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Native name | 四国旅客鉄道株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Shikoku Ryokaku Tetsudō ("Shikoku Passenger Railway") kabushiki gaisha |
Company type | State-owned KK |
Industry | Private railway |
Predecessor | Japanese National Railways (JNR) |
Founded | April 1, 1987 (privatization of JNR) |
Headquarters | , Japan |
Area served | Shikoku |
Key people | Masafumi Izumi (CEO)[1] |
Services | Passenger rail Freight services Intercity bus |
Revenue | 31.35 billion yen (2007) |
Total assets | 357.137 billion yen (2007) |
Total equity | 3.5 billion yen |
Owner | Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (100%) |
Number of employees | 2,942 (as of 1 April 2007[update]) |
Subsidiaries | JR Shikoku Bus |
Website | www |
The Shikoku Railway Company (四国旅客鉄道株式会社, Shikoku Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha), commonly known as JR Shikoku (JR四国, Jei-āru Shikoku), is the smallest of the seven constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates 855.2 kilometres (531.4 mi) of intercity and local rail services in the four prefectures on the island of Shikoku in Japan. The company has its headquarters in Takamatsu, Kagawa.[2]