JR East and its Experience in HSR

Tsugio SEKIJI
Representative Director
Executive Vice President
East Japan Railway Company
February 11 , 2013

Table of Contents

1. Outline of JR East
2. Features of Shinkansen (HSR)
3. Safety of Shinkansen

4. Economic Benefits
5. Conclusion
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Table of Contents

1. Outline of JR East
2. Features of Shinkansen (HSR)
3. Safety of Shinkansen

4. Economic Benefits
5. Conclusion
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Outline of JR East

JR East is the largest passenger
railroad company in JAPAN・Network: 7,513 km
・No. of Passengers: 17 million /day(the largest in the world)
・ No. of Trains: 13,000 /day・Operating Revenue: $30.9 billion /year
・Net Income: $1.3 billion /year
・Total Stock Market Value: $25.4 billion
・No. of Employees: 71,729- No government subsidies

Greater Tokyo area

*Numbers are as of FY ended March 31 , 2012
*Conversion into U.S. dollars at the rate of ¥82 to U.S.$1

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Outline of JR East
Shin-HakodateShinkansen
NetworkPresent1987
1999
2010
19922002
1997Shin-Aomori
Hachinohe
MoriokaAkita
Shinjoin Operation

Sendai

Yamagata
Niigataunder Construction

Fukushima

Shinkansen Network: 1,411km

Kanazawa
Nagano5 directions

TakasakiTokyo

No. of Passengers: 241,000 /day

No. of Trains: 327- 415 /day
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Rail and Non Rail Business Revenue
ConventionalLines

Non RailBusiness

33%

Shinkansen(High-Speed rail)

28%
67%

Transportation

JR EastGroup Total$ 30.9 billion

72%
Transportation
Revenue$ 20.8 billion
As of Mar.31.2012

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Topics

2 JR East Group companies started
full operation in April 2012
Japan International Consultants
for Transportation Co., Ltd. (“JIC”)

Global Consultancy
Consultancy through all the stagesof overseas railroad projects

Railcar Manufacturing BusinessTotal transport engineering firm manufacturing
rolling stock, cargo containers, and turnouts
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Table of Contents

1. Outline of JR East
2. Features of Shinkansen (HSR)
3. Safety of Shinkansen

4. Economic Benefits
5. Conclusion
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Features of Shinkansen

Features of Shinkansen (HSR)
1 Safety
2 High Speed Operation
3 Frequent Service
4 Punctuality
5 Comfort
6 High Capacity

7 Environmentally-friendly
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High Speed Operation
Series E5 “Hayabusa”Operation launched in March 2011

Maximum commercial speed of 320km/h in March 2013
Series E5 (10 Cars , Total capacity 731 persons)

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Frequent Service and Punctuality

Passenger information display in Tokyo station

5400Omiya
4 min.
12min.

Destinations from Tokyo station
Trains per day
Minimum train interval
Turn-back time at Tokyo Station

Less than 1 min. Average delay per train
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Comfort“First Class” Car with Excellent Service

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Table of Contents

1. Outline of JR East
2. Features of Shinkansen (HSR)
3. Safety of Shinkansen

4. Economic Benefits
5. Conclusion
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Safety of Shinkansen

Safety of Shinkansen (HSR)
Safety is the top priority of railroad operation,
especially HSR.
1 Thorough Maintenance
2 Reliable System3 Disaster Countermeasure
4 Adequate Education and Training

0 fatalities since opening in 1964
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Thorough Maintenance

Infrastructure MaintenanceEast-i (Shinkansen electric equipment and track inspection car)Inspectors in action on the East-i
Rail grinding machines

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Thorough Maintenance

Rolling Stock MaintenanceInspection of pantographs

Removing bogies from cars

Underfloor equipment inspection Ultrasonic inspection of axles

Equipment check throughmonitors in drivers’ cab

Brake control equipment test

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Reliable System

Digital-ATC Continuous Speed Control
Speed Check Pattern
Control train speed automaticallyTrain Speed
Cab signaling
075 110160210275 315km/h

255

DB空線

265275

本線
ＡＴＣ285定速

Stopping point
ATCDigital Signal

ATC Device
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Reliable System

Integrated System for Shinkansen“COSMOS”
7 subsystems all work to effectively and efficiently
operate the Shinkansen
Yardmanagement
Rolling stock
management

Transportplanning

COSMOS

Centralized
monitoring

Operationcontrol
Maintenance work
management

Electric powercontrol
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Disaster Countermeasure

Centralized monitoring system
Constantly monitors disaster prevention information

Operation Control Center display terminal
Snow gauge
Wind gauge
Rain gauge
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Disaster Countermeasure“Early Earthquake Detection System”
Whenever coastline seismometer detects Primary wave.

Power shutdown
Emergency brakes
Detect P wave
Coastline
seismometer
Substation
Secondary wave
Primary wave
Epicenter
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Adequate Education and Training

Importance of Education and TrainingRailroad
Safety and Stability

Employees
Education and Training

SystemRolling stock
Facilities etc.

In India, HSR operation will be the first experience
1) start education and training in the early stage.
2) carry out education and training continuously and repeatedly

DriverRolling
Stationstaff Conductor stock

Track
Civil

Power
Signals

OCC
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Adequate Education and Training

Key Points for HSR operation and improvement
by India itself
Training with actual rolling stock & infrastructure
essential to gain HSR operation & maintenanceskills1) Education & training in Japan, for key future Indianstaff members2) Construction of an initial section in the early stage3) Early construction of a training center4) Publication of regulations, texts, and manuals

JR East can contribute to everything in this field !
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Adequate Education and Training

Examples of Education and Training
1) Study rules and master technical knowledge
and skills required for operation
2) Learn how to respond in an emergency
Driver training
simulator

Shinkansen crew
training simulator

Classroomwith various
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Table of Contents

1. Outline of JR East
2. Features of Shinkansen (HSR)
3. Safety of Shinkansen

4. Economic Benefits
5. Conclusion
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Economic Benefits

Tokyo Station (October 2012)

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Economic Benefits“GRANSTA”

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Economic Benefits

THE TOKYO STATION HOTEL (October 2012)

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Table of Contents

1. Outline of JR East
2. Features of Shinkansen (HSR)
3. Safety of Shinkansen

4. Economic Benefits
5. Conclusion
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Conclusion

The perfect time to realize HSR in India!
■ HSR is safe, fast, convenient, punctual,highly efficient, environmentally friendly,providing a comfortable ride.
■ Moreover, HSR can aid the developmentof stations and towns.
■ JR East can contribute to HSR in India
with our technology and experience ofHSR.
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Thank you for your attention

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