
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 |
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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) | |||
Rolling stocks | Locomotives | Electric | 403 |
Diesel | 122 | ||
Electric Multipul Units | 42 | ||
Wagons | Container wagons | 7,049 | |
Other wagons | 43 | ||
Wagons own by other company | 1,593 | ||
Containers | Own by JR | 62,153 | |
Own by other company | 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 |
Director and Executive Officer General Director of Management Headquarters |
Taketsugu SHINOBE |
Director and Executive Officer General Director of Railway Business Headquarters |
Kazuhisa KOGURE |
Director and Executive Officer General Director of Safety Management Headquarters |
Teturo NAKAGAWA |
Director and Executive Officer General Director of Business Development Headquarters |
Koji DOI |
Executive Officer General Manager of Development Department, Business Development Headquarters |
Kazuki IMAHASHI |
Executive Officer Director of Kansai Regional Office |
Soichiro WAKE |
Executive Officer Director of Kanto Regional Office |
Ken TAKAHASHI |
Executive Officer Deputy General Director of Railway Business Headquarters, General Manager of Sales Marketing Management Department |
Hidehito TAKAHASHI |
Executive Officer General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, Management Headquarters |
Hitoshi OKUDA |
Executive Officer Director of Tokai Regional Office |
Yasuhito KOYAMA |
Executive Officer General Manager of Sales Department, Railway Business Headquarters |
Yasuhide MUGIYA |
Executive Officer Director of Kyushu Regional Office |
Shinji TADANO |
Executive Officer Director of Tohoku Regional Office |
Naoto KAMEYAMA |
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 types of item (FY2023)

Freight volume (excluding container)
by types of item (FY2023)

Operating route in Japan
Milestone
1987~
1987 | April | Establishment of Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) |
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September | Commencement of `JRF Tourist` | |
October | Transportation of 30ft container between Tokyo and Hokkaido | |
1988 | January | Development of the Koki Class 100 high - speed container wagon |
March | Opening of the Tsugaru Kaikyo Line (Seikan Tunnel) | |
April | Opening of Honshi - Bisan Line (Seto Ohashi Bridge) | |
September | Transportation of cool container between Tokyo and Hokkaido | |
October | Commencement of Liner train services along the Sea of Japan from Sapporo to Fukuoka | |
1989 | February | Introduction of the new EF66 type DC electric locomotive |
July | Utilization of new information system for other wagons |
1990's
1991 | April | Employment of the first high school graduate since the company was established |
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May | Announcement of Corporate Philosophy | |
October | Operation of "Carpack" containers for automobile transport between Kanto and Kyushu | |
1992 | April | Completion of F Plaza Sapporo (the first facility in the F Plaza series) |
June | Completion of F Plaza Tokyo Building B | |
July | Commercial operation of the Class EF200 DC electric locomotive | |
November | Completion of F Plaza Tokyo Building A | |
1993 | February | Completion of F Plaza Sumidagawa |
March | Commercial operation of the Class DF200 electric diesel locomotive | |
1994 | January | Utilization 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 and Rokkodo Station etc. from January 17 to March 31) |
March |
Operation of Car rack system between Nagoya Freight Terminal Station and Niigata Freight Terminal Station Commencement of records management service business specializing in document storage and management |
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July | Opening of Nagoya Port commercial facility "Sea Train Land" | |
October | Commercial transport of domestic wastes from Kajigaya Freight Terminal to Suehirocho Station | |
1996 | October | Utilization of the train position detecting system using communications satellite |
1998 | January | Completion of Hotel Mets Tabata |
March | Completion of container transport capacity strengthening works (phase1) of the Tokaido Line | |
December | Designation of the movable "Suehiro Bridge" at Yokkaichi Port as an important cultural asset | |
1999 | May | Completion of new head office building |
June | Completion of F Plaza Niiza | |
October | Completion of F Plaza Tokyo Building D |
2000's
2000 | March |
Commencement of LNG(liquefied natural gas) rail transport between Nigata Freight Terminal and Kanazawa Freight Terminal Completion of the EH500 AC/DC electric locomotive Suspension of Muroran Line service between Oshamambe Station and Higashi-Muroran Station due to Mt. Usuzan volcanic activity (from March29 to June7) |
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April | Introduction of automatic container wagon number and container number reading system | |
August | Opening at Takamatsu Freight Terminal | |
December | Completion of the project which allows freight trains to run on the 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 | |
July | Opening of F Plaza Tokyo Building F | |
December | Opening of Kobe Freight Terminal | |
2004 | March |
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" (Super Rail Cargo) Full operation of the "IT-FRENS & TRACE Systems" |
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2006 | March |
Opening of Tosu Freight Terminal Operation of the Super Green Shuttle train |
July | Completion of F Plaza Tokyo Building E | |
October | Establishment of the company song | |
November | Commercial operation of block trains to transport parts for Toyota Motor Corporation | |
2007 | March | Completion of the project strengthening rail freight transport capacity of the Sanyo Line |
June | Publication of "130 Years of Freight Railway History" | |
July |
Uniform renewal Decision of "JR Freight Transport Quality Improvement Action Plan" |
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November |
Publication of "130 Years of Freight Railways in Photographs" Completion of F Plaza Tokyo Building L |
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2008 | March |
Opening of Kochi Off-Rail Station Establishment of I-TEM Center |
April | Utilization of PRANETS (driving support system) | |
July | Commencement of PCB wastes transport | |
2009 | February |
Establishment of the "Safety Reform Committee" Commendation of Yokkaichi Port's movable bridge "Suehiro Bridge" as a modern industrial heritage site |
March | Utilization of PRANETS system to provide train position to customers | |
November | Opening of Commemoration of 50 Years of Rail Container Transport Departure Ceremony |
2010's
2010 | March | Completion of the Class HD300 hybrid locomotive |
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April | Utilization of new information system "Railway Web Service" | |
June | Completion of "Ario Kitasuna" commercial facilities at the former site of Onagigawa Freight Station | |
2011 | March |
Completion of the project strengthening rail freight transport capacity on the Kagoshima Line Suspension of services due to the Great East Japan Earthouake (Tohoku Line between Sandal Freight Terminal and 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 |
November | Commencement of disaster waste transport to support the Great East Japan Earthquake | |
2012 | August | Commencement of transporting methanol together with petroleum transport trains from Kawasaki Freight Station to Kuragano Station. |
October | The first manufacture of general purpose 31ft wing containers | |
November | Receipt of the "Laurel Award" (the Class HD 300 hybrid locomotive) | |
2013 | March |
Opening of Suita Freight Terminal, and renewal and opening of Kudara Freight Terminal Completion of the project strengthening rail freight transport capacity of the Sumidagawa Line Operation of "Fukuyama Rail Express" between Tokyo Freight Terminal and 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 | Suspension of Tokaido Line between Yuhi - Kozu due to landslide, and implementation of detour utilizing Chuo line and substitute transport, etc., for 10days | |
December | Occasional operation of charter train of "AEON Railway Transport Research Association" between Tokyo Freight Terminal Station and Kudara Freight Terminal | |
2015 | March | Operation of the second "Fukuyama Rail Express" between Tokyo Freight terminal and Higashi-Fukuyama station. |
September | Undertaking of an operation and maintenance project for national freight railways in India | |
2016 | March | Commencement of shared service with Hokkaido Shinkansen on the Kaikyo Line |
April | Operation of emergency freight trains to transport relief supplies in areas damaged by the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes | |
2017 | May | Operation of the third "Fukuyama Rall Express" between Nagoya Freight Terminal and Fukuoka Freight Terminal. |
2018 | May | Operation of the "Kangaroo Liner SS60" between Suita Freight Terminal and Sendai Port Station. |
July | Suspension 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 |
Implementation of JR Freight Group‘s new philosophy and principles Revision of personnel system Implementation of new uniforms |
October | Suspension of the Tohoku Line due to Typhoon Hagibis, and implementation of detour and substitute transport for over 2 weeks | |
November | Reopening of Yokohama Hazawa Station equipped with E&S | |
December | Implementation of disaster wastes transport caused by Typhoon Hagibis |
2020's
2020 | February | Completion of "Tokyo Rail Gate WEST" inside Tokyo Freight Terminal Station |
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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 Suspension of the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line due to heavy rain, and implementation of substitute transport for 121 days |
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2021 | March |
Operation of the fourth "Fukuyama Rail Express“ between Ajigawaguchi Station and Morioka Freight Terminal Station. Operation of "Kangaroo Liner NF64- “ between Nagoya Freight Terminal Station and Fukuoka Freight Terminal Station. |
August | Suspension 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 |
Establishment 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 |
Utilization of next-generation bio fuel on truck 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“ 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 | Suspension 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 MOU with GML in Thailand regarding intermodal transport of dangerous goods Commencement of rental pallet service "Ekipare" |
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September | Announcement that JR Freight Group held a forestation campaign | |
November | Operation of the "Zennoh" freight train for transporting rice | |
2024 | April | Revision of base freight rate |