Japan Railways Group

Japan Railways Group
Company information
Industry	Conglomerate
Products	Rail transport
Headquarters	Various
Areas served	Japan
Subsidiaries	East Japan Railway Company West Japan Railway Company Central Japan Railway Company Kyushu Railway Company Hokkaido Railway Company Shikoku Railway Company Japan Freight Railway Company Railway Technical Research Institute Railway Information Systems Co., Ltd.
History
Founded	1 April 1987
Predecessor(s)	Japanese National Railways

The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as the JR Group (Japanese: JRグループ Jeiāru Gurūpu), is a group of nine companies that spawned from the division and privatization of the former Japanese National Railways. The group is the biggest operator of rail transportation throughout Japan, operating Shinkansen, limited express and commuter trains throughout Japan's rail network.

History

The Japan Railways Group was formed out of the privatization of the Japanese National Railways, which had by the 1980s become practically insolvent due to the decline of rail transport and fare increases failing to compensate for high labor costs. The Japanese government, by 1987, took steps to privatize the JNR; the Japanese National Railway Settlement Corporation was later formed to distribute the funds of the companies after the JNR was privatized. Privatization of some of the companies began by the 1990s; all shares of JR East, West, Central and Kyushu are publicly traded as of 2016, while the remaining companies are owned by the state-affiliated Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency.

Companies

The JR Group consists of nine companies; this includes seven rail companies and two other companies that do not provide rail service. Six of the rail companies provide passenger service by region while the remaining rail company provides a nationwide freight service. Most services operated by the companies are within their prescribed general area although some services extend beyond the boundaries. The company does not have a shared headquarters or a holding company to set overall business policies.

Logo	Name	Abbreviation	Color	Business	Region(s) operated	President	Chairman	Traded as
	Central Japan Railway Company	JR Central	Pumpkin	Passenger transportation	Chūbu, Tōkai	Shunsuke Niwa	Shin Kaneko	TYO 9022 NAG 9022 Nikkei 225 component TOPIX Core30 component
	East Japan Railway Company	JR East	Forest	Passenger transportation	Tōhoku, Kantō, Hokuriku, Kōshin'etsu	Yoichi Kise	Yuji Fukasawa	TYO 9020 Nikkei 225 component TOPIX Large70 component
	Hokkaido Railway Company	JR Hokkaido	Grass	Passenger transportation	Hokkaido	Yasuyuki Watanuki	Osamu Shimada	Not listed
	Kyushu Railway Company	JR Kyushu	Scarlet	Passenger transportation	Kyushu	Yoji Furumiya	Toshihiko Aoyagi	TYO 9142 FSE 9142
	Shikoku Railway Company	JR Shikoku	Sky	Passenger transportation	Shikoku	Tsuguhiro Nishimaki	Kazuyuki Shinomiya	Not listed
	West Japan Railway Company	JR West	Ocean	Passenger transportation	Hokuriku, Kansai, Chūgoku, Kyushu	Kazuaki Hasegawa	Vacant	TYO 9021 Nikkei 225 component TOPIX Large70 component
	Japan Freight Railway Company	JR Freight	Slate	Freight transportation	Nationwide	Shin Inukai	Koichi Shingai	Not listed
	Railway Technology Research Institute	RTRI	Lavender	Research and development	Nationwide	Ikuo Watanabe	Masao Mukaidono	Non-profit, owned by above seven railway companies
	Railway Information Systems Co., Ltd.	JR Systems	Burgundy	IT systems and development	Nationwide	Hirotaka Honda	Kazuaki Fujii	Not listed, owned by above seven railway companies

JR rolling stock

Shinkansen Active JR West 500 • 700 • N700 • N700S • W7 JR East E2 • E3 • E5 • E6 • E7 • E8 JR Central N700 • N700S JR Kyushu N700 • N700S • 800 JR Hokkaido H5 Withdrawn JR West 0 • 100 • 300 JR East 200 • 400 • E1 • E4 JR Central 0 • 100 • 300 • 700 Future JR Central L0 Non-revenue JNR 922 • 925 • 941 • 951 • 961 • 962 • 1000 JR West 922 • 923 • 500-900 JR East 925 • 952/953 • E926 • E954 • E955 • E956 JR Central 922 • 923 • 955 RTRI FGT-9000 • GCT01 • GCT01-200 • ML100 • ML500 • ML500R • MLU001 • MLU002 • MLU002N • MLX01 Other JR Central Super Hikari Model JR East rolling stock Active AC EMUs Shinkansen: E2 • E3 • E5 • E6 • E7 • E8 Non-revenue Shinkansen: E926 • E956 Commuter: 701 • 719 • E721 Limited Express: E751 DC EMUs Commuter: 115 • E127 • E129 • E131 • 205 • 209 • 211 • E217 • E231 • E233 • E235 Limited Express: 185 • 253 • E257 • E259 • E261 • E353 Non-revenue: 209-0 Dual-current EMUs Commuter: 415 • E501 • E531 Limited Express: E653 • E657 Charter: E655 Non-revenue: E491 • E493 DMUs Commuter: KiHa 40 • KiHa 100 • KiHa 110 • KiHa E120 • KiHa E130 Non-revenue: KiYa E193 • KiYa E195 AC BEMUs Commuter: EV-E801 DC BEMUs Commuter: EV-E301 Hybrid MUs Commuter: KiHa E200 • HB-E210 • GV-E400 Charter: E001 • HB-E300 Non-revenue: GV-E197 Fuel cell MUs Non-revenue: FV-E991 Other MUs Non-revenue: E991 Withdrawn AC EMUs Shinkansen: 200 • 400 • E1 • E4 Non-revenue Shinkansen: 925 • 952/953 • E954 • E955 Commuter: 715 • 717 Non-revenue: 740 • 743 DC EMUs Commuter: 12 • 101 • 103 • 105 • 107 • 113 • 123 • 201 • 203 • 207 • 215 • 301 • E331 Limited Express: 157 • 165 • 167 • 169 • 183 • 189 • 251 • 255 • E351 Non-revenue: 90 • 143 • 145 • 193 • 901 • E993 Dual-current EMUs Commuter: 417 • 451 • 453 • 455 • 457 Limited Express: 485 • 489 • 583 • 651 Non-revenue: 441 • 443 • 497 • E991 DMUs Commuter: KiHa 20 • KiHa 35 • KiHa 37 • KiHa 38 • KiHa 45 Express: KiHa 58 Charter: KiHa 141 Non-revenue: KiYa 191 Hybrid MUs Non-revenue: KiYa E991 • KuMoYa E995 Future Hybrid MUs Commuter: HB-E220 JR West rolling stock Active AC EMUs Shinkansen: 500 • 700 • N700 • N700S • W7 Non-revenue Shinkansen: 923 DC EMUs Commuter: 103 • 105 • 113 • 115 • 117 • 123 • 125 • 201 • 205 • 207 • 213 • 221 • 223 • 225 • 227 • 321 • 323 Limited Express: 271 • 273 • 281 • 283 • 285 • 287 • 289 • 381 Non-revenue: 145 Dual-current EMUs Commuter: 521 Limited Express: 681 • 683 DMUs Commuter: KiHa 40 • KiHa 120 • KiHa 121/126 • KiHa 122/127 Limited Express: KiHa 187 • KiHa 189 Non-revenue: KiYa 141 • KiYa 143 Hybrid DEMUs Charter: 87 Non-revenue: DEC700 • DEC741 Withdrawn AC EMUs Shinkansen: 0 • 100 • 300 Non-revenue Shinkansen: 922 • 500-900 DC EMUs Commuter: 42 • 83 • 84 • 101 • 211 Limited Express: 165 • 167 • 183 Non-revenue: 90 • 91 • 213/223-9000 • 441 Dual-current EMUs Commuter: 413 • 415 • 419 • 455 • 457 • 471 • 475 Limited Express: 485 • 489 • 583 Non-revenue: 443 DMUs Commuter: KiHa 33 • KiHa 35 • KiHa 37 • KiHa 45 • KiHa 52 Express: KiHa 58 • KiHa 65 Limited Express: KiHa 181 Non-revenue: KiYa 191 Hybrid BEMUs Commuter: DGBC2 JR Central rolling stock Active AC EMUs Shinkansen: N700 • N700S DC EMUs Commuter: 211 • 213 • 311 • 313 • 315 Limited Express: 285 • 373 • 383 DMUs Commuter: KiHa 11 • KiHa 25 • KiHa 75 Limited Express: HC85 Non-revenue: KiYa 95 • KiYa 97 Withdrawn AC EMUs Shinkansen: 0 • 100 • 300 • 700 Non-revenue Shinkansen: 922 • 923 • 955 DC EMUs Commuter: 12 • 103 • 105 • 113 • 115 • 117 • 119 • 123 Limited Express: 165 • 371 • 381 Non-revenue: 90 • 145 • 193 DMUs Commuter: KiHa 30 • KiHa 40 Express: KiHa 58 • KiHa 65 Limited Express: KiHa 80 • KiHa 85 Future DC EMUs Limited Express: 385 Maglevs Maglev: L0 Proposed AC EMUs Shinkansen: Super Hikari Model JR Kyushu rolling stock Active AC EMUs Shinkansen: N700 • N700S • 800 Commuter: 713 • 811 • 813 • 815 • 817 • 821 Limited Express: 783 • 787 • 883 • 885 DC EMUs Commuter: 103 • 303 • 305 Dual-current EMUs Commuter: 415 DMUs Commuter: KiHa 40 • KiHa 125 • KiHa 200 Limited Express: KiHa 71 • KiHa 72 • KiHa 183-1000 • KiHa 185 Charter: KiHa 125-400 Non-revenue: BE220 AC BEMUs Commuter: BEC819 Hybrid MUs Commuter: YC1 Withdrawn AC EMUs Commuter: 715 • 717 Dual-current EMUs Commuter: 457 • 475 Limited Express: 485 DMUs Commuter: KiHa 20 • KiHa 31 • KiHa 35 • KiHa 45 Express: KiHa 58 • KiHa 65 • KiHa 66 JR Hokkaido rolling stock Active AC EMUs Shinkansen: H5 Commuter: 721 • 731 • 733 • 735 • 737 Limited Express: 785 • 789 DMUs Commuter: H100 • KiHa 40 • KiHa 54 • KiHa 141 • KiHa 150 • KiHa 201 Limited Express: KiHa 261 • KiHa 281 • KiHa 283 Non-revenue: KiYa 291 Withdrawn AC EMUs Commuter: 711 Limited Express: 781 Dual-current EMUs Limited Express: 485 • 583 DMUs Commuter: KiHa 22 • KiHa 45 • KiHa 130 Express: KiHa 56 Limited Express: KiHa 80 • KiHa 183 series • (KiHa 183-5000 • KiHa 183-5100 • KiHa 183-5200) Non-revenue: KiHa 160 • KiHa 285 Future Fuel cell MUs Commuter: Unclassified JR Shikoku rolling stock Active DC EMUs Commuter: 113 • 121 • 5000 • 6000 • 7000 • 7200 Limited Express: 8000 • 8600 DMUs Commuter: KiHa 32 • KiHa 40 • KiHa 54 • 1000 • 1200 • 1500 Limited Express: KiHa 185 • 2000 • N2000 • 2600 • 2700 Withdrawn DC EMUs Commuter: 111 DMUs Commuter: KiHa 20 • KiHa 35 • KiHa 45 Express: KiHa 57 • KiHa 58 • KiHa 65 Limited Express: KiHa 181 Future Hybrid MUs Commuter: Unclassified JR Group motive power JNR Diesel prototype DB10 • DC10 • DC11 • DD10 4-axle diesel DD11 • DD12 • DD13 • DD14 • DD15 • DD16 • DD17 • DD20 • DD21 • DD40 • DD41 • DD42 • DD50 • DD51 • DD53 • DD54 • DD90 • DD91 • DD92 • DD93 5-axle diesel DE10 • DE11 • DE15 • DE50 6-axle diesel DF40 • DF41 • DF50 • DF90 • DF91 (gen 1) • DF91 (gen 2) • DF92 • DF93 Shinkansen 911 • 912 Narrow-gauge diesel Ke DB10 • Ke DB11 Early 2/4-axle freight electric AB10 • EB10 • ED10 • ED11 • ED12 • ED13 • ED14 • ED15 • ED16 • ED17 • ED18 (gen 1) • ED18 (gen 2) • ED19 • ED23 • ED24 Early 4-axle passenger electric ED50 • ED51 • ED52 • ED53 • ED54 • ED55 • ED56 • ED57 Early 6-axle freight electric EF10 • EF11 • EF12 • EF13 • EF14 • EF15 • EF16 • EF18 Early 6-axle passenger electric EF20 • EF50 • EF51 • EF52 • EF53 • EF54 • EF55 • EF56 • EF57 • EF58 • EF59 • HEF10 • HEF50 Early 8-axle electric EH10 • EH50 • HEH50 • HEH150 Early Abt rack rail electric EC40 • ED40 • ED41 • ED42 Acquired from private railways ED20 • ED21 • ED22 • ED25 (gen 1) • ED25 (gen 2) • ED26 (gen 1) • ED26 (gen 2) • ED27 (gen 1) • ED27 (gen 2) • ED28 (gen 1) • ED28 (gen 2) • ED29 (gen 1) • ED29 (gen 2) • ED30 (gen 1) • ED31 • ED32 • ED33 • ED34 • ED35 • ED36 • ED37 • ED38 • Ke ED10 • DeKi 1 • RoKo 1 • DeKi 501 • RoKo 1000 DC 4-axle ED60 • ED61 • ED62 • ED63 • ED95 AC 4-axle ED44 • ED45 • ED70 • ED71 • ED72 • ED73 • ED74 • ED75 • ED76 • ED77 • ED78 • ED79 • ED90 • ED91 • ED93 • ED94 DC 6-axle EF60 • EF61 • EF62 • EF63 • EF64 • EF65 • EF66 • EF67 • EF90 AC 6-axle EF70 • EF71 Dual-current ED30 (gen 2) • ED46 • ED92 • EF30 • EF80 • EF81 Other AH100 JR Group Dual-current electric ED500 • EF500 • EF510 • EH500 DC electric EF200 • EF210 • EH200 DC EMU M250 AC electric EH800 Diesel DD18 • DD19 • DB500 • DD200 • DF200 • ENR-1000 Hybrid HD300 Railway Technical Research Institute rolling stock Active DC BEMUs LH02 Dual-current EMUs FGT-9000 Fuel cell MUs R291 Withdrawn Dual-current EMUs 497 • GCT01 • GCT01-200 Maglev ML100 • ML500 • ML500R • MLU001 • MLU002 • MLU002N • MLX01 JGR/JNR rolling stock JGR Wooden-bodied EMUs Commuter: 963 • 6250 • 6260 • 6280 • 6285 • 6300 • 6310 • 6340 • 33400 • 33500 • 43200 • 63100 Steel-bodied EMUs Commuter: 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 40 • 42 • 50 • 51 • 62 • 63 • 70 • 72 Express: 52 • 80 Non-revenue EMUs Non-revenue: 7 • 93 DMUs Constant mesh gearbox: KiHa 01 • KiHa 04 • KiHa 07 • KiHa 5000 • KiHa 40000 Diesel-electric: KiHaNi 36450 • KiHa 43000 • KiHa 44000 Miscellaneous: KiSaHa 04 Miscellaneous Steam railcar: HoJi 6005 JNR AC EMUs Shinkansen: 0 • 100 • 200 Non-revenue Shinkansen: 922 • 925 • 941 • 951 • 961 • 962 • 1000 Commuter: 711 • 713 • 715 • 717 Limited Express: 781 Non-revenue: 791 DC EMUs Commuter: 101 • 103 • 105 • 111 • 113 • 115 • 117 • 119 • 121 • 123 • 201 • 203 • 205 • 207 • 211 • 213 • 301 Limited Express: 151 • 153 • 155 • 157 • 159 • 161 • 165 • 167 • 169 • 181 • 183 • 185 • 189 • 381 Conversions: 1 • 10 • 11 • 12 Non-revenue: 141 • 143 • 145 • 147 • 191 • 193 Proposed: 187 Dual-current EMUs Commuter: 413 • 415 • 417 • 419 Limited Express: 451 • 453 • 455 • 457 • 471 • 473 • 475 • 481 • 483 • 485 • 489 • 581 • 583 Non-revenue: 21 • 22 • 90 • 441 • 443 • 493 • 495 • 591 DMUs Commuter: KiHa 08 • KiHa 10 • KiHa 15 • KiHa 20 • KiHa 31 • KiHa 32 • KiHa 35 • KiHa 37 • KiHa 38 • KiHa 40 • KiHa 45 • KiHa 54 • KiHa 66 Express: KiHa 55 • KiHa 56 • KiHa 57 • KiHa 58 • KiHa 60 • KiHa 65 • KiHa 90 Limited Express: KiHa 80 • KiHa 181 • KiHa 183 • KiHa 185 Non-revenue: KiYa 191 GTLs Non-revenue: KiHa 391

Active Japanese Railways
JR Group	JR East • JR West • JR Central • JR Kyushu • JR Hokkaido • JR Shikoku • JR Freight
Major 16 private railways	Kantō Region: Keikyu • Keio • Keisei • Odakyu • Sōtetsu • Seibu • Tobu • Tokyo Metro • Tokyu Tōkai Region: Meitetsu Kinki Region: Hankyu • Hanshin • Keihan • Kintetsu • Nankai Kyushu Region: Nishitetsu
Semi-major 5 private railways	Kantō Region: Shin-Keisei Kinki Region: Kitakyu • Kobe Rapid Transit • Semboku • Sanyō
Other private railways	Hokkaido Region: South Hokkaido Railway Company Tōhoku Region: AbukumaExpress • Aizu • Akita Nairiku Jūkan • Aoimori • IGR • Iiden • Kōnan • Santetsu • Sendai Airport Transit • Tsutetsu • Yamagata • Yuri Kōgen Kantō Region: Chiba New Town Railway • Chichibu • Choshi • Fujikyu • Hitachinaka • Hakone Tozan • Hokuso • Isumi • Izuhakone • Joden • Joshin • Kantetsu • Kashima Rinkai • Kominato • Mōka • Narita Airport Rapid Railway • Narita Rapid Railway Access • Ryūtetsu • Shibayama • Tsukuba Express • TWR • Toyo Rapid • Watarase Keikoku • Yagan • Yokohama Minatomirai Hokuriku Shin'etsu Region: Ainokaze Toyama • Alpiko Kōtsū • Echigo Tokimeki Railway • Echizen • Hokuetsu Express • Hokuriku • IR Ishikawa • Kanden • Kurotetsu • Nagaden • Noto • Shinano • Tateyama • Toyama Chihō • Ueda Dentetsu Tōkai Region: Aichi Loop Line • Akatetsu • Aonami Line • Central Japan International Airport Line Company • Entetsu • Gakunan • Iga • Ise • Izuhakone • Izukyu • Nagaragawa • Oitetsu • Sangi • Shizutetsu • Tarumi • Tenryū • TKJ • Toyotetsu • Yokkaichi Asunarou • Yoro Kinki Region: Eiden • Hojo • Kitetsu • KTR • Noseden • Ohmi • Sagano Scenic Railway • Shintetsu • Suitetsu • Shigaraki Kohgen • Wakayama • Willer Chūgoku Region: Chizu Express • Ibara • Ichibata • MR • Nishikigawa • Wakasa Shikoku Region: ASA Seaside Railway • Iyotetsu • Kotoden • Tosa Kuroshio Kyushu Region: Amatetsu • Heichiku • Hisatsu Orange • Kumaden • Kumagawa • Matsuura • Minami Aso • Shimabara
Subways	Hokkaido Region: Sapporo Municipal Subway Tōhoku Region: Sendai Subway Kantō Region: Saitama Rapid Railway • Toei Subway • Tokyo Metro • Yokohama Municipal Subway Tōkai Region: Nagoya Municipal Subway Kinki Region: Kobe City Subway • Kyoto Municipal Subway • Osaka Metro Kyushu Region: Fukuoka Subway
Streetcar Lines	Hokkaido Region: Hakodate City Tram • Sapporo Streetcar Kantō Region: Enoden • Tokyo Toden • Tokyu Setagaya Line Hokuriku Shin'etsu Region: Fukutetsu • Manyōsen • Toyama Chihō • Toyama Light Rail Tōkai Region: Toyotetsu Kinki Region: Hankai • Randen Chūgoku Region: Hiroden • Okaden Shikoku Region: Iyotetsu • Tosaden Kōtsu Kyushu Region: Chikutetsu • Kagoshima City Tram • Kumamoto City Tram • Nagasaki Electric Tramway
AGT lines	Kantō Region: Kanazawa Seaside Line • Nippori-Toneri Liner • New Shuttle • Yamaman • Yurikamome Tōkai Region: Linimo Kinki Region: Kobe New Transit • New Tram Chūgoku Region: Astram Line
Monorail lines	Kantō Region: Chiba Urban Monorail • Maihama Resort Line • Shōnan Monorail • Tama Toshi Monorail • Tokyo Monorail • Ueno Zoo Monorail Tōkai Region: Linimo Kinki Region: Osaka Monorail Kyushu Region: Kitakyushu Monorail • Yui Rail
Freight-only lines	Tōhoku Region: Akita Rinkai Railway • Fukushima Rinkai Railway • Hachinohe Rinkai Railway • Iwate Development Railway • Sendai Rinkai Railway Kantō Region: Kanarin • Keiyorinkai Tōkai Region: Kinuura Rinkai Railway • Seinō Railway