Thomson Reuters Business Description
West Japan Railway Company is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the provision of passenger railway transportation services. The Company operates in four business segments. The Transportation segment provides ferry and bus transportation services. This segment also offers railway services, such as Sanyo Shinkansen and conventional express railway lines throughout the Hokuriku, Chugoku, Kinki and Northern Kyushu areas. The Distribution segment is engaged in the operation of department stores in Kyoto Station Building. This segment is also involved in the retail and restaurant businesses in major stations. The Real Estate segment is engaged in the operation of shopping centers, as well as the sale and leasing of real estate properties it owns. The Others segment is engaged in the hotel, travel, automobile rental, advertising, electric construction, information service and other businesses. As of March 31, 2011, the Company had 145 subsidiaries and 22 associated companies.
