is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most po ...

) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the

geographical region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

in which the company chiefly operates. JR Central's operational hub is

Nagoya Station is a major railway station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is one of the world's largest train stations by floor area (410,000 m2), and houses the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Much of this space is located in ...

and the company's administrative headquarters are located in the

JR Central Towers The JR Central Towers are in Nakamura-ku in the city of Nagoya, central Japan. It is located right above Nagoya Station and serves as the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company. Built in 2000, it is the second-tallest building in Nag ...

above the station. The busiest and longest railway line operated by JR Central is the

Tōkaidō Main Line The is a major Japanese railway line of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) network, connecting and stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities. The high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansen largely parallel ...

between and . The company also operates the

Tōkaidō Shinkansen The is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the Sanyo Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opened in 19 ...

between and . Additionally it is responsible for the Chūō Shinkansen—a maglev service between

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and

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, which is due to start operation between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2027. JR Central is Japan's most profitable and highest throughput high-speed-rail operator, carrying 138 million high-speed-rail passengers in 2009, considerably more than the world's largest airline. Japan recorded a total of 289 million high-speed-rail passengers in 2009. JR Central is listed in the

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and

Nagoya Stock Exchange Nagoya Stock Exchange (名古屋証券取引所 ''Nagoya Shōken Torihikijo'', NSE) is a stock trading market in Nagoya, Japan. It is Japan's second largest exchange, behind the Tokyo Stock Exchange. History The Nagoya Stock Exchange (NSE) is t ...

with

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traded over-the-counter through OTCMG Pink, is a constituent of the

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Core30 index, and is also one of the three only Japan Railways Group constituents of the

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index, the others being

JR East The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters ar ...

and

JR West , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and i ...

. It is also one of Nagoya's ''gosanke'' companies along with Toyota and the Chubu Electric Power Company.

Lines

Shinkansen

: Tokyo Station— Shin-Ōsaka Station 552.6 km

Conventional lines

: Atami Station— Maibara Station 341.3 km **Branch line:

Ōgaki Station is a railway station in the city of Ōgaki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, shared by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and the private railway operators Tarumi Railway and Yōrō Railway. The station is located 410.0 kilometers from the sta ...

— Mino-Akasaka Station 5.0 km * Gotemba Line: Kōzu Station— Numazu Station 60.2 km * Minobu Line:

Fuji Station is an interchange railway station in the city of Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). Lines Fuji Station is served by the JR Tōkai Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 146.2 kilometers from t ...

— Kōfu Station 88.4 km * Iida Line: Toyohashi Station— Tatsuno Station 195.7 km *

Taketoyo Line The is a Japanese railway line which connects Ōbu Station in Ōbu, Aichi Prefecture with Taketoyo Station in Taketoyo, Aichi Prefecture. It is owned and run by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The line has been electrified as of ...

Ōbu Station is a railway station in the city of Ōbu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). Lines Ōbu Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 346.5 kilometers from the starting point of the l ...

—

Taketoyo Station is a railway station in the town of Taketoyo, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). Lines Taketoyo Station is the terminal station of the Taketoyo Line, and is located 19.3 kilometers ...

19.3 km *

Chūō Main Line The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It connects Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faste ...

: Shiojiri Station—

174.8 km * Takayama Main Line:

Gifu Station is a railway station in the heart of the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Lines Gifu Station is served by the JR Central Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 396.3 kilometers from th ...

—

Inotani Station is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line close to the city of Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The station is the boundary for the two rail ...

189.2 km * Taita Line:

Tajimi Station is a railway station in the city of Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). Lines Tajimi Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 360.7 kilometers from the official sta ...

—

Mino-Ōta Station is a railway station in the city of Minokamo, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and the third-sector railway operator Nagaragawa Railway. Lines Mino-Ōta Station is served by the JR Central Takay ...

17.8 km * Kansai Main Line: Nagoya Station— Kameyama Station 59.9 km * Kisei Main Line: Kameyama Station— Shingū Station 180.2 km *

Meishō Line The is a rural, regional railway line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Mie Prefecture, Japan, connecting Matsusaka station in Matsusaka and Ise-Okitsu station in Tsu. The line takes its name from the kanji characters of the ...

Matsusaka Station is a union passenger railway station in the city of Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, operated jointly by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and Kintetsu. Lines Matsusaka Station is served by the JR Kisei Main Line and is 34.6 rail kilomet ...

—

Ise-Okitsu Station is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). Lines Ise-Okitsu Station is served by the Meishō Line, and is 43.5 rail kilometers from the terminu ...

43.5 km * Sangū Line: Taki Station—

Toba Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Toba, Mie Prefecture. Japan. It is jointly operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. Lines Toba Station is served ...

29.1 km * Jōhoku Line: Kachigawa Station—

Biwajima Station 250px, Platforms is a railway station in the city of Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and the Tōkai Transport Service Company (TKJ). Lines Biwajima Station is served by the Tōkaidō ...

11.2 km (trains are operated by

Tokai Transport Service Company , abbreviated as "TKJ", is a railway operating company in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Central Japan Railway Company is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially ab ...

, not JR Central)

Named train services

* '' Nanki'' ( - & ) * '' Hida'' (Nagoya/ - , & ) * '' Shinano'' (Nagoya - & ) * '' Mie'' (Nagoya - & ) * '' Fujikawa'' ( - ) * ''Inaji'' ( - ) * '' Odoriko'' / ''Super Wide View Odoriko'' ( - & ) * '' Sunrise Seto'' (Tokyo - ) * '' Sunrise Izumo'' (Tokyo - ) * '' Nozomi'' (Tokyo - ) * '' Hikari'' (Tokyo - Hakata & ) * '' Kodama'' (Tokyo/ - Shin-Ōsaka, Hakata & Hakataminami)

Affiliates

The JR Central Group consists of JR Central and the following affiliates:

Transportation

* JR Tokai Bus Company * JR Tokai Logistics Company ( :ja:ジェイアール東海物流株式会社) *

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Co., Ltd. ( :ja:ファーストエアートランスポート株式会社)

Merchandise

JR Tokai Corporation JR, J. R. or Jr. may refer to: * Jr. or Junior (suffix), a name suffix Arts and entertainment * ''J.R.'' (album), an album by Jim Bob * '' J R'', a 1975 novel written by William Gaddis * "Jr.", a song by Codeine on the album ''Barely Real'' * J. ...

( :ja:ジェイアール東海商事株式会社) * JR Tokai Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (株式会社 :ja:ジェイアール東海高島屋) *

JR-Central Passengers is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the geographical r ...

Co., Ltd. (株式会社 :ja:ジェイアール東海パッセンジャーズ) *

JR Tokai Food Service JR, J. R. or Jr. may refer to: * Jr. or Junior (suffix), a name suffix Arts and entertainment * ''J.R.'' (album), an album by Jim Bob * ''J R'', a 1975 novel written by William Gaddis * "Jr.", a song by Codeine on the album ''Barely Real'' * J. ...

Co., Ltd. ( :ja:ジェイアール東海フードサービス株式会社) *

Tokai Kiosk Company Tōkai ( 東海, literally ''East Sea'') in Japanese may refer to: * Tōkai region, a subregion of Chūbu * Tōkai, Ibaraki, a village, also known as "Tokaimura" (Tokai-village) * Tōkai, Aichi, a city * Tōkai University, a private university in ...

( :ja:東海キヨスク株式会社)

Construction

JR Tokai Construction JR, J. R. or Jr. may refer to: * Jr. or Junior (suffix), a name suffix Arts and entertainment * ''J.R.'' (album), an album by Jim Bob * ''J R'', a 1975 novel written by William Gaddis * "Jr.", a song by Codeine on the album ''Barely Real'' * J. ...

Co., Ltd. ( :ja:ジェイアール東海建設株式会社) *

JR Central Consultants Company JR, J. R. or Jr. may refer to: * Jr. or Junior (suffix), a name suffix Arts and entertainment * ''J.R.'' (album), an album by Jim Bob * ''J R'', a 1975 novel written by William Gaddis * "Jr.", a song by Codeine on the album ''Barely Real'' * J. ...

( :ja:ジェイアール東海コンサルタンツ株式会社) * The

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Co., Ltd ( :ja:日本機械保線株式会社) *

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Co., Ltd. ( :ja:双葉鉄道工業株式会社) * CN Construction Co., Ltd. ( :ja:シーエヌ建設株式会社)

Information systems

JR Tokai Information Systems Company JR, J. R. or Jr. may refer to: * Jr. or Junior (suffix), a name suffix Arts and entertainment * ''J.R.'' (album), an album by Jim Bob * ''J R'', a 1975 novel written by William Gaddis * "Jr.", a song by Codeine on the album ''Barely Real'' * J. ...

( :ja:ジェイアール東海情報システム株式会社) *

Shinsei Technos Shinsei may refer to: * Shinsei, Gifu, a former town in Japan * Shinsei (restaurant), a restaurant in Dallas, Texas * Shinsei Bank is a leading diversified Japanese financial institution that provides a full range of financial products and servi ...

Co., Ltd.( :ja:新生テクノス株式会社)

Hotels and resorts

JR Tokai Hotels JR, J. R. or Jr. may refer to: * Jr. or Junior (suffix), a name suffix Arts and entertainment * ''J.R.'' (album), an album by Jim Bob * '' J R'', a 1975 novel written by William Gaddis * "Jr.", a song by Codeine on the album ''Barely Real'' * J. ...

Co., Ltd. (株式会社 :ja:ジェイアール東海ホテルズ) *

Nagoya Terminal Hotel is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...

Co., Ltd. ( :ja:名古屋ターミナルホテル株式会社) *

Shizuoka Terminal Hotel Shizuoka can refer to: * Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture * Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture * Shizuoka Airport * Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain was a feudal domain under the Tok ...

Co., Ltd. ( :ja:静岡ターミナルホテル株式会社)

Travel

JR Tokai Agency JR, J. R. or Jr. may refer to: * Jr. or Junior (suffix), a name suffix Arts and entertainment * ''J.R.'' (album), an album by Jim Bob * '' J R'', a 1975 novel written by William Gaddis * "Jr.", a song by Codeine on the album ''Barely Real'' * J. ...

Co., Ltd. (株式会社 :ja:ジェイアール東海エージェンシー) *

JR Tokai Tours JR, J. R. or Jr. may refer to: * Jr. or Junior (suffix), a name suffix Arts and entertainment * ''J.R.'' (album), an album by Jim Bob * '' J R'', a 1975 novel written by William Gaddis * "Jr.", a song by Codeine on the album ''Barely Real'' * J. ...

(株式会社 :ja:ジェイアール東海ツアーズ) *

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Co., Ltd. ( :ja:飛騨森林都市企画株式会社)

Publishing

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(株式会社ウェッジ)

Rolling stock

Shinkansen Engineering The , colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. Initially, it was built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo, the capital, to aid economic growth and development. Beyond ...

Co., Ltd. ( :ja:新幹線エンジニアリング株式会社) * Tokai Rolling Stock & Machinery Co., Ltd. ( :ja:東海交通機械株式会社) * Nippon Sharyo, Ltd

Maintenance

* Chuoh Linen Supply Co., Ltd. ( :ja:中央リネンサプライ株式会社) * JR Tokai General Building Maintenance Co., Ltd. ( :ja:ジェイアール東海総合ビルメンテナンス株式会社) * Central Maintenance Co., Ltd. ( :ja:セントラルメンテナンス株式会社) * Shinkansen Service & Technology Co., Ltd. (株式会社 :ja:関西新幹線サービック) *

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Co., Ltd. ( :ja:新幹線メンテナンス東海株式会社) *

Tokai Seibi Tōkai ( 東海, literally ''East Sea'') in Japanese may refer to: * Tōkai region, a subregion of Chūbu * Tōkai, Ibaraki, a village, also known as "Tokaimura" (Tokai-village) * Tōkai, Aichi, a city * Tōkai University, a private university in ...

Co., Ltd. ( :ja:東海整備株式会社)

Real estate

JR Central Building JR, J. R. or Jr. may refer to: * Jr. or Junior (suffix), a name suffix Arts and entertainment * ''J.R.'' (album), an album by Jim Bob * '' J R'', a 1975 novel written by William Gaddis * "Jr.", a song by Codeine on the album ''Barely Real'' * J. ...

Co., Ltd. ( :ja:ジェイアールセントラルビル株式会社) * JR Development and Management Corporation of Kansai ( :ja:ジェイアール東海関西開発株式会社) *

JR Development and Management Corporation of Shizuoka JR, J. R. or Jr. may refer to: * Jr. or Junior (suffix), a name suffix Arts and entertainment * ''J.R.'' (album), an album by Jim Bob * ''J R'', a 1975 novel written by William Gaddis * "Jr.", a song by Codeine on the album ''Barely Real'' * J. ...

( :ja:ジェイアール東海静岡開発株式会社) *

JR Tokai Real Estate JR, J. R. or Jr. may refer to: * Jr. or Junior (suffix), a name suffix Arts and entertainment * ''J.R.'' (album), an album by Jim Bob * '' J R'', a 1975 novel written by William Gaddis * "Jr.", a song by Codeine on the album ''Barely Real'' * J. ...

Co., Ltd. ( :ja:ジェイアール東海不動産株式会社) *

Shizuoka Terminal Development Co., Ltd. Shizuoka can refer to: * Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture * Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture * Shizuoka Airport * Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain was a feudal domain under the Tok ...

(:ja:静岡ターミナル開発株式会社) * Shin-Yokohama Station Development Co., Ltd. (:ja:新横浜ステーション開発株株式会社) * Tokyo Station Development Co., Ltd. (:ja:東京ステーション開発株式会社) * Toyohashi Station Building Co., Ltd. (:ja:豊橋ステーションビル株式会社) * Nagoya Station Area Development Corporation (:ja:名古屋ステーション開発株式会社) * Nagoya Terminal Station Building Co., Ltd. (:ja:名古屋ターミナルビル株式会社) * Hamamatsu Terminal Development Co., Ltd. (:ja:浜松ターミナル開発株式会社)

Other services

* JR Tokai Well Co., Ltd. (株式会社:ja:ジェイアール東海ウェル) * JR Tokai Partners Co., Ltd. (:ja:ジェイアール東海パートナーズ株式会社) JR Central Towers

References

External links

Central Japan Railway CompanyCentral Japan Railway Company, SCMAGLEV Official Website
* Wiki collection of bibliographic works on Central Japan Railway Company {{Authority control Central Japan Railway Company, Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Railway companies established in 1987 Companies based in Nagoya Japanese companies established in 1987