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Company Profile HANSHIN EXPRESSWAY COMPANY LIMITED COMPANY PROFILE The design of the cover is created with inspiration obtained from the beauty of the curves of an expressway junction and mizuhiki. Mizuhiki is a Japanese traditional artwork made from thin, fine twine ofwashi , or Japanese paper. The beautifully tied knots are used to decorate gifts and are also popular motifs for hair ornaments and other accessories. HANSHIN EXPRESSWAY COMPANY LIMITED 4-1-3 Kyutarou-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0056, Japan TEL. +81-6-6252-8121 Web. http://www.hanshin-exp.co.jp/english/ e-mail: [email protected] 201809-ACC-EN6th-200 Our Corporate Philosophy HANSHIN EXPRESSWAY COMPANY LIMITED COMPANY PROFILE Aiming to achieve more advanced expressway management and services Our mission is to create a safe, secure and comfortable network of expressways to satisfy customers, support the area livelihood, and contribute to Kansai’s economic growth. President Statement CONTENTS Hanshin Expressway is one of the major traffic arteries in the Kansai urban area with a 260.5 km- 1. Hanshin Expressway at a Glance 2-5 long network. True to our corporate philosophy of “Pursuing More Advanced Expressway Service,” 2. Main Business Domains 6-15 we have taken various actions to ensure safety and comfort of customers, while helping improve the people’s living and the local economy in Kansai through our duty of construction and management of 3. Overseas expansion 16-17 the traffic network. We started a new toll system designed to help customers make a wise use of expressways as an extremely important policy for the growth of the urban areas in Kansai in June 2017. We also started construction of the extension of the Yodogawa-Sagan Route and the western extension of the Osaka Wangan Route in 2017 to eliminate the missing link in the road network in the Kansai area and promote sustainable growth of the local community as a toll road construction project in addition to construction of the Yamatogawa Route and Nishi-Semba Junction. Since one of the main purposes of road maintenance is to ensure safe use of Hanshin Expressway by customers for many years to come, we constantly promote various measures including repair of structures, traffic safety measures, and earthquake and disaster control measures as well as elongation of the service life by large-scale renewal and repair project. In addition to these measures, we newly came up with the Customer Satisfaction Improvement Plan. Hanshin Expressway Group intends to make a greater group-wide effort for “improvement of customer satisfaction” than before so that we can make customers of Hanshin Expressway feel safety and comfort as they drive. We developed Hanshin Expressway Group Vision 2030 in April 2016 to start a new challenge. We make an all-out Group-wide effort to act according to our basic attitude “Thoroughly stand from the customer’s viewpoint” so that we can win trust of the local community and society as a contributor to the growth of Kansai. Your continued understanding and cooperation is very much appreciated. Kazunori Yuki, President 1 HANSHIN EXPRESSWAY COMPANY LIMITED COMPANY PROFILE 1. Hanshin Expressway at a Glance ■ Corporate History ■ Company Profile Hanshin expressway holds a 50-year experience in expressways management and operation Route length in service ............................ 260.5 km During the period of the rapid economic growth, from 1960s to 1980s, a vehicle-dominated modal shift entailed heavy chronic traffic jam in ............. the urban area. It resulted in many negative impacts on the region’s economy and living condition. Responding to a reflection of the strong Route length under construction 34.2 km Footnote demand for a new urban expressway network in the region, the former Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation, the predecessor body of the Daily traffic volume .................................. 757,000 trips 1. All data are as of March.2018 2. Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe City, current private company, was established. Annual toll revenue .................................. JPY 186 billion Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City. 3. The breakdown is: Hanshin Expressway Company Limited Capital ...................................................... JPY 10 billion 670, Hanshin Expressway Toll Osaka Company Limited 520, Hanshin Expressway Toll Kobe Company Limited 160, *3 ............................................ *3 1962 Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation was established Employees Hanshin Expressway Group 2060 Hanshin Expressway Engineering Company Limited 180, Hanshin Expressway Co., Ltd 670 Hanshin Expressway Patrol Company Limited 350, Hanshin Expressway R&D Company Limited 120, and Hanshin 1964 The first opening: 2.3 km section of Route 1, the Loop route was opened Shareholders ............................................ National Government 50% and Local Governments*2 50% Expressway Service Company Limited 60 (ballpark figures). 1970 New routes were opened one after another for the Japan World Exposition Organization Chart Construction Management Osaka Business & Kobe Business & Kyoto Administration 1981 Osaka and Kobe areas were directly linked Board of Directors Headquarters Maintenance Bureau Maintenance Dept. Office Senior Executive Managing Directors ROW Center Umeda exit built to penetrate a building was opened. It was the first case of adopting three-dimensional right of way 1992 Executive Osaka Construction Dept. Managing Directors Sakai Construction Dept. Wangan Route connecting Kansai International Airport, Osaka and Kobe was opened, with a total network length reaching 200 km Managing Directors 1994 Kobe Construction Dept. 1995 The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake caused tremendous damage to the expressway network in Kobe area Chairman President Executive Officers Work Style Reform Promotion Office Bussiness & Operation Dept. Information System Office The collapsed sections were fully recovered and reopened in 1996 Audit and Supervisory Board Auditors Management Planning Dept. Maintenance & Traffic Management Dept. Environmental & Aesthetic Affairs Office 2001 Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system was introduced General Affairs & Personnel Dept. Engineering Dept. Internal Audit Office Office of Audit and Supervisory Board Members Finance & Accounting Dept. Business Development Dept. Tokyo Office 2005 Hanshin Expressway Company Limited was established after HEPC’s privatization Planning Dept. 2012 The toll system was shifted from flat rate to distance-based rate. ■ Hanshin Expressway Group Operation Shin-Kobe Tunnel previously owned by Kobe City was integrated into the Hanshin Expressway network Hanshin Expressway group consists of five subsidiaries and provides holistic expressway services as the one group. The group is working to endure quality management, efficient operation, and quick response to customers’ need with considerable expertise. Company Privatization in 2005 National Hanshin Expressway Company Limited was founded through the national Government Privatization scheme in 2005 along with establishment of the other five Hanshin Expressway Toll Osaka Company Limited, Hanshin Expressway Toll Kobe Company Limited Design R&D Toll Collection Toll collection operation Project Permission expressway companies. Even after the shift to a private company, Hanshin Annual Plan Approval Business Plan Approval Expressway continuously responds to the expectations of regional society Design, R&D Hanshin Expressway R&D Company Limited with speed, accuracy and dynamism. Survey & Analysis/Design/Cost estimation/Development & Operation of systems Toll Collection Maintenance The figure above shows the basic framework of the Privatization. The Toll Expressway Agreement Debt Hanshin Revenue Companies JEHDRA Repayment Hanshin Expressway Engineering Company Limited expressway companies borrow funds for constructing expressways. After Expressway Maintenance Inspection / Repair work the completion, the expressway assets and the debt are transferred to Company Borrowing Leases Expwy. Assets Limited Japan Expressway Holding Debt Repayment Agency (JEHDRA). JEHDRA Funds for Operation of Expwy. Hanshin Expressway Traffic Patrol Company Limited Construction Traffic Control Patorolling / Traffic monitoring leases the expressway assets to the companies for the operation and Transfer Expwy. Assets Construction of Expwy. Holding Road Assets management. The companies collect tolls and reimburse the total lease Affiliated Business Traffic Control Affiliated Business Hanshin Expressway Service Company Limited fees during a 60-year period from 2005 to 2065. Liability & Debt Liability & Debt Parking area operation / Management of parking lots / Thruway credit card service 2 3 HANSHIN EXPRESSWAY COMPANY LIMITED COMPANY PROFILE ■ Hanshin Expressway Network ■ Expressway structures at a glance Hanshin Expressway network contributes to life and economy in Hanshin Metropolitan area Elevated structures account for 80% of the Hanshin Expressway network, while 10% of the network are located underground. Hanshin Expressway network is three times as efficient as other general roads in the Hanshin metropolitan area in terms of handling of traffic volume. Also, Hanshin Expressway accounts for 50% of the total in the area. Osaka Hyogo Kyoto Total Length (km) 149.1 101.3 10.1 260.5 Routes in service Year of opening Length (km) Koto Elevated (km) 141.5 60.5 7.3 209.3 Route 1. Loop Route 1966 10.3 oo Route 2. Yodogawa-sagan Route 2013 5.6 11 8 Underground (km) 5.2 21.5 2.5 29.2 7 Osaka Route 3.
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