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JR East JapanＪＲ東日本alternative words: JR Higashinihon, JR Higashi Nihon, East Japan Railway keywords: company , railroad related topics: Shinkansen related web sites: http://www.jreast.co.jp explanation: One of 7 railway companies created in April 1987, after the privatization of monolithic "Japanese National Railways". It has inherited railroads in north-eastern part of Honshu Island and around Tokyo, i.e. 7,538km with 1,706 stations. It employs about 79,100 persons and operates Tohoku and Joetsu as well as Nagano shinkansen lines among Japanese high speed trains. | |