The East Japan Railway Company[10] is a major passenger railway company in Japan, the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST[11] or JR East in English, and as JR Higashi-Nihon (JR東日本, Jeiāru Higashi-Nihon) in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, next to Shinjuku Station.[2] It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange (it formerly had secondary listings in the Nagoya and Osaka stock exchanges), is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and is one of three Japan Railways Group constituents of the Nikkei 225 index, the others being JR Central and JR West.
JR East was incorporated on 1 April 1987 after being spun off from the government-run Japanese National Railways (JNR). The spin-off was nominally "privatization", as 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.
Following the breakup, JR East ran the operations on former JNR lines in the Greater Tokyo Area, the Tōhoku region, and surrounding areas.
These lines have sections inside the Tokyo suburban area (Japanese: 東京近郊区間) designated by JR East. This does not necessarily mean that the lines are fully inside the Greater Tokyo Area.
JR East aims to reduce its carbon emissions by half, as measured over the period 1990–2030. This would be achieved by increasing the efficiency of trains and company-owned thermal power stations and by developing hybrid trains.[15]
The East Japan Railway Culture Foundation is a non-profit organization established by JR East for the purpose of developing a "richer railway culture".[17] The Railway Museum in Saitama is operated by the foundation.
Bids outside Japan
JR East held a 15% shareholding in West Midlands Trains with Abellio and Mitsui that commenced operating the West Midlands franchise in England in December 2017.[18][19] JR East sold their stake to Abellio in September 2021.[20] The same consortium were also listed to be bidding for the South Eastern franchise.[21][22]
References
^ a b c dEast Japan Railway Company. "JR East 2013 Annual Business Report (Japanese)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
^ a b c d e fEast Japan Railway Company. "JR East Corporate Data". Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^ a bEast Japan Railway Company. "Financial Report 2023" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^ a b c d e fEast Japan Railway Company. "Financial Highlights - East Japan Railway Company and Subsidiaries" (PDF). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ a b cEast Japan Railway Company. "Organization". Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^East Japan Railway Company. グループ会社一覧 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n oEast Japan Railway Company. 会社要覧2008 (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^East Japan Railway Company. "Consolidated Results of Fiscal 2011 (Year Ended 31 March 2011)" (PDF). Retrieved 27 April 2011.
^East Japan Railway Company. "JR East 2012 Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved 16 February 2013.
^'JR East Efforts to Prevent Global Warming' Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine in Japan Railway & Transport Review No. 51 (pp. 22–27), Retrieved 2010-12-15
^Government of Japan. 第174回国会 430 革マル派によるJR総連及びJR東労組への浸透に関する質問主意書
^East Japan Railway Culture Foundation. "FOR A RICHER RAILWAY CULTURE". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
^More seats for rail passengers as nearly £1 billion is invested in Midlands services Department for Transport 10 August 2017
^West Midlands Trains announced as winning bidder for West Midlands franchise Archived 10 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine Abellio 10 August 2017
^"West Midlands Holdings Limited Financial Accounts 2020/21". Companies House. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^West Coast Partnership and South Eastern rail franchise bidders Department for Transport 22 June 2017