2008 Annual Report for the Year Ended March 31, 2008
2008 Annual Report For the year ended March 31, 2008 Aiming to Build a Brand of Safety and Reliability WEST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY Profile est Japan Railway Company (JR-West) is one Corporate Philosophy of the six passenger railway transport compa- 1. We, being conscious of our responsibility for protecting the Wnies formed by the split-up and privatization truly precious lives of our customers, and incessantly acting of Japanese National Railways (JNR) in 1987. Its mainstay on the basis of safety first, will build a railway that assures our railway business operates a network of lines with a total customers of its safety and reliability. 2. We, with a central focus on railway business, will fulfill the route length of approximately 5,000 kilometers, extending expectations of our customers, shareholders, employees and through 18 prefectures that account for around one-fifth of their families by supporting the lifestyles of our customers, Japan’s land area. and achieving sustainable growth into the future. Railway systems in Japan evolved as a natural conse- 3. We, valuing interaction with customers, and considering our business from our customers’ perspective, will provide quence of the cities that formed through the accumulation comfortable services that satisfy our customers. of people in the limited number of plains throughout the 4. We, together with our Group companies, will consistently country. Joined like links in a chain, the geographical distri- improve our service quality by enhancing technology and bution of these cities has created a solid demand base that expertise through daily efforts and practices. 5. We, deepening mutual understanding, and respecting each accounts for one-fourth of all passenger volume in Japan.
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