Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) history, profile and corporate video
Central Japan Railway Company (東海旅客鉄道株式会社), abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai (JR東海), is a railway services company headquartered in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan.
The company was established on April 1, 1987. However, its history can be traced back to 1949 when its predecessor Japanese National Railways (JNR) has started to operate Japan’s national railway network. Also, the predecessor of the Japanese National Railways was represented by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), which was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan from 1872 to 1949.
The group consists of more than 30 subsidiaries and affiliates and operates through the following segments:
Transportation
- JR Tokai Bus Company
- JR Tokai Logistics Company
- Tokai Transport Service Company
Merchandise and Other
- JR Tokai Takashimaya Co., Ltd.
- JR-CENTRAL PASSENGERS Co., Ltd.
- Tokai Kiosk Company
- JR Tokai Food Service Co., Ltd.
- JR Tokai Corporation
Real estate
- JR CENTRAL BUILDING CO., Ltd.
- JR Tokai Real Estate Co., Ltd.
- Shin-Yokohama Station Development Co., Ltd.
- Toyohashi Station Building Co., Ltd.
- Tokyo Station Development Co., Ltd.
- Shizuoka Terminal Development Co., Ltd.
- HAMAMATSU TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT CO., Ltd.
- Nagoya Station Area Development Corporation
- JR DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT CORPORATION OF SHIZUOKA
- JR Development and Management Corporation of Kansai
Hotels and resorts
- JR Tokai Hotels Co., Ltd.
Travel
- JR Tokai Tours
Advertising
- JR TOKAI AGENCY CO., LTD.
Construction
- JR Tokai Construction Co., Ltd.
- JR Central Consultants Company
Rolling stock
- Tokai Rolling Stock & Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Nippon Sharyo, Ltd
Maintenance
- Chuoh Linen Supply Co., Ltd.
- The Japan Mechanised Works and Maintenance of Way Co., LTD.
- JR Central Financial Management Co., Ltd.
Other services
- JR Tokai Information Systems Company
With more than 28 000 employees, Central Japan Railway Co. is considered one of the top 2000 largest public companies in the world, according to Forbes.
*Information from Forbes.com, Wikipedia.org, and ”global.jr-central.co.jp/en”.
**Video published on YouTube by “Buddycom“.