West Japan Railway Company - West Japan Railway Company

Japanese: 西日本旅客鉄道[株] - にしにほんりょかくてつどう

Established in 1987 with the division and privatization of the Japanese National Railways. Commonly known as JR West. Operates 52 lines, including the Sanyo Shinkansen, Hokuriku Shinkansen, Sanyo Main Line, and Sanin Main Line, covering a total distance of 5,004.1 km in 2 prefectures and 16 prefectures in Hokuriku, Kinki, Chugoku, and northern Kyushu. Headquarters in Osaka. In 1999, the Osaka Station building was redeveloped and opened as a large-scale commercial facility. Capital in 2011 was 100 billion yen, and sales for the fiscal year ending March 2011 were 1,213.5 billion yen. Sales breakdown (%) is transportation 66%, distribution 17, real estate 6, and others 11. →JR

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Japanese:

日本国有鉄道の分割・民営化により1987年設立。通称JR西日本。北陸，近畿，中国，九州北部の２府16県に，山陽新幹線，北陸新幹線，山陽本線，山陰本線など52路線を営業，延長5004.1km。本社大阪。1999年に大阪駅ビルを再開発し，大規模商業施設として開業。2011年資本金1000億円，2011年３月期売上高１兆2135億円。売上構成（％）は，運輸業66，流通業17，不動産業６，その他11。→JR

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