JR West

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JR West, or West Japan Railway Company, is a major Japanese railway operator that manages extensive passenger rail services across western Honshu, including key urban and high-speed lines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japan Railways Group company
public company
railway company
abbreviation JR West
JR西日本
country Japan
dateFounded 1987-04-01
employeeLanguage Japanese
foundedAs Japanese National Railways successor company
fullName West Japan Railway Company
hasSubsidiary JR West Hotels
JR West Japan Communications
headquartersCity Osaka City
headquartersLocation Osaka, Japan
headquartersPrefecture Osaka Prefecture
industry rail transport
nativeName 西日本旅客鉄道株式会社
operatesLine Hanwa Line
Hokuriku Shinkansen (partial section)
JR Kobe Line
JR Kyoto Line
JR Takarazuka Line
Kansai Airport Line NERFINISHED
Kosei Line NERFINISHED
Osaka Loop Line
Sanin Main Line NERFINISHED
Sanyo Main Line NERFINISHED
Sanyo Shinkansen
operatesService Haruka limited express
Hikari (on Sanyo Shinkansen section)
Kodama (on Sanyo Shinkansen)
Kuroshio limited express
Nozomi (on Sanyo Shinkansen section)
Thunderbird limited express
originEvent privatization of Japanese National Railways
ownsInfrastructure Sanyo Shinkansen tracks between Shin-Osaka and Hakata
parentOrganization Japan Railways Group
primaryHub Hiroshima Station NERFINISHED
Kyoto Station NERFINISHED
Osaka Station NERFINISHED
Shin-Osaka Station NERFINISHED
regionServed Chugoku region NERFINISHED
Hokuriku region NERFINISHED
Kansai region
western Honshu
serviceType commuter rail
high-speed rail
intercity rail
passenger rail transport
stockExchangeListing Osaka Exchange
Tokyo Stock Exchange
tickerSymbol 9021
website https://www.westjr.co.jp/


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