Corporate Overview
Brand Message
Challenge and Change
挑戦、そして変革
Philosophy
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Utilize rail freight transport nationwide networks while efficiently managing resources among group company.
We will actively introduce new technologies as well as logistics services that support the industry and livings. - Continue to be the organization existing for society by creating new services that solves customers’ problems.
- Safety is our priority and the foundation of everything.
Our Actions
- Give top priority to safety
- Put compliances into practice
- Act from the customer’s perspective
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Responsible for our parts as well as cooperate
well with others - Work hard and try new things
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Contribute to the sustainable development
of the group - Always have a dream
Corporate Overview
| Company Name | Japan Freight Railway Company |
|---|---|
| Establishment | April 1, 1987 |
| Head Office | 5-33-8 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo |
| Capital | 19,000,000,000 yen (380,000 stocks) |
| Stockholder | Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology |
| Representative | Shin Inukai, president |
| Number of employee | 5,637 people (as of April 1, 2024) |
| Business |
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Specification Management
as of April 1, 2024
| Number of Lines | 75 | ||
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| Operation Length (km) | 7,805.5 | ||
| Number of Stations | 237 | ||
| Number of Trains | 399 / day | ||
| Train-kilometers | about 186,000 km / day | ||
Volume of Traffic
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Total Tonnage: 26,520（2023） | ||
| Total Ton-km: 17,500（2023） | |||
| Cars | Locomotives | Electric | 403 |
| Diesel | 122 | ||
| Electric Multipul Units | 42 | ||
| Freight Cars | JR for Containers | 7,049 | |
| JR for Others | 43 | ||
| Private | 1,593 | ||
| Containers | JR | 62,153 | |
| Private | 16,161 | ||
| Loading Equipment | Top Lifters | 107 | |
| Forklifts | 499 | ||
*For the year
Board members
| As of 26th June, 2024 | |
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| Director and Executive Officer Chairman | Koichi SHINGAI |
| Director and Executive Officer President | Shin INUKAI |
| Outside Director(part-time) | Takao KASHITANI |
| Outside Director(part-time) | Noriko YAGASAKI |
| Outside Director(part-time) | Yoshimi NAKAJIMA |
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Director and Executive Officer General Director of Management Headquarters |
Taketsugu SHINOBE |
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Director and Executive Officer General Director of Railway Business Headquarters |
Kazuhisa KOGURE |
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Director and Executive Officer General Director of Safety Management Headquarters |
Teturo NAKAGAWA |
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Director and Executive Officer General Director of Business Development Headquarters |
Koji DOI |
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Executive Officer General Manager of Development Department, Business Development Headquarters |
Kazuki IMAHASHI |
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Executive Officer Director of Kansai Regional Office |
Soichiro WAKE |
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Executive Officer Director of Kanto Regional Office |
Ken TAKAHASHI |
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Executive Officer Deputy General Director of Railway Business Headquarters, General Manager of Sales Marketing Management Department |
Hidehito TAKAHASHI |
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Executive Officer General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, Management Headquarters |
Hitoshi OKUDA |
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Executive Officer Director of Tokai Regional Office |
Yasuhito KOYAMA |
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Executive Officer General Manager of Sales Department, Railway Business Headquarters |
Yasuhide MUGIYA |
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Executive Officer Director of Kyushu Regional Office |
Shinji TADANO |
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Executive Officer Director of Tohoku Regional Office |
Naoto KAMEYAMA |
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Executive Officer Deputy General Director of Railway Business Headquarters, General Manager of Transport Department |
Hiroto TAKAZAWA |
Organization chart
JR Freight data
Income
Freight volume
Container freight volume
by category (FY2023)
Freight car freight volume
by category (FY2023)
Operating route in Japan
Milestone
| 1987 | April | Launch of Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) |
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| 1998 | January | Development of the Koki Class 100 high - spead freight container |
| March | Opening of the Tsugaru Kaikyo Line (Seikan Tunnel) | |
| April | Opening of Honshi - Bisan Line (Seto Ohashi Bridge) | |
| October | Start of operation of Liner train services along the Sea of Japan from Sapporo to Fukuoka | |
| 1991 | May | Announcement of the Corporate Philosophy |
| 1992 | April | Completion of F Plaza Sapporo (the first facility in the F Plaza series) |
| July | Start of commercial operation of the Class EF200 DC electric locomotive | |
| 1993 | March | Start of commercial operation of the Class DF200 electric diesel locomotive |
| 1994 | January | Start of operation of the freight information network system (FRENS) |
| November | Opening of the Central Training Center (drivers training facility) | |
| 1995 | January | The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake (Tokaido Line between Sumiyoshi Station ～ Rokkodo Station etc. from January 17 to March 31) |
| October | Start of commercial transport of domestic wastes (Kajigaya Freight Terminal ～ Suehirocho Station) | |
| 1996 | October | Start of use of the train position detection system utilizing communications satellite |
| 1997 | December | Start of commercial operation of the Class EF210 DC electric locomotive |
| 1998 | March | Completion of container transport capacity strengthening works (phase1) on the Tokaido Line |
| December | Designation of the movable "Suehiro Bridge" at Yokkaichi Port as an important cultural asset | |
| 2000 | March |
Start of rail transport of LNG (liquefied natural gas) between Nigata Freight Terminal - Kanazawa Freight Terminal Completion of the EH500 AC/DC electric locomotive Suspension of services on the Muroran Line between Oshamambe Station ～ Higashi-Muroran Station due to volcanic activity of Mt. Usuzan (March29 ～ June7) |
| April | Introduction of the container freight and container number automatic reading system | |
| August | Opening at Takamatsu Freight Terminal | |
| December | Completion of the project to enable running of freight trains onthe Musashino Line and the Keiyo Line | |
| 2001 | December | Completion of the EF510 AC/DC electric locomotive |
| 2002 | March | Opening of Kitakyushu Freight Terminal |
| 2003 | February | Completion of l-Garden Air Tower and Garden Terrace |
| March | Completion of the EH200 AC/DC electric locomotive | |
| June | Opening of Kanazawa Freight Terminal | |
| December | Opening of Kobe Freight Terminal | |
| 2004 | March |
Start of commercial operation of the Class M250 special express container train "Super Rail Cargo" Opening of Kagoshima Freight Terminal |
| 2005 | June | Opening of the rolling stock technical training Institute |
| October |
Receipt of the "Blue Ribbon Award" by Super Rail Cargo Full operation of the "IT-FRENS & TRACE Systems" |
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| 2006 | March |
Opening of Tosu Freight Terminal Start of operation of the Super Green Shuttle train |
| October | Establishment of the company song | |
| November | Start of commercial operation of dedicated trains for transporting parts for Toyota Motor Corporation | |
| 2007 | March | Completion of the project to strengthen rail freight transport capacity on the Sanyo Line |
| 2008 | April | Start of use of PRANETS (operation support system) |
| July | Start of transport of PCB wastes | |
| 2009 | March | Start of the provision of "train position information" from PRANETS |
| November | Staging of the "Departure Ceremony of the Train to Commemorate 50 Years of Rail Container Transport" | |
| 2010 | March | Completion of the Class HD300 hybrid locomotive |
| June | Completion of "Ario Kitasuna" commercial facilities on the former site of Onagigawa Freight Station | |
| 2011 | March |
Completion of the project to strengthen rail freight transport capacity on the Kagoshima Line Suspension of services due to the Great East Japan Earthouake (Tohoku Line between Sandal Freight Terminal ～ Morioka Freight Terminal from March11 to April20, etc.) Implementation of emergency petroleum transport and disaster wastes transport to provide relief following the Great East Japan Earthquake |
| 2012 | August | Start of transport of methanol utilizing petroleum transport trains (Kawasaki Freight Station ～ Kuragano Station) |
| October | First manufacture of general purpose 31ft wing containers | |
| November | Receipt of the "Laurel Award" by the Class HD 300 hybrid locomotive | |
| 2013 | March |
Opening of Suita Freight Terminal, and renewal and opening of Kudara Freicht lerminal Completion of the project to strengthen rail freight transport capacity on the Sumidagawa Line Start of operation of "Fukuyama Rail Express" (between Tokyo Freight Terminal ～ Suita Freight Terminal) |
| 2014 | September | Announcement of opening of 'F Plaza Tokyo Building M and Building N (Tokyo Rail Gate WEST/EAST)" - the first multi-tenant logistics facilities |
| October | Severance of the Tokaido Line between Yuhi - Kozu due to landslide, and implementation of detour and substitute transpart, etc., for 10days | |
| December | Operation of the dedicated train of the "Aeon Rail Transport Research Group" between Tokyo Freight Terminal - Kudara Freight Terminal | |
| 2015 | March | Start of operation of the second "Fukuyama Rail Expresse" (between Tokyo Freight terminal - Higashi-Fukuyama station) |
| September | Undertaking of an operation and maintenance project for national freight railways in India | |
| 2016 | March | Start of shared Services with Hokkaido Shinkansen on the Kaikyo Line |
| April | Running of emergency freight trains for transport of relief supples for areas damaged by the Kumamoto Earthquakes of 2016 | |
| 2017 | January | Start of joint transport by Asahi Beer and Kirin Beer between Kansai and Hokuriku |
| May | Start of operation of the third "Fukuyama Rall Express" (between Nagoya Freight Terminal - Fukuoka Freight Terminal) | |
| July | Announcement of manufacture of the Class DD200 electric desel locomotive | |
| September | Start of joint transport by Asahi Beer, Kirin Beer, Sapporo Beer and Suntory Beer in Hokkaido | |
| 2018 | February | Announcement that 2,600mm-high containers (Class20) will become the general-purpose container size |
| March | Completion of renewal of PRANETS (operation support system) | |
| May | Start of operation of the "Kangaroo Liner SS60" (Suita Freight Torminal - Sendai Port Station) | |
| July | Severance of the Sanyo Line due to natural disasters such as the "July 2018 heavy rain, and implementation of detour utilizing the Hakubi Line, Sanin Line, and Yamaguchi Line and substitute transport for 100 days | |
| September | Implementation of transport relief supplies for areas damaged by the Hokkaido Iburi Eastern Earthquake | |
| 2019 | April |
Start of using JR Freight Group‘s new philosophy and principles Revision of personnel system Implementation of uniforms renewal |
| October | Severance of the Tohoku Line due to Typhoon Hagibis, and implementation of detour and substitute transport for over 2 weeks | |
| November | Renewal opening of Yokohama Hazawa Station equipped with E&S | |
| December | Implementation of disaster wastes transport from Typhoon Hagibis | |
| 2020 | February | Completion of "Tokyo Rail Gate WEST" inside Tokyo Freight Terminal Station |
| March |
Relocation and reopening of Matsuyama Freight Station Introduction of remote monitoring service to locomotives (EH800) |
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| July |
Opening of “Tsumikae (vanning/devanning) station" inside Niiza Freight Terminal Station Severance of the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line due to heavy rain, and implementation of substitute transport for 121 days |
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| 2021 | March |
Start of operation of the fourth "Fukuyama Rail Express“ (between Ajigawaguchi Station and Morioka Freight Terminal Station) Start of operation of "Kangaroo Liner NF64 “ (between Nagoya Freight Terminal Station and Fukuoka Freight Terminal Station) |
| August | Severance of the Chuo Line and Sanyo Line due to heavy rain in western Japan, and implementation of substitute transport for more than 3 weeks | |
| September |
Opening of Bangkok Representative Office Establishment of a joint venture for the plant factory business “Yamamura JR Freight Kira Vege Station” |
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| November |
Start of using next-generation biodiesel fuel Start of operation of "Kangaroo Liner TF60" (between Tokyo Freight Terminal Station and Higashi-Fukuyama Station) |
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| 2022 | March |
Issue of first publicly offered corporate bond "Green Bond“ Start of operation of "Forwarders Block Train" (between Koshigaya Freight Terminal Station and Himeji Freight Station) |
| May | Completion of "DPL Sapporo Rail Gate" inside Sapporo Freight Terminal Station | |
| July | Completion of "Tokyo Rail Gate EAST" inside Tokyo Freight Terminal Station | |
| August | Severance of the Ouu Line and other lines due to heavy rain the Tohoku region, and implementation of substitute transport for 65 days | |
| 2023 | March |
Opening of “Tsumikae Station“ inside Gifu Freight Terminal Station and Koriyama Freight Terminal Station Completion of plant factory of Yamamura JR Freight Kira Vegetable Station Co., Ltd. |
| June |
Introduction of T-DAP (application for truck drivers) Signing of MOU with GML in Thailand regarding intermodal transport of dangerous goods Start of rental pallet service "Ekipare" |
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| September | Announcement that JR Freight Group held a forestation campaign | |
| November | Start of operation of the "Zennoh" freight train for rice only | |
| 2024 | April | Revision of base freight rate |