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East Japan Railway Company
東日本旅客鉄道株式会社
Type Public KK (TYO: 9020)
Founded April 1, 1987
Headquarters Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Key people Mutsutake Ōtsuka, Chairman
Satoshi Seino, President
Industry Private railroad
Revenue ¥2. A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc The, or TSE, located in Tokyo, Japan, is the second largest Stock exchange market in the world by market value second only to the New York Stock Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008 it had an estimated Population of 208371 and a density of 13540 persons For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" A private railroad is a railroad run by a private corporation as opposed to a railroad run by a Public sector. In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services 66 trillion (24. 9 billion USD) (2007)
Operating income ¥428 billion (4. In financial and business Accounting, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT is a measure of a firm's profitability that excludes interest and income tax expenses 01 billion USD) (2007)
Net income ¥112 billion (1. Net income is equal to the Income that a firm has after subtracting costs and Expenses from the total Revenue. 65 billion USD) (2007)
Employees 71,316 (2007)
Website www.jreast.co.jp

East Japan Railway Company (東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 Higashi-Nihon Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha?) is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven JR companies. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as, consists of seven for-profit companies that took over most of the Assets and Operations of the government-owned It is often known as JR East (JR東日本 Jeiāru Higashi-Nihon?).

Contents

History

JR East was incorporated on April 1, 1987 after being spun off from the government-run Japanese National Railways. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) abbreviated or "JNR" was the national Railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987 Although this was a nominal "privatization," the company was actually a wholly owned subsidiary of the government-owned JNR Settlement Corporation for several years, and was not completely sold to the public until 2002. was a Corporation formed to handle long-term debts and redundancies following the Privatization and breakup of Japanese National Railways on April 1,

Following the JNR breakup, JR East assumed responsibility for passenger operations on former JNR lines in the Greater Tokyo Area, the Tōhoku region and surrounding areas. The Greater Tokyo Area is a large Metropolitan area in Japan consisting of most of the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama The is a geographical area of Japan. Tōhoku is Japanese for "northeast" and the Tōhoku region occupies the northeastern portion of Honshū

Lines

Its railway lines serve Kantō and Tōhoku regions primarily, along with adjacent parts of Niigata, Nagano, Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. The is a Geographical area of Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The is a geographical area of Japan. Tōhoku is Japanese for "northeast" and the Tōhoku region occupies the northeastern portion of Honshū WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located on Honshū Island on the coast of the WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū Island For subsequent types of praefectura, see Prefect. Prefecture (from the Latin Praefectura) indicates the office

JR East's operating area is shown in dark green; it includes the Greater Tokyo Area and the Tōhoku region.
JR East's operating area is shown in dark green; it includes the Greater Tokyo Area and the Tōhoku region. The Greater Tokyo Area is a large Metropolitan area in Japan consisting of most of the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama The is a geographical area of Japan. Tōhoku is Japanese for "northeast" and the Tōhoku region occupies the northeastern portion of Honshū

Shinkansen

JR East operates all of the Shinkansen (high speed rail lines) north of Tokyo. The is a Network of High-speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū.

Note that the Tokyo-Osaka Tōkaidō Shinkansen is owned and operated by the Central Japan Railway Company, although it stops at several JR East stations. The Akita Shinkansen (秋田新幹線 is a Mini-Shinkansen High-speed rail line on Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The Hokuriku Shinkansen (北陸新幹線 is a Shinkansen rail line which opened in 1997 between Takasaki and Nagano; it is called the Nagano The is a high-speed railway line connecting Tokyo and Niigata, Japan, via the Tōhoku Shinkansen, operated by the East Japan Railway Company Tōhoku Shinkansen (東北新幹線 is a high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo with Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture for a total length of 593 km Japan's The is a mini- Shinkansen in Japan, and is a part of the JR East railway company is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen line opened in 1964 between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka. The ( is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu ( Nagoya) region of central Japan.

Kantō regional lines

JR Chūō Rapid Line train in Toyoda, Tokyo.
JR Chūō Rapid Line train in Toyoda, Tokyo.
JR Yamanote Line train in Tokyo, Japan.
JR Yamanote Line train in Tokyo, Japan.
JR Keihin-Tōhoku line train in Yūrakuchō, Tokyo.
JR Keihin-Tōhoku line train in Yūrakuchō, Tokyo.
Automated Train Ticket Machine.
Automated Train Ticket Machine.

Greater Tokyo Area

These lines have sections inside Tokyo Suburban Area (東京近郊区間), officially set by JR East. It does not necessarily mean the lines are fully inside Greater Tokyo Area. The Greater Tokyo Area is a large Metropolitan area in Japan consisting of most of the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama

Other lines in Kantō

Tōkai and Kōshinetsu regional lines

Tōhoku regional lines

Trains

Following is the full list of limited express (including Shinkansen) and express trains operated on the JR East lines as of 2008. The is a railway line of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East in Tokyo, Japan. The, commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the trunk lines of JR in Japan. The is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East network in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The is a 92 km regional railway line in the East Japan Railway Company system in Tokyo, Saitama, and Gunma Prefectures in Japan. The is a Railway line of JR East in Tokyo, Japan. It links Musashi-Itsukaichi Station, in the part of the city of Akiruno that was The is a rail line in Japan and is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East system The is a 306 km Railway line which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawagoe, and Hidaka in Saitama Prefecture in Japan. The is an 81 km railway line in Japan that connects the cities of Saitama, Warabi, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama The is a 43 km gauge railway connecting Tokyo and Chiba, Japan, running mainly along the edge of Tokyo Bay The is a Railway line between Railway Nationalisation Act]] [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR [[Nationalisation|nationalised]] Japan Railway The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East The is a railway line of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East The is a name used by three railway lines located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The is a rail segment between Yokohama and Ōfuna stations operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East connecting crucial sightseeing spots in Yokohama The is a Railroad in western Tokyo, Japan. It links Oku-Tama Station and Tachikawa Station; some trains continue on the Chūō Main Line The is a trunk Railway line between Oyama and Maebashi in Japan. Operation Some trains go through to the Yokohama Line beyond Hashimoto and make four additional stops including Hachiōji Station, while most are operated inside The is a railway line between Ōsaki Station in Shinagawa Tokyo) and Ōmiya Station ( Ōmiya Ward, Saitama, Japan) The is a railway service in Japan which commenced in December 2001 connecting the cities of Maebashi, Takasaki, Utsunomiya, Saitama, Tokyo Definition The character of the line distincts at Chiba Western urbanized section is informally but commonly called without "Main" is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company along the Pacific Ocean, on the Eastern shore of the Bōsō Peninsula. is a 747- Kilometre Railway line that runs from Ōmiya Station in Saitama Saitama, Japan to Takasaki Station in Takasaki Gunma Line Data Length 138 km Gauge: 1067 mm Number of stations 3 Station List The is a 6313 km long Railway line operated mainly by the East Japan Railway Company, although a small segment in the north is now operated by the Iwate Ginga Railway The is the 1599 kilometre portion of the JR East Tōhoku Main Line. The is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railway (JR connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station. The is part of the JR East rail network in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East along Tokyo Bay, on the Western shore of the Bōsō Peninsula. The of East Japan Railway Company (JR East is one of Tokyo 's busiest and most important Commuter rail lines Descriptions Distance 426 km Operators JR East The is a rail line of JR East. The line is 733 km long from Tokyo Station to Kurihama Station, is of 1067 mm gauge and is double-tracked The is a railway line of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East The Kururi Line (久留里線 is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company, it runs from Kisarazu Station in Kisarazu, The is a Railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East that serves the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan. The is a local rail line in Gunma Japan and is part of the JR East network The, commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the trunk lines of JR in Japan. The is a Japanese rail line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East that runs between Kashiwazaki and Niigata City in Niigata Prefecture The is a Japanese rail line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East which runs between Niigata Station and Shibata Station in The is a railway line in Japan linking Toyono Station in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture and Echigo-Kawaguchi Station in Kawaguchi, The is a Japanese trunk Railway line which connects Atami Station in Atami, Shizuoka and Itō Station in Itō, Shizuoka The is a major rail line in Japan. Part of the JR East system it runs from Takasaki Station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, to The is a railway line in Japan linking Kobuchizawa Station in Hokuto, Yamanashi and Komoro Station in Komoro, Nagano. The is a railway line in Japan. It runs from Matsumoto Station in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture to Itoigawa Station in Itoigawa is a set of lines operated by the East Japan Railway Company. The is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company, it runs from Shinonoi Station in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture to The is a Japanese rail line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East that runs between Sanjo City and Yahiko Village in Niigata The is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East system it runs from Kita-Yamagata Station in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture The is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East system it runs from Kogota Station in Misato, Miyagi Prefecture The is a rail line in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East system it runs from Kogota Station in Misato The Iwaizumi Line (岩泉線 is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company, it runs from Moichi Station in Miyako, Iwate The is a rail line in Japan and is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East system Service Although the Kesennuma Line's south end is Maeyachi it's operational south end should be considered Kogota Station in Misato, as the majority of Kesennuma The Kitakami Line (北上線 is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East system it runs from Kitakami Station in Kitakami Service As of April 2005, there were 27 trips daily using this line (14 east-bound 13 west-bound The is a rail line in Japan Part of the East Japan Railway Company, it runs from Oiwake Station in Akita, Akita Prefecture to Oga Station in Basic data Distance 584 km (ca 363 mi) Gauge: 1067 mm (3 ft 6 in The Ōu Main Line (奥羽本線 Ōu-honsen) is a rail line in Japan. The is a rail line in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East system it runs from Aoba-dōri Station in Sendai Route Data East Japan Railway Company Total distance 580 km (Sendai — Uzen-Chitose Rail gauge: 1067 mm The is a Japanese railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East which runs between Mito Station in Ibaraki Prefecture and Tadami Line （只見線） is a rail line in Japan Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East The Tazawako Line (田沢湖線 is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company, it runs from Morioka Station in Morioka, The is a 6313 km long Railway line operated mainly by the East Japan Railway Company, although a small segment in the north is now operated by the Iwate Ginga Railway The is a Railway line in northern Japan linking Aomori Station in Aomori and Hakodate Station in Hokkaidō. The is a railway in the Tohoku region of the island of Honshū, Japan. The is a rail line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East The is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East system it runs in Yamagata Prefecture from Shinjō Station to Amarume Station and The Yamada Line (山田線 is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company, it runs from Morioka Station in Morioka, The is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East system it runs from Yonezawa Station in Yamagata Prefecture to Sakamachi Station in A limited express is a type of Express train service It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the Express trains (also sometimes referred to as "fast trains" are a form of rail service

Shinkansen limited express

Limited express (daytime)

Limited express (overnight)

Express (overnight)

Subsidiaries

JR East headquarters, located near Shinjuku Station in Tokyo
JR East headquarters, located near Shinjuku Station in Tokyo

Sponsorship

JR East co-sponsors the JEF United Ichihara Chiba J-League soccer club, which was formed by a merger between JR East and Furukawa Electric company teams. is the fastest service on the Tōhoku Shinkansen, and is the only Shinkansen service which goes as far as the current terminus of Hachinohe is the sole service running on the Akita Shinkansen, using only E3 Series trains is the name of a local service on the Tōhoku Shinkansen, stopping at all stations between Tokyo Station and Kōriyama, a medium-sized city approximately 225 The is the only service running on the Yamagata Shinkansen, which started in 1992 is the sole service running on the Nagano Shinkansen. It began running in October 1997 for the Nagano Olympics. The is a Limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East which runs from Hachinohe to Aomori and The and are Japanese Limited express train services which operate between Hachinohe and Hakodate. The is a Limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East which runs between Akita and Aomori via the The is a Limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East which runs from Niigata to Akita and The is a Limited express train service in Japan operated by JR East which runs between Ueno and Manza-Kazawaguchi. The and are Limited express services operated by East Japan Railway (JR East which run between Shinjuku and Matsumoto via the Chūō Main The is a Limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East The and are Limited express train services in Japan operated by JR Central which run from Nagoya and Osaka to Nagano, via Matsumoto abbreviated as N'EX, is a Train operated since 1991 by East Japan Railway Company (JR East serving Narita International Airport from various The is a Limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East The is a Limited express train service in Japan operated by JR East. The is a Limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East The is a Limited express train service in Japan operated by JR East which runs between Tokyo and Izukyū-Shimoda or Shuzenji. The is a limited express sleeping car train service in Japan operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East and Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaidō The is a luxury overnight Limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East The is the longest overnight train service operating in Japan. is an overnight train that is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East The and are two overnight train services that connect Tokyo and cities in the western part of Japan The is a Limited express sleeper train service operated by JR Kyūshū that runs from Tokyo to Kumamoto, passing through Nagoya, Hiroshima Fuji (富士 is a Sleeper train operating between Tokyo and Ōita, Japan. The is an overnight train service that operates in Japan Operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West it runs between Niigata Prefecture and Osaka is a Train station located in Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan. A convenience store is a small store or shop. They are often located alongside busy roads or at gas/petrol stations. is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. is a Monorail system connecting Haneda Airport in Ōta Tokyo, Japan to Hamamatsuchō Station in Minato Tokyo. is a football (soccer club that plays in J League. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after The, or, is the top professional Football (soccer league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered

East Japan Railway Culture Foundation

East Japan Railway Culture Foundation is a non-profit organization established by JR East for the puspose of developing a "richer railway culture". [1] The Railway Museum in Saitama is operated by the foundation. The is a Railway Museum in Ōnari Ōmiya-ku, Saitama Saitama, Japan, which opened on 14 October 2007. is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture

External links

Notes

  1. ^ East Japan Railway Culture Foundation. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. FOR A RICHER RAILWAY CULTURE. Retrieved on October 28, 2007. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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