West Japan Railway Company
WJRYF
Other OTC15.84
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JP3659000008
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-21.97
26.53
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-23.40
76.60
5Y
-23.40
80.11
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in mil. unless spec.- CEO
- Kazuaki Hasegawa
- Full Time Employees
- 44,366
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Railroads
- Address
- 4-24, Shibata 2-chome Osaka Japan 530-8341
- IPO Date
- Apr 17, 2014
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
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- West Japan Railway Company (JR West; ticker: WJRYF) operates one of Japan's major regional railway networks, providing passenger rail transportation services including Shinkansen high-speed bullet trains; conventional local and urban commuter lines; ferry and bus services; alongside distribution retail outlets such as department stores, restaurants, and convenience shops; real estate development, property leasing, and shopping center management; travel agencies, hotels, and regional solutions; and other operations encompassing construction, advertising, and equipment maintenance. The company maintains a total route length of 4,897.5 km, comprising 937.7 km of Shinkansen lines including the flagship Sanyo Shinkansen from Osaka to Hakata (Fukuoka) and Hokuriku Shinkansen segments, alongside 3,959.8 km of conventional lines serving 1,150 stations primarily in western Honshu's Kansai, Chugoku, Hokuriku, and North Kyushu regions, with its Urban Network in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area handling dense commuter traffic via highly automated services supporting ICOCA contactless cards. Founded on April 1, 1987, following the privatization of Japan National Railways and headquartered at 4-24 Shibata 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8341, Japan, JR West employs 45,450 staff across 145 subsidiaries and focuses on business segments including mobility (rail, bus, ferry), distribution, real estate, travel and regional solutions, and others targeting urban commuters, intercity travelers, tourists, and regional economies. In recent developments, the company completed a 50 billion yen share buyback program in September 2025, acquiring 15,448,500 treasury shares (3.3% of outstanding shares) between May and September 2025 with cancellation effective September 30, 2025, aimed at enhancing shareholder value; updated its Medium-Term Management Plan in April 2024 to accelerate its Long-Term Vision through an additional 210 billion yen in capital investments by fiscal 2028, including about 110 billion yen for life design initiatives such as real estate and urban development with the new Hiroshima Station Building opening in 2025 and Sannomiya Station Building targeted for fiscal 2030; announced an interim dividend for the second quarter ending September 2025 payable November 28, 2025; and initiated collaborations with other railway firms on railcar equipment commonization, smart maintenance, and mechanization/DX for construction to strengthen supply chains and address labor shortages.