West Japan Railway Company · Osaka Japan
| 4-24, Shibata 2-Chome, Kita-Ku | Phone: +81-6-6375-8929 |
| Osaka | Fax: +81-6-6375-8931 |
| 530-8341 | |
| Japan | 
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West Japan Railway Company Rankings
| Nikkei 225 |
Company Description
It's a car. It's a plane. It's a shinkansen, or bullet train. West Japan Railway, known as JR-West, operates passenger train service in the western part of Japan's main island of Honshu, including connections between Osaka and Hakata. Its combined conventional and high-speed routes cover more than 5,000 km (about 3,125 miles) and incorporate more than 1,200 stations. Its Urban Network commuter train moves an average of four million passengers a day in the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan region. The company also provides ferry services and has retail, hotel, and real estate operations connected with its rail network.
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Financials
| Company Type | PublicHeadquarters |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Year-End | March |
| 2011 Employees | 45,703 |
Executives
36 executives listed for West Japan Railway Company's Osaka, Japan location.
| Vice Chairman and President | Takayuki Sasaki | |
|---|---|---|
| VP and Director | Masao Yamazaki |