East Japan Railway Company | Introduction
Introduction
2-2, Yoyogi 2-chrome
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8578
Japan
Telephone: (81) 3 5334-1151
Fax: (81) 3 5334-1110
Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp
Public Company
Incorporated: 1987
Employees: 77,009
Sales: $24 billion (2004)
Stock Exchanges: Tokyo Osaka Nagoya
Ticker Symbol: 9020
NAIC: 485112 Commuter Rail Systems
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) is the largest passenger railway company in the world. Approximately 16 million passengers travel on its 4,665-mile network each day. The company operates a five-route shinkansen, or bullet train, that travels between Tokyo and the eastern mainland of Japan. While transportation accounts for the majority of JR East's sales, the company is also involved in real estate, advertising, publicity, hotel operations, information services, housing development, construction, car rentals, and credit card services. JR East was once a government-owned entity; it became fully privatized in 2002.