban Network competes with a number of private commuter rail operators around Osaka, the "Big 4" being Hankyu Railway/Hanshin Railway (Hankyu bought Hanshin in 2005), Keihan Railway, Kintetsu, and Nankai Railway. JR-West's market share in the region is roughly equal to that of the Big 4 put together, largely due to its comprehensive network and high-speed commuter trains (Special Rapid Service trains on the Kobe and Kyoto lines operate at up to 130 km/h).


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