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# Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)

The JR company operating the Tokaido Shinkansen and the Chubu region's conventional lines, with the group's highest profitability.

## Overview

Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) was founded in the 1987 JNR privatization, operating the Tokaido Shinkansen and Chubu's conventional lines from its Nagoya head office.

## History

- April 1, 1987: Founded.
- 1992: Nozomi trains introduced on the Tokaido Shinkansen.
- 2003: Shinagawa Station opened. In 2014 the line marked its 50th anniversary with over six billion passengers carried.
- From 2027: The Chuo Maglev Shinkansen (Shinagawa-Nagoya) is scheduled to open.

## Business

The Tokaido Shinkansen is the world's busiest high-speed railway, running up to 16 trains per hour per direction at two-minute headways. Nagoya-area conventional lines (Chuo, Kansai main lines), the Iida and Takayama lines are also under its management.

更新时间：2026-10-28

## 标签

- [铁路](/en/tags/rail.html)

## 关系


## 正文反向链接

- [Administrative divisions and railways of Japan](/en/concepts/japan-admin-rail-overview.html)
- [Tokaido Main Line](/en/concepts/jp-rail-tokaido-main.html)
- [Tokaido Shinkansen](/en/concepts/jp-shinkansen-tokaido.html)
- [Japan](/en/places/japan.html)

## 来源

- 東海旅客鉄道（JR東海）：https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%B1%E6%B5%B7%E6%97%85%E5%AE%A2%E9%89%84%E9%81%93%EF%BC%88JR%E6%9D%B1%E6%B5%B7%EF%BC%89 日本語ウィキペディア・公式サイト, 2026-10-28確認