Central Japan Railway Company
Nagoya · Founded 1987
About Central Japan Railway Company
The Central Japan Railway Company is the main railway company operating in the Ch┼½bu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR T┼ìkai . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station. The busiest railway line it operates is the T┼ìkaid┼ì Main Line between Atami Station and Maibara Station. JR Central also operates the T┼ìkaid┼ì Shinkansen between Tokyo Station and Shin-┼îsaka Station. Additionally it is responsible for the Ch┼½┼ì Shinkansen’a proposed Maglev service between Tokyo Station (or Shinagawa Station) and ┼îsaka Station (or Shin-┼îsaka Station), of which a short demonstration section has been built. Currently, the company is conducting demonstrations of its shinkansen to railway officials from different countries in the effort to market bullet train technology overseas. JR Central is Japan's most profitable and highest throughput high speed rail operator, carrying 138 million high speed rail passengers in 2009, considerably more than the world's largest airline. Japan recorded a total of 289 million high speed rail passengers in 2009.
Company Facts
- Founded: 1987
- Operating status: IPO
- Company type: For Profit
- IPO status: Public
- Employees: 10,001+
- Estimated revenue: $10M+
- Website: global.jr-central.co.jp
- Phone: +81 50-3772-3910
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