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Tsukuba Toyo Area Lines Constructed by JRTT… ……………………… 2 Sassho Line Line

Uchijuku JRTT Main Railway Construction Projects……4 Musashi-Ranzan Signal Station Railway Line Maruyama Saitama New Urban Line Tobu Tojo Line Urawa-Misono Kita- (between Shin-- Transit Ina Line Omiya Nemuro Line Shinrin-Koen and ) ■ Comprehensive Technical Capacity for Railway Sapporo Construction/Research and Plans for Railway Narita SKY ACCESS Line Construction… ………………………………………………6 Hatogaya (Narita Rapid Rail Acess Line) Shiki Shin- Hokuso Railway Hokuso Line ■ Railway Construction Process… …………………………7 Takenotsuka Tobu Tojo Line Shin- Komuro Shin-Hakodatehokuto Seibu Wako-shi Akabane Ikebukuro Line Imba Nihon-Idai Sekisho Line Higashi-Matsudo Narita Airport Hakodate …… Kotake-Mukaihara Toyo Rapid Construction of Projected Shinkansen Lines 8 Shakujii-Koen Keisei-Takasago Aoto Nerima- Railway Line Nerima Takanodai Ikebukuro (between Shin- and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto) Hikifune Toyo- -Kaikyo Line Seibu Yurakucho Line Tobu Katsutadai ■ … ………………………………………9 Tachikawa Oshiage Isesaki Line

Keio Line Nishi- … ………………………………… Odakyu Odawara Line Sasazuka ■ Shinkansen 10 Yoyogi-Uehara Shin-Aomori Hachioji Higashi- Aomori Kitazawa Keio Sagamihara Keio-Tama ■ Tohoku/Hokkaido Shinkansen… ……………………… 12 Center Line Keio-Nagayama Shin-Kiba (between and Shin-Aomori) Keio- Yomiuriland Izumi-Tamagawa Odakyu- Tokyu Osaki Hachinohe Minami- Nagayama Futako- Den-en-toshi Line Tokyo Teleport Effects of Projected Shinkansen Lines Since Opening…… Tamagawa Tazawako Osawa Tohoku Shinkansen ■ Odakyu- Tennozu Isle Tama Shin-Yurigaoka Chiba-Minato Hashimoto Center Chiba-Chuo (between Morioka and Hachinohe) Odakyu Tama Line Oimachi Tokyo Kamotsu Tokaido Freight Line Akita Inland Through Railway Akita Inland Line Soga Akita Kita-Rias Line Hiyoshi …………… Ou Main Line Construction of Urban Railways 16 Terminal 2 Morioka Kawasaki Shin-Tsurumi Keisei Chihara Line ■ Through lines between Sotetsu Line and JR Line/ Haneda Line Chiharadai Shin- (between and ) Sotetsu Line and Tokyu Line …………………………… 16 Hazawa (tentative) Express Yokohama Sanriku Railway Minami-Rias Line Nishiya Through Line: Sotetsu-Tokyu ■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line/Mikuni Awara Line… ……… 18 Sakuragicho (between Hazawa (tentative name) and Hiyoshi) Hokuriku Shinkansen (between Nagano and ) Motomachi- Joetsu Chukagai egend ■ Tsukuba Express Line… ………………………………… 19 Hokuriku Shinkansen Shinkansen Line Negishi Ofuna (between Kanazawa and Tsuruga) Yamagata Tozai Line… …………………………… Through Line: Sotetsu-JR Etsumi-Hoku Line Sendai Subway hinansen ines ■ 20 Agatsuma (between Nishiya and Hazawa (tentative name)) Line Access Line ines under construction ■ Narita New Railway……………………… 21 Sanin Main Line Tokai Transport Service Company (JRTT is the entity o construction) Johoku Line Abukuma Express Line ines in operation ■ Odakyu Odawara Line… ………………………………… 22 Chizu Express Company Tarumi Railway Chizu Line Sanko Line Kanazawa Tango Railway Nagano Conentional ines Tottori Assistance for Restoration after the Great ines under construction Yagan Railway Aizu- Line … …………………………… Maebashi ines in operation East Earthquake 23 Tsuruga Takasaki Utsunomiya (line nae on construction) Shin-Shimonoseki isting ines ot Constructed y JRTT Seikan … …………………………………………… 25 Mito Tsukuba Kyushu Shinkansen Kokura Shin- Kashima Coastal Railway Oarai- (between Takeo-Onsen Yamaguchi Omiya hinansen lines Project Research… ……………………………………… 26 and ) Nippo Line Kofu Hakata Ibara Railway Takamatsu Shin- Kashima Line Ibara Line Kotoku Line Shin- ocal lines Tosu Tokyo International Technical Cooperation… ………… Takeo-onsen Chiba 28 Tsu Tsukuba Express Line Nagasaki Shizuoka Main Line Oita Yodo Line Isahaya Kochi Wakayama Nagasaki Takamatsu Freight ………… Railway Construction Technology 30 Kyushu Shinkansen Terminal Station Ise Railway (between Hakata and Shin-) Negishi Line … …………………………………………………… Shin-Yatsushiro ■ Bridges 30 Yamanashi Maglev Test Line Asa Seaside Railway Airport Line Keiyo Line Kyushu Shinkansen Asato Line /Trackbeds………………………………………… (between Shin-Yatsushiro Kansai International Tokaido Freight Line agoya Area ■ 31 and -Chuo) Tosa Railway Airport Line (Improvement works for freight terminal, passing etc.) Nakamura-Sukumo Line Gomen-Nahari Line ■ Tracks………………………………………………………… 32

Tokai Transport Service Kozoji Kagoshima-Chuo Johoku Line Meitetsu Aichi Loop Line Machinery…………………………………………………… Kosei Line Line ■ 33 Kachigawa ansai Area Keihan Oto Line Ajima Kami-Iida Meitetsu Line Fukuchiyama Line Biwajima Architecture………………………………………………… Demachi-Yanagi ■ 34 Higashi-Ote Sanjo-Keihan Shin-Sanda Sanjo Nagoya Sakae-machi Misasagi Yamashina ■ Electricity… ………………………………………………… 36 Kyoto Municipal Kurosasa Hokushin Kyuko Subway Tozai Line Railway Meitetsu Umetsubo Line Tanigami Shin-Osaka Awards… ……………………………………………………… 37 Gakken Nara- Tomigaoka Osaka Kyobashi Shin-Kobe Nagata Ikoma Nara Organization Chart Meitetsu Tennoji Kintetsu Airport Line

Central Japan International Airport Okazaki JR Tozai Line Kansai International Airport Line Kansai Airport

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Projected Shinkansen Lines Railway Construction Technology

JRTT is performing construction on the Hokkaido Shinkansen between Shin-Hakodate- JRTT continues to build on its achievements in technological development in a wide range of fields, Hokuto and Sapporo, the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Tsuruga, and the Kyushu namely tunnels and bridges, and its abundant design and construction technology by always using the Shinkansen between Takeo-Onsen and Nagasaki. latest technology to consistently provide railway facilities that meet the needs of clients and passengers.

SENS machine Hokkaido Shinkansen

See p. 8-15 See p. 30-36

Hokuriku Shinkansen Sannai-Maruyama Viaduct Bridge (Tohoku Shinkansen)

Urban Railways Project Research

JRTT has been commissioned to perform construction on the Eastern Kanagawa Lines (through Our research departments select lines, create operation plans and facility plans, project demand, lines between Sotetsu Line and JR Line, and between Sotetsu Line and Tokyu Line) as a project to analyze profitability and socioeconomic effects and more. enhance the convenience of urban railways, as well as construction on Echizen Railway lines and The departments provide a wide array of services, from general research in the conceptual stage others. to detailed research in the implementation stage.

Tsukuba Express Line

See p. 16-22 See p. 26, 27 Eastern Kanagawa Lines

4 Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT) Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT) 5 Comprehensive Technical Capacity for Railway Construction Railway Construction Process

A wide ranging technical capacity is needed to construct a railway. An immense amount of time and Public briefings Center line surveys money are also required. As a public institution and general engineer’s organization, JRTT secures funding, Public First, we hold project briefings in each affected holds discussions with railway operators and various entities in affected regions, and works to reduce costs ○○説明会 area to ask for cooperation with access for 1. briefings surveying and other work. in an effort to rapidly construct convenient railways. We accomplish this on the strength of an abundance of 2. experience and technical capacity in the various stages of railway construction—research, planning, design 3. and construction—gained from many years of constructing railways throughout Japan. We install center line markers and conduct sectional Center line and vertical-horizontal surveys. We also conduct surveys geological surveys required for the construction.

Technological Simplification of Cost Reduction Efficient Scheduling Design discussions Structure design We create overall designs for structures and Development Procedures investigate the width of the land required for them. Our abundant achieve- All JRTT departments JRTT continues to build When JRTT is used Design We use our findings as the basis for discussions with ments in technological have expert technology on its achievements in to create designs, the discussions national and local governments and other interested development helps us pi- required for railway con- technological develop- forms, drawings and parties about matters such as the exclusive use of oneer the incorporation of struction, so we can co- ment in a wide range of other documents and rivers and roads that the railway intersects. economical design and ordinate schedules be- fields, namely tunnels and information required to construction technology tween departments and bridges, and its abundant apply for construction and make other efforts to construct railways quick- design and construction permits is substantially Once design discussions are complete, we reduce construction costs ly and efficiently. This technology by always us- simplified. (See *Spe- Structure design design the structures. and improve the quality of leads to the earlier open- ing the latest technology cial System for Designs facilities, thereby reducing ing of lines we construct, to provide structures that below) their life cycle costs. which reduces costs. meet the needs of clients. Installation of stakes to Discussions and land mark land to be used acquisition Installation of We install stakes to explicitly mark the width stakes to mark of land required for the project, and conduct land to be used surveys of the land to be used. JRTT uses its comprehensive technical capacity to construct railways that meet needs To ensure proper remuneration for land to Discussions and be used, we follow national standards for land acquisition remuneration and the like.

Construction briefings Research and Plans for Railway Construction ○○説明会 Ordering of The construction is ordered at a price that construction appropriately reflects past construction projects.

Research and Creation …………… JRTT uses its wealth of experience and technical capacity in railway 1 construction—in the selection of routes and station locations, coordination and Construction We hold briefings to explain the process of of Construction Plans discussions with relevant organizations, land acquisition, the design and construction in detail. Construction briefings construction of railway structures and more—to create effective, efficient management construction plans. * Special System for Designs: Authorities recognize the advanced technical capacity of JRTT, so when we are selected to create designs, it is possible to simplify the procedures required for railway operators to apply for We provide technical guidance and manage construction permits and the like (Railway Business Act, Article 14). In addition, because we implement both the design and the construction, the construction plans we create Construction safety, schedules and budgets in addition are more accurate, which leads to reduced costs. management to ensuring quality so that the construction proceeds smoothly and economically. Fundraising……………………………………………… An immense amount of money is required to construct railways; however, as a 2 highly trustworthy public institution, JRTT easily secures a wide array of construction funds, including private sector loans. Completion of construction

Performance of Construction… …… In the course of performing construction, JRTT hosts briefings to elicit the Once construction is complete, we conduct 3 cooperation of local governments and local residents, holding various discussions 開 Completion of 業 tests (including operation tests with actual rolling as appropriate. In addition, we combine the technical capacities of our civil construction stock), and then open railways for operation. engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and architectural お め departments to engage in construction under appropriate management. で Everyone involved in the construction comes together to make efforts to reduce と noise and vibrations during construction and otherwise conserve local う environments, and prevent accidents involving third parties and other construction Lending/ Once construction is complete, facilities are accidents. delivery lent or delivered to railway operators.

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Construction of Projected Shinkansen Lines Construction of Projected Shinkansen Lines Kyushu Shinkansen

Takeo-Onsen to Nagasaki km e egan construction on this section with the intent to coplete construction around years Kokura Kyushu Shinkansen ater receiing the perit Construction of Projected Shinkansen Lines n a January goernentruling party agreeent, we pledged to wor toward the The Kyushu Shinkansen consists of two soonest possile copletion o construction with “Projected Shinkansen Lines” refers to the five help ro the strongest eorts o local sections: the 257-km section between Hakata Shinkansen lines—the Hokkaido Shinkansen, the goernents along the line San'yo Shinkansen and Kagoshima-Chuo, and the 117-km section Tohoku Shinkansen (north of Morioka), the Hokuriku Hokkaido between Shin-Tosu and Nagasaki. Shinkansen, and two lines of Kyushu Shinkansen Shinkansen Hakata Prefecture The section between Shin-Yatsushiro and (the Kagoshima route and the Nishi-Kyushu route)— Kagoshima-Chuo opened first in March 2004, set out in the Development Program drafted in Hakata General and the remaining section between Hakata and Shin- (tentative name) Chikushi Tunnel Rolling Stock 1973 based on the Nationwide Shinkansen Railway Depot Shin-Yatsushiro Stations opened in March 2011. Saga Development Act. Starting with the construction Sapporo Prefecture Shin-Tosu The section between Takeo-Onsen and of the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Takasaki and Chikugo-gawa Bridge Isahaya opened in March 2008, and JRTT began Oshamanbe Nagasaki Saga Karuizawa in 1989, JRTT has completed a total of Prefecture construction on the section between Isahaya 929 km of Shinkansen lines to date, including the Matsubara Line Overpass and Nagasaki in June 2012. Presently, we are sections between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate- Shin- working mainly on land acquisition and tunnel Hakodate-Hokuto Takeo-Onsen Hokuto on the Hokkaido Shinkansen, Takasaki and Ureshino-Onsen Chikugo-Funagoya and viaduct construction. Kanazawa on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, Morioka and (tentative name) Shin-Omuta Shin-Aomori on the Tohoku Shinkansen, and Hakata Shin- Tawarazaka Tunnel Aomori Tohoku Tamana Tunnel and Kagoshima-Chuo on the Kyushu Shinkansen. Shinkansen Shin-Omura After completion, we lend the railway facilities to the Hachinohe (tentative name) Shin-Tamana various branches of JR, which operate the lines and Kikuchi-gawa Bridge Shintabaruzaka provide service to many people. Hokuriku Shinkansen “” Tunnel Morioka Shin-Nagasaki Tunnel Isahaya Kumamoto Nagasaki Shirakawa Bridge Kumamoto General Rolling Stock Depot Hokuriku Onogawa Bridge Niigata Shinkansen Sendai Kumamoto Kyushu Fukushima Shin-Yatsushiro Prefecture Bridge Shin- Shinkansen Toyama (ishiyushu Route) Kanazawa Matsubara Viaduct Tagami Tunnel Nagano Takasaki Shin- Fukui Tsuruga Minamata Omiya Tokyo Okayama Shin- Hiroshima Nagoya Izumi Shimonoseki Shin-Osaka Tohoku Shinkansen “” No. 3 Shibisan Tunnel Kumamoto General Rolling Stock Depot Takeo-Onsen Hakata Kagoshima Isahaya Prefecture Kumamoto Sendai Hakata to Nagasaki Shin-Nagasaki Tunnel Shin-Yatsushiro Shin-Yatsushiro km Legend Sendai Rolling Stock No. 1 Kanmuridake Tunnel hen this section opened in arch Kyushu Shinkansen lines in operation Depot , it ecae possile to trael ro Kagoshima-Chuo hinsaa to agoshiaChuo without Shinkansen Shinkansen under construction transerring (agoshia Route) (JRTT is the entity of construction) Kagoshima-Chuo Shin-Yatsushiro to Kagoshima-Chuo km Kyushu Shinkansen “” pened ahead o the rest o the line in arch ro that tie until the entire line opened, we enaled passengers to transer etween local epress trains and the hinansen on the sae plator or their conenience

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Joetsumyoko Station Construction of Projected Shinkansen Lines Hokuriku Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen

Hokuriku Shinkansen

The Hokuriku Shinkansen connects Takasaki and Osaka over a stretch of some 600 km. The section between Takasaki and Nagano opened in October 1997, and the section Nagaoka between Nagano and Kanazawa opened in March 2015. We began construction on the section between Niigata Jinzu-gawa Bridge Shin- Kanazawa and Tsuruga in June 2012. Presently, Naoetsu Prefecture Urasa we are working mainly on land acquisition and Itoigawa Shirakawa tunnel and long bridge construction. Kanazawa to Tsuruga km Ishikawa Himekawa Bridge Joetsumyoko e egan construction on this Prefecture Shin-Oyashirazu Tunnel Mineyama Joshin Bypass section with the intent to coplete it Tunnel Viaduct Bridge a little ore than years ater the Echigo-Yuzawa Nasushiobara opening o the section etween Kurobe-gawa Bridge Hakusan General Rolling Stock Depot agano and anaawa Iiyama Tunnel n a January goernent Toyama Kurobe- Iiyama JoetsuJomo-Kogen Shinkansen ruling party agreeent, we pledged Shin-Takaoka Unazukionsen Nagano Hakata to to epedite the scheduled No. 1 Uozu Tunnel Rolling Stock Depot No. 5 Chikuma-gawa Bridge copletion and route opening date Shin-Kurikara Jinzu-gawa Toyama Takasaki to Nagano Shin-Yatsushiro o to with help Tunnel Bridge km km Tohoku Shinkansen ro the strongest eorts o local Kanazawa Prefecture Yashiro Nagano Ater opening in ctoer , this hen this section opened in arch Viaduct Bridge goernents along the line section ade a aor contriution to Utsunomiya , it ecae possile to trael ro Hakusan transportation during the agano hinsaa to agoshiaChuo without General Gorigamine Tunnel Rolling Nagano lypics, and has had a history o transerring Komatsu Stock Depot Usuitoge Tunnel uality transportation eer since Tedori-gawa Prefecture Ueda Bridge No. 2 Chikuma-gawa Komoro Bridge Takasaki Kagaonsen Yokogawa Oyama Matsumoto Honjo-Waseda Awaraonsen SakudairaKaruizawa Kuzuryu-gawa Bridge Annaka-Haruna Fukui

Nan'etsu (tentative name) Omiya Fukui-Takayanagi Viaduct Kuzuryu-gawa Bridge Nagano to Kanazawa Fukui km Prefecture hen this section opened in arch , it drastically reduced the trael tie etween Toyo and the ouriu Shin-Hokuriku Tunnel Ueno region Touris, usiness and other Tsuruga positie eects are epected Tokyo Shinagawa

Iiyama Station Shin-Yokohama

Maibara Gifu-Hashima Odawara Shin-Hokuriku Tunnel Nagoya Shin- Mishima Atami Mikawa-Anjo Kyoto Shizuoka

Tokaido Shinkansen Shin-Osaka Kakegawa Hamamatsu

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Construction of Projected Shinkansen Lines Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporo km

Tohoku/Hokkaido Shinkansen e egan construction on this section with the Tohoku/Hokkaido Shinkansen Iwamizawa intent to coplete construction in , around Shin-Otaru (tentative name) years ater the opening o the section etween Otaru The longest undersea tunnel in the world at 53.9 km. Opened as the hinAoori and hinaodateouto in Sasson Tunnel Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line in 1988. n a January goernentruling party Shiribeshi Tunnel From the start, the tunnel was designed to accommodate a Shinkansen line, agreeent, we pledged to epedite the scheduled Sapporo and a third set of tracks was installed and other improvements were made. As copletion and route opening date o to with help ro the strongest eorts o local a result, Shinkansen and local trains presently run side by side in the tunnel. goernents along the line Shiribetsu-gawa Bridge Kutchan Tateiwa Tunnel Uchiura Tunnel Tomakomai Shinkansen Local trains 8m Oshamanbe

Tateiwa Tunnel Yurappu-gawa Bridge Shin- Sannai-Maruyama Viaduct Bridge 10m (tentative name) Image of side-by-side operation

Oshima Tunnel Tohoku/Hokkaido Shinkansen Oshima Tunnel Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Esashi Shin-Moheji Tunnel Hakodate General Rolling Stock Depot The Tohoku Shinkansen was complete when Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Oshima-Tobetsu Tunnel the section between Hachinohe and Shin-Aomori Hakodate km opened in December 2010 to form a 675-km Hokkaido hen this section opened in arch , it drastically Kikonai reduced the trael tie etween oaido and Toyo and the connection from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori. Prefecture u region Touris, usiness and other positie eects are The Hokkaido Shinkansen spans some 360 epected km from Shin-Aomori to Sapporo. The 149- km section between Shin-Aomori and Shin- Hakodate-Hokuto opened in March 2016. We began construction on the 211-km section Seikan Tunnel Hachinohe to Shin-Aomori between Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Sapporo in Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station km pened in eceer The etension o June 2012, and are presently working mainly on the hinansen to hinAoori copleted the land acquisition and tunnel construction. Tohou hinansen, which is the ain artery o Okutsugaru- the Tohou region

Tsugaru- Tunnel Hakkoda Tunnel Aomori A tunnel that was Rolling Stock Depot Aomori copleted in eruary As o April , it is the worlds Shin-Aomori longest douletraced, Sannai-Maruyama Viaduct Bridge Shichinohe-Towada singlesection terrestrial tunnel Hakkoda Tunnel Sanbongihara Tunnel Oirase-gawa Bridge Seikan Tunnel Hachinohe

No. 3 Mabechi-gawa Bridge Kindaichi Tunnel Ninohe Noshiro Morioka to Hachinohe Iwate-Ichinohe Tunnel km pened in eceer The etension o the hinansen to Iwate-Numakunai The Tohou hinansen opened in June achinohe epanded the range o etween iya and orioa, and was later actiity ro Toyo etended to Toyo tation Hakkoda Tunnel Shin- No. 5 Kitakami- Akita Prefecture gawa Bridge Akita Morioka 12 Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT) Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT) 13 Projected Shinkansen Lines

Effects of Projected Shinkansen Lines Since Opening Effects of Projected Shinkansen Lines Since Opening Effects of Projected Shinkansen Lines Since Opening Many people are able to travel faster. Hokuriku Shinkansen (between Takasaki and Nagano) Kyushu Shinkansen (between Shin-Yatsushiro to Kagoshima-Chuo) The expansion of the Shinkansen network has allowed many people to travel faster from towns along the Shinkansen lines to Tokyo, Fukuoka and other destinations. 4 years after opening A new community has Before opening Hokkaido Shinkansen (between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Stations) Travel Time to grown around the station.

efore 2.5-hour radius After opening opening Before opening 3-hour radius Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto 3.5-hour radius A bus terminal, Hakodate Hakodate Kikonai Kikonai oui ine parking lot Changes caused y the opening o the hinansen and other improvements Transition in hour radius Okutsugaru-Imabetsu audaira tation continue to be . million people to . million people made around Noheji Transition in hour radius Aomori Aomori Noheji Shin-Aomori . million people to . million people Shin-Aomori the Shinkansen, Misawa Misawa Shichinohe-Towada Transition in hour radius Shichinohe-Towada which is the core Hachinohe . million people to . million people Hachinohe of a wide-ranging Note: “Transition to 3.0-hour radius” is the total population of the 2.5-hour radius and the 3.0-hour radius; “Transition to 3.5-hour radius” is the total population of the 2.5-hour transportation radius, the 3.0-hour radius and the 3.5-hour radius. 10 years after opening Sources: The 2015 Population Census (Totals for municipalities as of March 2015) ouriu hinansen network. For travel time, timetables were used to calculate the time required to access Shinkansen stations from administrative offices in each municipality. The timetable published in March 2015 was used for the period before opening, and the timetable published in April 2016 was used for the period after opening. Sakudaira Station Kagoshima-Chuo Station

Hokuriku Shinkansen (between Nagano and Kanazawa Stations) Travel Time to Shinkansen: Present and Future

efore 2-hour radius After JRTT is continuing to perform construction on the Hokkaido Shinkansen between Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Sapporo, the Hokuriku opening opening Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Tsuruga, and the Kyushu Shinkansen between Takeo-Onsen and Nagasaki. 2.5-hour radius 3-hour radius

Joetsumyoko Itoigawa Itoigawa Changes caused y the opening Shorter travel time on the Shinkansen o the hinansen Kurobe-Unazukionsen Hokkaido Shinkansen Transition in hour radius Iiyama Toyo aodate Toyo Aoori Shin-Takaoka (between Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Toyama . million people to . million people Nagano Toyama Before Before and Sapporo) Nagano expansion h in expansion h in Kanazawa Transition in hour radius Kanazawa . million people to . million people After After expansion h in expansion h in Shin-Otaru (tentative name) Transition in hour radius 53 minutes shorter 60 minutes shorter Sapporo . million people to . million people Oshamanbe Toyo anaawa aata agoshiaChuo Note: “Transition to 2.5-hour radius” is the total population of the 2-hour radius and the 2.5-hour radius; “Transition to 3-hour radius” is the total population of the 2-hour radius, Shin-Hakodate- the 2.5-hour radius and the 3-hour radius. Before Before Hokuto Sources: The 2015 Population Census (Totals for municipalities as of March 2015) expansion h in expansion h in Tohoku For travel time, timetables were used to calculate the time required to access Shinkansen stations from administrative offices in each municipality. The timetable published in March 2014 was used for the period before opening, and the timetable published in March 2015 was used for the period after opening. After h in After h in Shinkansen expansion expansion Shin-Aomori 1 hour 19 minutes shorter 55 minutes shorter Hokuriku Kyushu Shinkansen (between Hakata and Kagoshima-Chuo Stations) Travel Time to Shinkansen Hachinohe (between Kanazawa ote ・eore epansion trael ties are those pulished in the last tietales eore the epansion o and Tsuruga) Morioka efore 1.5-hour radius After each line that is, the eceer tietale or the section etween Toyo and hinAoori,

Hakata opening opening the arch tietale or the section etween aata and agoshiaChuo, the arch Hakata 2-hour radius tietale or the section etween Toyo and anaawa, and the arch tietale or the Shin-Tosu Kurume section etween Toyo and aodate 2.5-hour radius Chikugo-Funagoya Sendai Shin-Omuta ・Ater epansion trael ties or all sections are those pulished in the April tietale Kanazawa Niigata Shin-Tamana Fukushima Kumamoto Toyama Joetsumyoko Changes caused y the opening Kumamoto Shin-Yatsushiro o the hinansen Kyushu Shinkansen Shin-Yatsushiro Shin- (between Takeo-Onsen and Nagasaki) Tsuruga Nagano Shin-Minamata Shin-Minamata Shimonoseki Okayama Fukui Izumi Transition in hour radius Izumi Hakata Takasaki Omiya . million people to . million people Takeo-Onsen Sendai Sendai Tokyo Shin-Tosu Hiroshima Nagoya Kagoshima-Chuo Transition in hour radius sahaya Kagoshima-Chuo Shin-Osaka . million people to . million people Nagasaki Transition in hour radius Kumamoto . million people to . million people Shin-Yatsushiro Shinkansen lines in operation Note: “Transition to 2.0-hour radius” is the total population of the 1.5-hour radius and the 2.0-hour radius; “Transition to 2.5-hour radius” is the total population of the 1.5-hour radius, the 2.0-hour radius and the 2.5-hour radius. Kagoshima-Chuo Shinkansen under construction Sources: The 2015 Population Census (Totals for municipalities as of March 2015) Kyushu Shinkansen (JRTT is the entity of For travel time, timetables were used to calculate the time required to access Shinkansen stations from administrative offices in each municipality. The timetable published in March 2010 was used for the period before opening, and the timetable published in March 2012 was used for the period after opening. (Between Hakata and Kagoshima-Chuo construction and owner)

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Construction of Urban Railways Through lines between Sotetsu Line and JR Line, Tokyu Line Through lines between Sotetsu Line and JR Line, Tokyu Line

Eastern Kanagawa Lines (through lines between Sotetsu Line and JR Line, and Sotetsu Line and Tokyu Line) Project Overview

“The Eastern Kanagawa Lines” refer to two lines: the through lines between Sotetsu Line and JR Line, on which trains from Nishiya Overview of Eastern Kanagawa Lines (Through Lines; Sotetsu-JR /Sotetsu-Tokyu) [Effects of improvement: Reduced travel Station can enter the JR Tokaido Freight Line near Yokohama-Hazawa Station on the JR Tokaido Freight Line; and the through lines times, improved Shinkansen access 〇 Sotetsu-JR: From Nishiya Station on the Sotetsu Line to the area ] between Sotetsu Line and Tokyu Line, on which trains from the area near Yokohama-Hazawa Station on the JR Tokaido Freight Line can near Yokohama-Hazawa Station on the JR Tokaido Freight Line travel via Shin- to enter the Tokyu Lines from Hiyoshi Station on the Tokyu Toyoko and Tokyu Meguro Lines. Sections 〇 Sotetsu-Tokyu: From the area near Yokohama-Hazawa Station on Current in The improvement of these lines will the JR Tokaido Freight Line to Hiyoshi Station on the Tokyu Toyoko utamatagawa Shinuku After improvement min minutes directly connect western Yokohama and Tokyu Meguro Lines shorter Route eriew astern anagawa ines (Through ine otetsuJRotetsuToyu) The entity of construction JRTT City and central Current in to central Tokyo, thereby improving the Sotetsu-JR: Company utamatagawa Meguro The entity of operation 〇 Sotetsu-Tokyu: Sagami Railway Company, After improvement min minutes convenience of transportation between Shinjuku 〇 shorter those regions by improving promptness, Tokyo Length 12.7km (Sotetsu-JR: 2.7km, Sotetsu-Tokyu: 10.0km) 4 min ➡ 1 min 41 min ➡ 0 min JR increasing route options, reducing the gauge 1,067mm amato Shin- Shibuya Shibuya Shimbashi okohama number of transfers, easing traffic on Frequency of operation 11 minutes shorter Sotetsu-JR: around 4 trains minutes shorter existing lines, and improving access to (during the peak of the 〇 〇 Sotetsu-Tokyu: around 10 to 14 trains Toaido hinansen Meguro morning rush-hour) the Shinkansen. These improvements Shinagawa will also contribute to the formation Tokyu Toyoko Line 〇 Sotetsu-JR: Second half of FY 2019 Osaki Scheduled operation start Sotetsu-Tokyu: Second half of FY 2022 stiated trael ties or the orning rush hour of a wide-ranging railway network, 〇 Trael ties include transer tie and waiting tie the advancement of services and the Den-en-chofu Tokyu Meguro Line reinvigoration of communities along the JR Line routes. These lines represent the first JR Progress of Construction effort toward improving promptness Hiyoshi based on the Act on Enhancement of

Convenience of Urban Railways, etc. Through Line; Sotetsu-Tokyu Shin-Tsunashima ■ Through Line; Sotetsu-JR (see Overview below), which includes (tentative name) Shin-Yokohama provisions on improving railways using (tentative name) Construction on this section will result in a direct connection between the Sotetsu Line and central Tokyo via the JR Tokaido Freight Line. the separation of infrastructure and Through Line; Sotetsu-JR JR Tokaido reight Line operation method, in which the entity of Nishiya construction is separated from entities of Yamato Hazawa (tentative name) operation, and the like. The promptness Yokohama Sotetsu Line improvement plan for these lines has utamatagawa been approved with JRTT as the entity Ebina of construction, and the Sagami Railway Tokaido Shinkansen Company and Tokyu Corporation as the Sotetsu Izumino Line entities of operation. Shonandai

Overview of the Act on Enhancement of Completed civil engineering works near Nishiya Station Track-laying in Nishiya Tunnel Completed civil engineering works at Hazawa System Overview: Projects to Enhance the Convenience of Urban Railways Station (tentative name) Convenience of Urban Railways, etc. The Act on Enhancement of Convenience of Urban Railways, Legal measures Financial and taxation measures ■ Through Line; Sotetsu-Tokyu etc. sets out new methods of improving railways involving Pro t reinvestment-style separation Coordinate interests Create plans of infrastructure and operation the effective use of existing urban railway stock to improve Construction on this line will result in a direct connection between the Sotetsu Line and central Tokyo via the Tokyu Toyoko and Tokyu promptness and facilitate the use of station facilities. One method Meguro Lines. employed in this system is the separation of infrastructure and Plans to improve promptness Entity of operation operation, in which the entities of construction (third-sector and (existing railway operator) other public entities) are separated from the entities of operation Improvement of connection lines, etc.

(railway operators and the like). Rail access charge Create plans jointly According to the procedures set out in the act, when the (commensurate with pro ts) Shin-okohama Station tentative name Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism approves The entity of operation Shin-okohama Station a concept, the entity responsible for the approved concept The entity of construction The entity of construction Tax creates and submits plans to improve promptness. Once the (public organization) Repayment exceptions minister approves the plans, they are regarded as having received To iyoshi Tunnels permission to implement railway operations under the Railway Local Non-taable Business Act. Station facilities governments National Local JRTT Reduction It is worth noting that the Japanese government, local Minister of Land, Government Government Loans, etc. governments (Kanagawa Prefecture and the city of Yokohama) and Agree to plans 1/3 1/3 1/3 Infrastructure, Municipal Subway JRTT will each cover one-third of the project costs of the through Transport and Tourism The measures in the figure above are implemented to lines between Sotetsu and JR Line, and Sotetsu and Tokyu Line, support the improvement of urban railway and station To aawa Final decisions between entities facilities based on Minister of MLIT-approved plans to and that the Sagami Railway Company and Tokyu Corporation will Approval of plans improve promptness. pay rail access charge (commensurate with profits) to JRTT.

Perspective drawing of Shin-Yokohama Station (tentative name) as envisioned Construction on Shin-Yokohama Station (tentative name)

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Construction of Urban Railways Katsuyama Eiheiji Line/Mikuni Awara Line Tsukuba Express Line

Construction to Elevate the Echizen Railway (Katsuyama Eiheiji Line/Mikuni Awara Line) Tsukuba Express Line (opened in August 2005)

The Fukui prefectural government has planned to elevate the Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, Mikuni Awara Line and spur lines to The Tsukuba Express Line is a 58-km express train that travels up to 130 km/h to connect Akihabara to Tsukuba Science City in as the depot as part of a project to create a consecutive series of grade-separated crossings near . In September 2013, Echizen little as 45 minutes. Since its opening on August 24, 2005, the line has provided a highly convenient, improved transportation system and Railway Company commissioned JRTT to perform the elevation construction, which involves rerouting the original ground-level line (in improved the comfort of commutes into the northeastern part of the capital by easing congestion on the JR Joban Line and others. yellow) to a temporary line on the existing Hokuriku Shinkansen viaduct (in blue), and then building a viaduct for the new line (in red) over the The hallmarks of this line are the high quality of convenience and promptness that spur the continual construction of housing and the original line. opening of a large shopping mall along the line, which produced a 120% increase in the number of passengers in the line’s first 11years The temporary line went into operation in September 2015. Construction on the new line is ongoing, and the new line is scheduled to since opening. open in 2018. In light of increasing congestion, in March 2013, the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company commissioned JRTT to perform construction to add a track to the spur line from Moriya Station to a rolling stock depot. The original spur line consisted of a single track, and the second uui tation chien Railway line was added to ensure the fulfillment of rolling stock depot functions. We completed the construction in March 2017, at which time the iuniinato Awara shiawa new line went into service. Awaraonsen JR ouriu ine Teporary ew line o line k u atsuyaa iheii ine r i Kenkyu-gakuen k Transportation Performance (Aerage assengersay) National Highway Route 4 National Highway Route 54 Tsukuba u

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Panoramic view of Fukui Station Construction of tracks at Fukui Station

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Construction of Urban Railways Sendai Subway Tozai Line Narita Sky Access Line

Sendai Subway Tozai Line (opened in December 2015) Narita Sky Access Line (opened in July 2010)

The Sendai Subway Tozai Line is a new, 14.4-km subway line The Narita Sky Access Line is an airport access that connects the area near Yagiyama Zoological Park in the Photo provided by the Sendai City railway that connects Narita Airport, the main southwestern part of the city to the Sendai-higashi Interchange Transportation Bureau gateway to Japan, to central Tokyo. The 51.4- in the eastern part of the city via Sendai Station in downtown km line opened on July 17, 2010. Trains operate Sendai. The Tozai Line joins the Namboku Line, which is already at a maximum speed of 130 km/h in the 32.3- in operation, to create a transportation network that forms the km section between Keisei-Takasago Station and backbone of the city of Sendai. JRTT was commissioned with Inba-Nihon-Idai Station on the Hokuso Line, a civil engineering construction and track installation over a 4.3-km stretch on which improvements were made to the section starting at Yagiyama Zoological Park Station, the origin of existing Keisei Line; and a maximum speed of 160 the line. km/h in the newly constructed 10.7-km section Notable characteristics of the zone entrusted to us include the between Inba-Nihon-Idai and Tsuchiya as well as large-section excavation of the Yagiyama Tunnel using NATM; the the 8.4-km section between Tsuchiya and Narita construction of the Tatsunokuchi Bridge, a double-decked truss Airport Terminal 1 on the Narita Airport Rapid bridge for both rail and automobile traffic with few precursors in Railway Line. Japan; and the steep section between Omachi Nishi-koen and Compared to the Keisei Main Line, which was Yagiyama Zoological Park, which features an elevation difference the original route, the new line trims 15 minutes of 110 m and a maximum gradient of 57‰. A lean linear motor from the travel time between central Tokyo and system is used to propel the rolling stock in an effort to reduce Narita Airport (on the fastest trains between construction costs, account for the steepness of the route and Nippori and Narita Airport Terminal 2 3 Stations). consider factors such as demand for train boarding and exiting. The new line has also improved convenience for passengers from northwestern and contributed to the linking and enhancement of Tatsunokuchi Bridge, a double-decked truss bridge for rail and automobile traffic functions of the city of Narita and the Chiba New The with Lake Inba-numa in the background Town development.

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Sendai City Office Miyagi Prefectural Office Rikuzen- Tohoku Main Line Trael tie on arita Airport Access Ward Kotodai-koen Tohoku Shinkansen Miyagino Ward Office (Between on the Keisei Main Line to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station) Sendai Daini HS National Highway Route 45 Miyagino Ward Miyagi Museum of Art Hirose-dori eore International Center Kawauchi Nishi Park National Highway Route 4 Bypass Shortest travel time: 51 min National Highway Route 48 Tsutsujigaoka Park Miyaginohara opening Sendai Station Aoba-dori Station Tsutsujigaoka Station International Central Wholesale Tohoku University Center Market Ater

Tohoku Main Line (freight) Effects of Miyagi University Kawauchi Campus Miyaginohara 15 minutes of Education Omachi Aoba-dori Miyagino-dori Sports Park Shortest travel time: 36 min Wholesale Center opening Tohoku University Nishi-koen Ichibancho improvements shorter Aobayama Sendai City Sendai Sendai Nika Aobayama Museum Campus National Highway JHS/HS Route 4 Seiwa Gakuen Ruins of Sendai-jo Sendai Printing Industrial Campus Castle Rembo (Source: Created from the Company website) Itsutsubashi Mutsu Kokubun-ji Temple Sendai Daiichi HS Oroshimachi Rokuchonome Tatsunokuchi Gorge Atagobashi Yagiyama Benyland Subway Namboku Line Hirose-gawa River Sendai Industrial Yakushido Park

Yagiyama Zoological Park Wakabayashi Ward Arai Land Readjustment Sendai- Project Area higashi IC Yagiyama Zoological Tohoku Institute Arai of Technology Legend Park Wakabayashi Ward arita Airport ew Rapid Taihaku Ward Kawaramachi Office Narita Rapid Rail Access Line (10km) Sendai Red Cross Hospital Scope of construction Sendai-Tobu Road Transit Railway ine ap commissioned to JRTT Sendai City construction zone Keisei Main Line (1km) JRTT construction zone (commissioned) Hokuso Line (km) Narita Rapid Rail Access Line Narita Airport Rapid Railway Line (84km) Chiba New Town Chuo Station Narita Yukawa Narita Airport Station Rapid Railway Line Hokuso Line Inba-Nihon-Idai Station

Origin Terinus Tatsunokuchi Narita Airport Gorge Keisei Main Line Terminal Station Yagiyama ZoologicalAobayama Park Station StationKawauchiInternational StationOmachi Center Nishi-koenAoba-dori Station IchibanchoSendai Rembo Yakushido Oroshimachi Rokuchonome Arai Keisei-Takasago Station Miyagino-dori Station Narita Airport JR Sendai Station Namboku Line Sendai Station Terminal 1 Station Tohoku Shinkansen National Highway Route 4 Tohoku Main Line Nippori Station Hirose-gawa River Tohoku Main Line freight line National Highway Route 4 Sendai-Tobu Road Narita Rapid Rail Access Company Keisei- Type railway operation license section cope o construction Narita Sky Access Line coissioned to JRTT Construction length 144km

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Construction of Urban Railways Assistance for Restoration after the Great East Japan Earthquake Odakyu Odawara Line Sanriku Railway Kita-Rias Line/Minami-Rias Line

Odakyu Odawara Line Quadruple Track Construction (between Higashi-Kitazawa and Izumi-Tamagawa) (Private Railway Project) Sanriku Railway Kita-Rias Line/Minami-Rias Line (fully reopened in April 2014)

To increase the transportation capacity of railways in major urban Tobu Tojo Line Main LineTohoku The former Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation began construction on the Kuji and Sakari Lines in 1965, but construction was Saikyo Line Musashino Line areas (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and their environs), JRTT implements Urawa suspended in 1980 under the Japanese National Railways Reconstruction Act. Sanriku Railway was founded as a third-sector corporation (a rush projects for private railways to construct new tracks, upgrade to public-private joint venture) in November 1981, and on April 1, 1984, the corporation opened the first Special Local Lines after the transition quadruple tracks and the like. Presently, we are constructing quadruple to third-sector management. The lines were dubbed the “Kita-Rias Line” and the “Minami-Rias Line.” tracks on the 10.4-km section between Higashi-Kitazawa and Izumi- The enormous tsunami waves generated by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011 caused destructive damage to the Tamagawa on the Odakyu Odawara Line. Sanriku Railway lines. On November 1, 2011, Sanriku Railway commissioned JRTT to perform restoration work and other tasks, and we

We are integrating this upgrade to quadruple tracks on the Odawara Ikebukuro provided assistance for the restoration on all fronts. Ueno Line into the city planning project to create consecutive series of grade- Tachikawa Chuo Main Line This restoration work mainly consisted of recovering embankments, tracks and communication cables swept away by the tsunami waves, separated crossings throughout Tokyo, and have already completed Shinjuku rebuilding stations and bridges, and repairing bridges damaged by the earthquake. Operation on the lines resumed in stages until the lines Keio Line Higashi-Kitazawa work on the 8.8-km section between Setagaya-Daita and Izumi- Tokyo Tozai Line were fully reopened, starting with the section of the Kita-Rias Line between Tanohata and Rikuchu-Noda on April 1, 2012, followed by the Setagaya-Daita Tamagawa on the line. Shibuya section of the Minami-Rias Line between Sakari and Yoshihama on April 3, 2013, the section of the Minami-Rias Line between Yoshihama Izumi-Tamagawa Keiyo Line As for the remaining 1.6-km section between Higashi-Kitazawa and Shinagawa and Kamaishi on April 5, 2014, and the section of the Kita-Rias Line between Komoto and Tanohata on April 6, 2014. Setagaya-Daita, we completed the process of moving the double tracks underground (for use by the express line) in March 2013 to remove all Odawara Line Odawara Line Quadruple Track level crossings. We completed construction of the quadruple tracks at Den-en-toshi Line Overview of Sanriku Railway Kita-Rias Line/Minami-Rias Line Restoration Work Construction the end of FY 2017 and are presently performing construction with the

Yokohama Line Toyoko Line aim to complete the project within FY 2018. Sotetsu Line Main . Route Overview 2. Progress of Restoration The upgrade to quadruple tracks is expected to reduce travel times Yokohama and enable the departure of more trains, which should ease congestion Tokaido Shinkansen Kita-Rias Line, section between Tanohata and Kita-Rias Line, section between Komoto and and produce other positive effects. Rikuchu-Noda (tracks swept away by tsunami) Tanohata (tracks, bridge swept away by tsunami)

uji Reopened section (111km) March 1 011 RikuchuUbe Rikuchuoda odaTamagawa After After irst phase Kuji Noda orinai restoration restoration Reopened April Shiraikaigan Fudai udai itaRias km Line Tanohata Third phase Tanohata Shimanokoshi Reopened April waizumi km New underground platform at Shimo-Kitazawa Station Track-laying work for the upgrade to quadruple tracks Omoto Reopened section (14km) Settai March 011 Construction or eriew Taro Reopened section (1km) Sabane Construction start point Shimo-Kitazawa Umegaoka Station Chitose-unabashi Soshigaya-Okura Komae Izumi-Tamagawa Miyako Ichinowatari Station Kyodo Station Station Station Station Station Station March 0 011 Yoyogi-Uehara amaguchi Danchi Setagaya-Daita Gotokuji Seijogakuen- Station Higashi-Kitazawa Construction end point Station Station Mae Station Kannana-dori Minami-Rias Line, section between Sakari and Minami-Rias Line, section between Yoshihama Tamagawa River Yoshihama (tracks swept away by tsunami) and Kamaishi (bridge swept away by tsunami) To Shinjuku Iwate Prefecture Yamada R amada Line Operations To Odawara Otsuchi Section under suspended in construction uadruple track upgrade - completed section this section Epanded view uadruple track upgrade - project section Kamaishi amaishi Third phase eita Legend Consecutive series of grade-separated crossing work section Reopened April Toni Eisting line Shimo-Kitazawa Station km uadruple Track Construction Section oshihama Planned line Cross-Section Second phase MinamiRias (upon completion) Reopened April Ofunato Sanriku Line km orei After After Sakari oishihama Sta restoration restoration Higashi-Kitazawa Inokashira Line Rikuzentakata Ryori Station Level crossing Shimo-Kitazawa RikuzenAkasaki Yoyogi-Uehara Setagaya-Daita To Odawara To Level Station Station Level crossing crossing Umegaoka Station Level crossing Kannana-dori Euipment Euipment Room Room

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Tracks for epress trains Tracks for outbound Tracks epress trains Tracks for outbound Tracks epress trains Tracks for inbound Tracks epress trains Tracks for inbound Tracks epress trains

22 Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT) Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT) 23 Assistance for Restoration after the Great East Japan Earthquake Seikan Tunnel

Seikan Tunnel Sanriku Railway Kita-Rias Line/Minami-Rias Line/Sendai Airport Acess Line Acess Airport Sanriku Railway Kita-Rias Line/Minami-Rias Line/Sendai Seikan Tunnel

3. Reopening of Lines 1. Overview

Reopened on April 1, 2012 Reopened on April 6, 2014 Reopened on April 3, 2013 Reopened on April 5, 2014 (Kita-Rias Line, section between (Kita-Rias Line, section between (Minami-Rias Line, section between (Minami-Rias Line, section between The 1954 sinking of the Toya Maru, a ferry that ran between Aomori and Hakodate, by a fierce typhoon was the second-worst maritime Tanohata and Rikuchu-Noda) Komoto and Tanohata) Sakari and Yoshihama) Yoshihama and Kamaishi) disaster in history, and spurred the construction of an undersea tunnel. However, the long road to completion ran through unprecedented difficulty. The series of difficult construction work, particularly for the excavation of the undersea portion, included four separate cases of major infiltration by water that threatened to submerge the tunnel. However, the strenuous efforts of everyone involved in the construction resulted in the commencement of conventional line service in 1988. The new technology developed for this construction made major contributions to the progress of tunneling methods for subsequent undersea tunnels as well as tunnels through mountains and in urban areas. The Seikan Tunnel is the only land-based connection between the islands of and Hokkaido, and its importance has only increased since the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, which was the true objective of constructing the tunnel, 27 years after it first opened.

(A Sanriku Railway train operating in the (A Sanriku Railway train stopped at (A Sanriku Railway train operating in the (A Sanriku Railway train operating in the Tofugaura region) Shimanokoshi Station) Tomari area) Owatari-gawa River) eian Tunnel Crossection Tunnel length 585km Land portion 155km Underground portion 0km Land portion 100km

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JRTT was commissioned to construct the Sendai Airport Access Line, which opened on March 18, 2007. The damage the line suffered due to the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011 was so massive that operations had to be suspended on the entire line. The Miyagi prefectural government and Sendai Airport Transit Company requested our assistance, and we provided technical assistance 2. Renovation Projects on all fronts for the recovery through efforts such as sending out an advance team to conduct field surveys immediately after the earthquake, to assigning two workers to Sendai Airport Transit in April 2011 to investigate proposals for restoration measures, manage restoration work, and survey the health of existing structures. We also established an assistance system within JRTT and made other efforts to cooperate with the soonest possible restoration of the Sendai Airport Access Line, reopening the section of the line between Natori and Mitazono on July 23, 2011, and finally reopening the entire line through to Sendai Airport Station on October 1, 2011.

To Morioka Sendai Sendai Airport Station Inside the airport tunnel Near the entrance to the airport tunnel Subway Port of Operation control office Before restoration: Before restoration: Sendai Sendai JR Senseki Line Before restoration (1F) Tracks displaced, joints misaligned estroyed electrical facilities, noise barriers, etc. Station 4

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Project Research Project Research Project Research GRAPE Transportation Plan Assistance System G IS for Railways P roject E valuation Surveys conducted by JRTT GRAPE is a new system to assist in the development of transportation plans, namely for railways. The system provides visual and efficient assistance for project evaluation and present-state analysis of passenger behavior. JRTT provides a wide array of services, from general research in the conceptual stage to detailed research in the implementation stage and more. We also use our abundant experience to conduct government-financed research and other surveys at the request of local governments and operators. Our surveys are: Basic Surveys/Present-State Analysis

Appropriate and based on reliable Based on appropriate plans Consolidated display/analysis of various data technical capacity Detailed investigations on 100-m grids We conduct appropriate technical investigations and Our investigations and proposals are based on appropriate proposals backed by technical capacity cultivated from a plans that take full advantage of our abundant survey wealth of railway construction. experience.

Unbiased Detailed and tailored to site conditions As a public institution, we conduct highly objective, reliable Our regional branches cover the entire country to enable us surveys. to conduct surveys and provide assistance appropriately and when needed.

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Shield tunneling method

A method in which a tunneling shield is used to bore through the earth while installing concrete panels and the like to create the finished tunnel shape.

This five-span, continuous reinforced concrete arch No. 3 Mabechi- bridge strikes a fine balance gawa Bridge on the between the elegant A double-track circular tunnel appearance of the structure Tohoku Shinkansen and the scenery of the A bridge in which the surrounding area. superstructure is integrated into New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM) Mud pressure Haipesawa Bridge the reinforced earth abutments. This structure should stand firm (GRS-integrated An excavation method that allows tunneling of the ground by against tsunami waves because enhancing the stability of the ground, and that is compatible with bridge) on the it has no support members. a wide range of ground types and used in tunnels through urban (The technology won the Japan areas and mountains with limited ground cover. Sanriku Railway Society of Civil Engineers Kita-Rias Line Tanaka Award and the Japanese Geotechnical Society Technical Excellence Award) SENS Inner formwork (Cast-in-Place Pile Support System based on the Shield Method) (viewed from behind the shield)

SENS stands for Shield ECL NATM System. It is a new Tunnel entrance side ace side tunnel construction system Inbanuma Cutoff Channel Bridge on the that combines the advantages riary lining of several methods. The Narita New Rapid Line AT priary upports the ace o support aterial the ud pressure stability of the tunneling shield A two-span, continuous through truss bridge. The lightweight nner lining icient support tunneling shield from the Shield Method is concrete deck slabs that connect the through trusses give the combined with the rapid closure of natural ground from the ECL aterproo sheet ae ecaation bridge a lean, slim appearance that blends in nicely with the Method and the primary support from NATM. surrounding environment. (The technology won the Japan Society of Civil Engineers Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award, and the Japan Industry and Technology Award Judging Committee’s Special Award)

Trackbed Structure for Slab Tracks Sannai-Maruyama Over- road Bridge on the Tohoku Shinkansen New Trackbed Structure for Slab Tracks

For slab tracks, which are the The 150-m spans are the longest on any basic structure of Shinkansen tracks, it is difficult to employ the use of Shinkansen bridges, and the ingenious ntegrated reinorced concrete conventional structures made of earth, traced design controls the deflection that often such as cut earth or embankments, due accompanies longer spans, providing safer, to subsidence and other disadvantages. la trac more comfortable passage of Shinkansen However, we conducted surveys, trains. research and tests to develop an (The technology won an award from the economical new trackbed structure Japan Prestressed Concrete Institute) capable of supporting slab tracks. (The technology won the Japan Society of Civil Engineers Technological Development Award)

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Shinkansen Track Structure Enabling Safe Transportation in Winter User-Friendly Station Facilities

We have installed various facilities to prevent damage from snow We have installed platform edge doors, elevators, escalators and Slab tracks are employed as the on railways in regions that experience heavy snowfall during the other facilities to enable everyone to move safely and smoothly basic structure of Projected Shinkansen winter, and these facilities, which include sprinklers that sprinkle through station buildings. Lines. water on tracks to melt snow and high-speed snow removal The structure of slab tracks supports devices that remove lumps of snow that inhibit point switching, high-speed Shinkansen operation in have made major contributions to safe transportation in winter. that it is easier to maintain than that of ballasted tracks. Slab tracks comprise flat slabs and frame-shaped track slabs. The economical frame shaped slabs were used inside tunnels and warm areas. (The technology won the Japan Society of Civil Engineers Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award) Flat track slabs (Tohoku Shinkansen) Frame-shaped track slabs (Kyushu Shinkansen) Snow removal sprinklers High-speed snow removal device Platform edge doors (Hokuriku Shinkansen) Escalators (Hokuriku Shinkansen) (Hokuriku Shinkansen) (Hokuriku Shinkansen)

rail Air Conditioning/Ventilation/Smoke Extraction Facilities in Underground Stations and Tunnels astener Tie plate nsulation plate Local Line Track Structure Trac slas These facilities maintain safety and comfort in underground stations and tunnels, and comprise air conditioning, ventilation and smoke extraction facilities on platforms and concourses, and station offices and the like; and ventilation and smoke extraction facilities for tunnels.

CA ortar [Track Structure on Urban Railways] Reinorced concrete traced Tracks on urban railways must blend in with surrounding Concrete proection environments. In recent years, we have used tracks with directly fastened elastic sleepers, which have the effect of damping vibration. Air conditioning/ventilation/smoke extraction facilities in a underground The structure of tracks with directly Overview of Slab Track station (Tsukuba Express Line) fastened elastic sleepers supports safe urban railway transportation in A tation tation that it is easier to maintain than that entilationsoe etraction acilities or tunnels of ballasted tracks.

Tracks with directly fastened elastic sleepers Ventilation/smoke extraction facilities for tunnels (Narita Rapid Rail Access Line) (Tsukuba Express Line)

Equipment of Rolling Stock Depots for Machinery for Railway Construction The Fastest High-Speed Switches in Japan Maintaining the Safety of Rolling Stock We have developed and introduced special machinery specifically for Rolling stock depots contain equipment that inspect, railways, which we use to install rails during track construction and to install We developed the No. 38 Switch repair and wash rolling stock to enable the provision of overhead wires during electrical construction. This machinery enables us to (the “38” refers to the roughly 38 meter safe, comfortable train cars for passengers. perform construction work safely and efficiently. length of track required to achieve separation of 1 meter) to enable Shinkansen trains to travel on the switch side at the high speed of 160 km/ h, and installed it where the Hokuriku Shinkansen (from Takasaki to Nagano) Expanded view diverges from the . We have also installed the No. 38 Switch on the Narita Rapid Rail Access (Separation) 1m Line. (The technology won the Japan Society (Length) 38m of Civil Engineers Outstanding Civil Emergency repair equipment (Hokuriku Shinkansen) Rail feeder car Overhead wire operation car (left rear) and Engineering Achievement Award) overhead wire drawing car (right front)

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Symbolic Stations that Harmonize with Surrounding Communities Eco-Friendly Stations

JRTT uses public comments and otherwise solicits opinions directly from local communities as to what kinds of stations they want, and We proactively undertake measures to combat global warming and other measures to improve the natural environment in our construction works together with local communities to create those stations, which capture the identity of the community, reflect the local scenery, natural of station buildings, rolling stock depot buildings and other railway structures. characteristics and culture, or serve as symbols or landmarks.

Shin-Tamana Kumamoto General Station on the Rail Yard on the Kyushu Shinkansen Kyushu Shinkansen (between Hakata (between Hakata and Shin-Yatsushiro and Shin-Yatsushiro Stations) Stations) Platform roof Solar water heaters, constructed from natural ventilation locally sourced systems, green roofs wood and other efforts

Use of domestic wood

Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station on the Hokkaido Shinkansen (between Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen (between Using locally sourced wood is an eco-friendly solution that fixes carbon dioxide and Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Stations), opened in March 2016 Nagano and Kanazawa Stations), opened in March 2015 conserves transportation energy. The use of wood for station building interiors creates pleasing atmospheres with a sense of warmth. We received the Kumamoto Local Materials Promotion Association Award for our work on Shin-Tamana Station. Use of natural energy We proactively consider ways to use sunlight; solar heat; natural wind, which does not Safe, Comfortable and User-Friendly require power, for ventilation; and other natural energy, and incorporate it into the construction of station buildings and the like where appropriate. We use the principles of universal design to construct stations that are safe and secure for people of all ages and abilities. Green roofs and railway property greening We plant trees and undertake other greening efforts on the roofs of buildings and on railway properties to counter the heat island effect and combat global warming. prevent crime The elevator in the rear is see-through to A tour of the station for people with disabilities. (between Hakata and Shin-Yatsushiro) Shin-Tosu Station on the Kyushu Shinkansen extremely convenient for passengers. With a variety of functions, this toilet is others) Multifunction restroom (Toyama Station and Use of products made with recycled materials Narita Rapid Rail We use tiles created from stones, bricks, ceramics, roof tiles and other leftover materials Access Line from construction sites, and other products that are eco-friendly in that they reduce trash and Narita Yukawa Station Use of “Eco-heiban” effectively use resources. tiles

Stations that Strike a Balance between Economic Efficiency and Good Design

We developed our patented Hybrid Structure, which integrates civil engineering structures and architectural structures to reduce work schedules and costs and improve freedom of design. We have employed the Hybrid Structure on many railway lines.

□ We changed the conventional four-pillar viaduct structure to a two-pillar structure, incorporating the pillars on each side into the roof to increase safety on platforms braille signs and platform edge doors, which Easy navigation provided by facilities such as (between Hakata and Shin-Yatsushiro) Shin-Tosu Station on the Kyushu Shinkansen ticket gates, and a counter Regular automatic ticket gates, wide (between Nagano and Kanazawa) Kanazawa Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen open up more options for the layout of concourses, escalators, elevators and other station facilities.

Conventional Structure Hybrid Structure

Civil Civil engineering engineering Architectural Architectural Shin-Tamana Station on the Kyushu Shinkansen Diagram of Conventional and Hybrid Structures The architectural exterior completely covers the civil engineering structure.

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Railway Construction Technology Awards Railway Construction Technology Electricity Railway Construction Technology Tunnels/Trackbeds Awards JRTT has received many awards from domestic and foreign organizations alike for the technology we have used in railway development projects and railway construction to date. Economical Overhead Wires with Outstanding High-Speed Performance

We put PHC trolley wires into practical use as economical, simple Awards for Railway Development Projects overhead lines for the high-speed operation of the Projected Shinkansen lines. PHC trolley wires are well suited for the Projected Shinkansen lines (1) Projected Shinkansen Lines because they are lightweight and have high tensile strength, are made of a precipitation hardening copper alloy, which is oxygen-free copper ■ Construction of the Hokuriku Shinkansen between ■ Construction of the Hokkaido Shinkansen between with chromium, zirconium and other additives, and have excellent Nagano and Kanazawa Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto electroconductivity among trolley wires for high-speed operation. 2015 Japan Society of Civil Engineers Outstanding Civil 2016 Japan Society of Civil Engineers Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award Engineering Achievement Award Japan Railway Award (Railway Day Executive Committee) PHC trolley wire

Copper alloy PHC trolley wire

PHC [Precipitation Hardening Copper]

New Train Control System

To improve the comfort of the ride and shorten operation times and intervals on the Tohoku Shinkansen between Hachinohe and Shin- Comparison of Conventional and ew ATC raking atterns Aomori Stations, we used the car-initiated ATC that we introduced Initial brake Initial brake (2) Urban Railways, Assistance for Restoration after the Great East Japan Earthquake application point application point on the Tohoku Shinkansen between Morioka and Hachinohe Smooth braking improves the comfort of the ride Stations to create a fully jointless track circuit—the first of its kind ■ Construction of the Narita Rapid Rail Access Line ■ Restoration of Sanriku Railway lines damaged in on a Shinkansen line—in an effort to simplify both facilities near the Conventional ATC: New ATC: 2010 Japan Society of Civil Engineers Outstanding Civil the Great East Japan Earthquake Multistage brake Single stage brake tracks and maintenance. To further spread the application of these control Reduces control Engineering Achievement Award 2014 Japan Society of Civil Engineers Outstanding Civil effects, we also developed the technology so that it is applicable in travel time Japan Railway Award (Railway Day Executive Committee) Engineering Achievement Award Succeeding train Succeeding train the section of the Hokkaido Shinkansen between Shin-Aomori and (conventional) (new) Preceding train 2014 Technology Award, Japan Railway Civil Engineering Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Stations where the Shinkansen and local lines Association 2014 Zenken Award, Japan Construction Engineers’ Association run side by side, and we introduced an ATC for a three-rail system Speed signal↑ Stop point data↑ Stop point compatible with both the Shinkansen and local lines.

Eco-Friendly Roof-Delta Connected Transformers

We put roof-delta connected transformers to practical use as alternating current feeding transformers for supervoltage power reception on Shinkansen lines to replace conventional modified Woodbridge-connected transformers, and began using the new transformers. Compared to conventional transformers, the new transformers have a simpler structure and are smaller and more lightweight, which prevents the loss of electricity and is more environmentally friendly.

Conventional transformers New transformers Awards for Railway Construction Technology (Modified Woodbridge-connected) (Roof-delta connected) Primary Secondary Step-up Primary Secondary winding winding transformer winding winding ■ High-speed excavation using SENS, a method on the frontier of the ■ Haipesawa Bridge, Sanriku Railway 187kV 187kV Bedrock Tunneling Method and the Shield Method 2014 Japan Society of Civil Engineers to to 60kV 2012 Japan Society of Civil Engineers Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award Tanaka Award 275kV 275kV 60kV ■ Use of verification/evaluation of durability to confirm the health of the Seikan Tunnel 2013 Japan Society of Civil Engineers Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award 60kV 60kV Shin-Hakodate Transformer Substation

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Awards Director-General for Railway Development

Director-General for Engineering and Construction

Director-General for JNR Settlement Land Business Architecture Director-General for JR Full Privatization Promotion

■ Shin-, Kyushu Shinkansen ■ Toyama Station, Hokuriku Shinkansen Deputy Director-General 2011 Brunel Award (for Design Excellence) 2015 Ministry of Transport Railway Bureau Chief Award, Audit Department 2011 Station Structure Award, Association of Railway Association of Railway Architects Architects General Affairs Department

International Affairs and President Corporate Planning Department Finance and Fund Planning Department Vice-President Project Management Department

Deputy President Facility Management Department

Railway Development Department Executive Director Engineering Affairs and Transportation Research/Planning Department

Auditor Design Department

Land Department

Equipment Department

Electrical Engineering Tokyo Regional Bureau Department Shiba Park Building B Shinkansen Department 2-4-1 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Electrical Equipment 105-0011 Japan Construction Department

2nd Construction Department Osaka Regional Bureau ■ Development and Practical Application of Jointless DS-ATC for Projected Shinkansen Lines Shin-Osaka Trust Tower Joint Construction of Ship Planning 2016 Electrical Science and Engineering Promotion Award (Ohm Award) and Management Department 3-5-36 Miyahara, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, 532-0003 Japan ■ Lighting at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station on the Hokkaido Shinkansen Joint Construction of Ship Assistance Department 2016 Hokkaido Most Outstanding Lighting Technology Award, The Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan JNR Settlement Administration Department Hokkaido Shinkansen Construction Bureau

JNR Settlement Land Maruito Sapporo Building Business Department Kita 2-jo 1-1 Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido, 060-0002 Japan JR Full Privatization Promotion and Finance Department

Mutual Assistance Insurance Department Kyushu Shinkansen Construction Bureau City 17 Building 2-1 Gion-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, 812-8622 Japan

Aomori Construction Bureau Aomori Shinmachi 2-Chome Building 2-2-4 Shinmachi, Aomori-shi, Aomori, 030-0801 Japan

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