postgres The JR company serving Kansai, Chugoku and the Hokuriku region, operating the Sanyo Shinkansen and the Tsuruga section of the Hokuriku Shinkansen. /en/organizations/jp-jr-west.html org_japan_jr_west organization jp-jr-west

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

published category-transit category-history tag-rail ja-wiki 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 2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00 2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00 user:admin 10 ## 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 [[concept_japan_rail_osaka_loop|Osaka Loop Line]]) 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. /organizations/jp-jr-west.html en zh de en fr ja railway_company 1987 4 1 1987年4月1日（国鉄分割民営化） tag-rail rail 铁路 58 concept_japan_admin_rail_overview Administrative divisions and railways of Japan /en/concepts/japan-admin-rail-overview.html concept concept_japan_rail_osaka_loop Osaka Loop Line /en/concepts/jp-rail-osaka-loop.html concept concept_japan_rail_tokaido_main Tokaido Main Line /en/concepts/jp-rail-tokaido-main.html concept concept_japan_shinkansen_hokuriku Hokuriku Shinkansen /en/concepts/jp-shinkansen-hokuriku.html concept concept_japan_shinkansen_sanyo Sanyo Shinkansen /en/concepts/jp-shinkansen-sanyo.html concept place_japan_country Japan /en/places/japan.html place 10 2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00 当前版本 true /en/organizations/jp-jr-west/at/10.html en zh de en fr ja org_kind Organization kind railway_company founded Founded 1987年4月1日（国鉄分割民営化） 6