West Japan Railway Company (9021.T) JPX

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West Japan Railway Company

Address

4-24, Shibata 2-chome

Osaka, 530-8341

Japan

Phone

81 5 7000 8691

Sector

Industrials

Industry

Railroads

Employees

44366

First IPO Date

January 04, 2000

Key Executives

NameTitlePayYear Born
Kazuaki HasegawaPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Head of Marketing Division & Rep. Director01957
Hiroshi MuroExecutive Officer & Senior GM of Marketing Dept. - Railway Operations Headquarters0N/A
Eiji TsuboneManaging Executive Officer, GM of Corporate Strategy Headquarters & Director01966
Hideo OkudaExecutive Officer of Company Digital Sori, GM of Solutions Division & Director01968
Kouichi HarunaExecutive Officer, Head of Regional Urban Development Division & Representative Director01963
Hiroaki IshikawaChief Manager of Business Development Headquarters0N/A
Hiro InoueExecutive Vice President, Executive Officer, Chief of Railway Division and Director01965
Jun FukushimaGeneral Manager of Corporate Communications Department0N/A
Shoji KurasakaExecutive Vice President, Executive Officer & Representative Director01962
Takeshi UrushiharaMang Exec Officer, Deputy Chief of Railway Div., GM of Safety Promotion Department & Director01969
Yutaka NakanishiExecutive Officer & GM of Finance Department0N/A
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Description

Based in Osaka, Japan, West Japan Railway Company, founded in 1987, primarily delivers passenger rail transportation services across the country. The company's operations span several key divisions: Transportation Operations, Retail Business, Real Estate Business, and various Other Businesses. It maintains a substantial railway infrastructure, extending 4,903.1 kilometers in total, comprising 812.6 kilometers of high-speed Shinkansen routes and 4,090.5 kilometers of conventional lines, facilitating travel through 1,174 stations. Additionally, it offers supplementary bus and ferry services. Beyond its core transport functions, the company engages extensively in retail, including the sale of goods, food service provision, wholesale distribution, and other retail initiatives. This encompasses the management of department stores, convenience stores, restaurants, souvenir shops, and shopping centers. Its real estate portfolio involves property sales and leasing. JR West also holds interests in hospitality (hotels), financial services (credit cards, electronic money), travel arrangements, rolling stock and equipment manufacturing, electrical contracting, construction, information technology solutions, and advertising.

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