East Japan Railway (thing)

One of the six constituent companies of JR, Japan's national railway network. "JR East," as it's sometimes called, is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest passenger railway company: it has 80,000 employees and runs 1,700 stations, 13,000 trains, and 7,500 kilometers of track. On an average day, its network is used by 16 million passengers: in FY 2003, the company reported ticket revenues of nearly ¥1.8 trillion (US$16.5 billion).

In addition to managing a sprawling commuter network in and around Tokyo, JR East also runs intercity services throughout the northern panhandle of Honshu Island, going as far west as Nagano and Kofu before giving up authority to the Central Japan Railway. The Shinkansen services that run north of Tokyo Station are also administered by the East Japan Railway.

The lines in their jurisdiction are (deep breath now...):

• Agatsuma Line
• Akabane Line
• Aterazawa Line
• Banetsusai Line
• Banetsuto Line
• Chuo Line
• Echigo Line
• Gono Line
• Hachiko Line
• Hachinohe Line
• Hakushin Line
• Hanawa Line
• Iiyama Line
• Ishinomaki Line
• Ito Line
• Itsukaichi Line
• Iwaizumi Line
• Joban Line
• Joetsu Line
• Kamaishi Line
• Karasuyama Line
• Kashima Line
• Kawagoe Line
• Keihin Tohoku Line
• Keiyo Line
• Kesennuma Line
• Koumi Line
• Kitakami Line
• Kururi Line
• Mito Line
• Musashino Line
• Nambu Line
• Narita Line
• Negishi Line
• Nikko Line
• Ofunato Line
• Oga Line
• Oito Line
• Ome Line
• Ominato Line
• Ou Line
• Rikusai Line
• Rikuto Line
• Ryomo Line
• Sagami Line
• Saikyo Line
• Senseki Line
• Senzan Line
• Shinetsu Line
• Shonan Shinjuku Line
• Sobu Line
• Sotobo Line
• Suigun Line
• Tadami Line
• Takasaki Line
• Tazawako Line
• Togane Line
• Tohoku Line
• Tokaido Line
• Tokyo Monorail
• Tsugaru Line
• Tsurumi Line
• Uchibo Line
• Uetsu Line
• Utsunomiya Line
• Yahiko Line
• Yamada Line
• Yamagata Line
• Yamanote Line
• Yokohama Line
• Yokosuka Line
• Yonesaka Line