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# West Japan Railway Company (JR West)

The JR company serving Kansai, Chugoku and the Hokuriku region, operating the Sanyo Shinkansen and the Tsuruga section of the Hokuriku Shinkansen.

## Overview

West Japan Railway Company (JR West) was founded in the 1987 JNR privatization, covering Kansai, Hokuriku and Chugoku from its Osaka head office.

## History

- April 1, 1987: Founded.
- 1972-1975: The Sanyo Shinkansen (Shin-Osaka-Okayama-Hakata) opened under JNR.
- 2015: Took over services toward Tsuruga with the Hokuriku Shinkansen's Kanazawa extension.
- March 16, 2024: The Kanazawa-Tsuruga section of the Hokuriku Shinkansen opened, through-running with JR East.

## Business

Urban transport in the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe area (JR Kyoto and Kobe lines, the [Osaka Loop Line](/en/concepts/jp-rail-osaka-loop.html)) and the Sanyo Shinkansen are the pillars. The ICOCA IC card was introduced; real estate and retail are active businesses. On the Hokuriku Shinkansen it covers Joetsu-Myoko to Tsuruga.

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)
- [Osaka Loop Line](/en/concepts/jp-rail-osaka-loop.html)
- [Tokaido Main Line](/en/concepts/jp-rail-tokaido-main.html)
- [Hokuriku Shinkansen](/en/concepts/jp-shinkansen-hokuriku.html)
- [Sanyo Shinkansen](/en/concepts/jp-shinkansen-sanyo.html)
- [Japan](/en/places/japan.html)

## 来源

- 西日本旅客鉄道（JR西日本）：https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%97%85%E5%AE%A2%E9%89%84%E9%81%93%EF%BC%88JR%E8%A5%BF%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%EF%BC%89 日本語ウィキペディア・公式サイト, 2026-10-28確認