The Central Japan Railway Company (東海旅客鉄道株式会社) is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and occasionally as JR Tokai .[6] The term Tōkai refers to the Tōkai region (the southern portion of Central Japan), in which the company chiefly operates.
JR Central's operational hub is Nagoya Station, and the company's administrative headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers above the building.[7] The busiest and longest railway line operated by JR Central is the Tōkaidō Main Line between Atami and Maibara; this largely parallels the company's high-speed rail service, the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, which runs between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka. JR Central is additionally responsible for the Chūō Shinkansen – an under-construction maglev service between Tokyo and Osaka, which is due to start operation between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2034.[8]
JR Central is Japan's most profitable and highest throughput