About Us

Corporate Overview

Company name	West Japan Railway Company
Address	4-24, Shibata 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8341
President, Representative Director, and Executive Officer	Tatsuo Kijima (Appointed on June 22, 2016)
Date of establishment	April 1,1987
Common stock	¥100 billion
Shares outstanding	193,735,000 shares (as of March 31, 2016)
Number of shareholders	147,297 (as of March 31, 2016)
Primary businesses	1. Transport business 2. Distribution business 3. Real estate business 4. Others
Operating revenue	¥1,451.3 billion (consolidated) ¥954.2 billion (non-consolidated)
Operating income	¥181.5 billion (consolidated) ¥137.2 billion (non-consolidated)
Number of employees	29,683 (non-consolidated)
Number of subsidiaries	146 (including 62 consolidated subsidiaries) (as of March 31, 2016)

Total route length	5,007.1 km
Shinkansen	812.6 km (2 line)
Conventional lines	4,194.5 km (50 lines)
Number of stations	1,197
Number of passenger cars	6,607
Passenger-kilometers	Approx. 55 million passenger-kilometers a day (Shinkansen) Approx. 103 million passenger-kilometers a day (Conventional lines)
Number of passengers	Approx. 220,000 passengers a day (Shinkansen) Approx. 4.96 million passengers a day (Conventional lines)
Train- kilometers	Approx. 121,000 km a day (Shinkansen) Approx. 396,000 km a day (Conventional lines)
Number of train runs	354 trains a day (Shinkansen) 485 trains a day (Conventional lines, limited express, and express)
Busiest station	Osaka Station (Approx. 431,000 passengers a day)