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, or , is one of the seven constituent companies of
While major part of the operation of JR Freight is on the tracks owned and maintained by other JR companies, JR Freight owns the railway lines (as Category-1 railway business) as follows:
File:DE10 1727.jpg, A Class DE10-1500 diesel-hydraulic locomotive in December 2009
File:JRF-DE11-2001.jpg, A Class DE11-2000 diesel-hydraulic locomotive in January 2011
File:DD200-5.jpg, A Class DD200 diesel-electric locomotive in pril 2020
File:Freight DF200 105.JPG, A Class DF200-100 diesel-electric locomotive in October 2011
File:JRF-HD300-901-00.jpg, A Class HD300 hybrid diesel-battery locomotive in May 2013
File:JNR EF64 1022 20050722.jpg, A Class EF64-1000 DC electric locomotive in July 2005
File:EF65-2065.jpg, A Class EF65-2000 DC electric locomotive in February 2021
File:JRF EF66 123.jpg, A Class EF66-100 DC electric locomotive in January 2006
File:JNR EF67-104.jpg, A Class EF67-100 DC electric locomotive in August 2009
File:JNR ED76 1016 20070322.jpg, A Class ED76-1000 AC electric locomotive in March 2007
File:JNR electric locomotive EF81 454 20080223.jpg, A Class EF81-450 AC electric locomotive in February 2008
File:JRF EF210-134.jpg, A Class EF210-100 DC electric locomotive in June 2009
File:Model EH200 of JR Freight.jpg, A Class EH200 DC electric locomotive in June 2007
File:JRF EF510-1.JPG, A Class EF510 AC/DC electric locomotive in August 2009
File:EH500-33.jpg, A Class EH500 AC/DC electric locomotive in December 2020
File:EH800-2 3065 Moheji 20160717 (cropped).jpg, A Class EH800 AC electric locomotive in July 2016
File:Model M250 of JR Freight.jpg, An M250 series freight EMU in June 2007
File:ED62 17 Omiya Works 20070526.JPG, A Class ED62 electric locomotive in May 2007
File:JNR ED75 1017 20070325.jpg, A Class ED75-1000 electric locomotive in March 2007
File:ED79 55 51 20130621.jpg, A pair of Class ED79 electric locomotives in June 2013
File:1992-8-23-ef200-4.JPG, A Class EF200 DC electric locomotive in August 1992
File:JRF DD51 1803 20070812.jpg, A Class DD51 diesel-hydraulic locomotive in August 2007
Japan Railways Group
The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as the or simply JR, consists of seven for-profit stock companies that took over most of the assets and operations of the government-owned Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Mo ...
(JR Group). It provides transportation of cargo nationwide throughout Japan
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. Its headquarters are in Shibuya, Tokyo
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near Shinjuku Station
is a major railway station in the Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan. In Shinjuku, it is part of the Nishi-Shinjuku and Shinjuku districts. In Shibuya, it is located in the Yoyogi and Sendagaya districts. It is the world's busiest rai ...
.
The Japan Railways Group was founded on 1 April 1987, when Japanese National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...
(JNR) was privatized. Japanese National Railways was divided into six regional passenger rail companies and a single freight railway
Rail freight transport is the use of rail transport, railroads and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers.
A freight train, cargo train, or goods train is a group of Railroad car#Freight cars, freight cars (US) or goods wagon ...
company, Japan Freight Railway Company.
The company has only about of track of its own, and therefore operates on track owned by the six JR passenger railways as well as other companies which provide rail transport in Japan
Rail transport in Japan is a major means of passenger transport, especially for mass and high-speed travel between major cities and for commuter transport in urban areas. It is used relatively little for freight transport, accounting for ju ...
.
Economics
In 2017, only about 5% of all freight in Japan is carried by rail but nearly all of that, 99%, is carried by JR Freight. Trucks carry about 50% and ships about 44%. JR Freight has seen its share of the freight market gradually decrease since 1993. In the 2010s JR Freight has been carrying more freight because of the decrease in the number of available truck drivers due to age as well as government policy to reduce carbon dioxide. JR Freight has run a deficit for many years.Lines
While major part of the operation of JR Freight is on the tracks owned and maintained by other JR companies, JR Freight owns the railway lines (as Category-1 railway business) as follows:
Rolling stock
, JR Freight owns and operates the followingrolling stock
The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, locomotives, freight and passenger cars (or coaches), and non-revenue cars. Passenger vehicles can b ...
, with most of the newer motive stock being exclusively built by Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions:
Diesel locomotives
*JNR Class DE10
The is a class of Japanese C-B wheel arrangement diesel-hydraulic locomotives. 708 locomotives were built between 1966 and 1978. , 138 locomotives remained in operation.
Variants
DE10-0 subclass
158 DE10-0 locomotives were built with steam h ...
B-C diesel-hydraulic locomotives
* JNR Class DE11
The is a five-axle C-B wheel arrangement diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotive type operated in Japan since 1968. A total of 116 locomotives were built between 1968 and 1979, and , 10 locomotives remain in service, operated by East Japan Rai ...
B-C diesel-hydraulic locomotives
* JR Freight Class DB500
The is a B wheel arrangement two-axle diesel-hydraulic locomotive type operated by Japan Freight Railway (JR Freight) on shunting duties in Japan since March 2017.
Overview
The Class DB500 was developed to replace ageing Class DE10 diesel-h ...
B diesel-hydraulic locomotive
* JR Freight Class DD200 Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives
* JR Freight Class DF200 Bo-Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives
* JR Freight Class HD300 Bo-Bo, hybrid diesel-battery locomotives
Electric locomotives
* JNR Class EF64 Bo-Bo-Bo DC electric locomotives *JNR Class EF65
The is a 6-axle ( Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement) DC electric locomotive type operated on passenger and freight services in Japan since 1965. A total of 308 locomotives were built between 1965 and 1979, with 52 still in service .
Variants
The clas ...
Bo-Bo-Bo DC electric locomotives
* JNR Class EF66
The is a six-axle, three-bogied (Bo′Bo′Bo′) DC electric locomotive designed for fast freight used by Japanese National Railways (JNR) and later operated by its descendants JR West and JR Freight. , 39 locomotives remained in service, all ...
Bo-Bo-Bo DC electric locomotives
* JNR Class EF67
The Class EF67 is a class of electric locomotives operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) as dedicated banking locomotives on the steeply-graded "Senohachi" section of the Sanyo Main Line between and . The class is subdivided in ...
Bo-Bo-Bo DC electric locomotives
* JNR Class ED76
The is a Bo-2-Bo wheel arrangement AC electric locomotive type operated on passenger and freight services in Japan since 1965, originally by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and later by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), Kyushu Railway ...
Bo-2-Bo AC electric locomotives
* JNR Class EF81
The Class EF81 is a six-axle Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement multi-voltage AC/ DC electric locomotive type operated on passenger and freight services in Japan since 1968. , 44 locomotives remained in service, operated by JR Freight, JR East, and J ...
Bo-Bo-Bo AC/DC electric locomotives
* JR Freight Class EF210
The is a Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement DC electric locomotive type operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) on freight services in Japan.
The locomotives are built at the Kawasaki Heavy Industries factory in Kobe. Based at Okayam ...
Bo-Bo-Bo DC electric locomotives
* JR Freight Class EH200
The is a Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ wheel arrangement twin unit DC electric freight locomotive operated by JR Freight in Japan since 2001.
Operations
The locomotives are built at the Toshiba factory in Fuchū, Tokyo. They are all based at Takasaki ...
Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo DC electric locomotives
* JR Freight Class EF510 Bo-Bo-Bo AC/DC electric locomotives
* JR Freight Class EH500
The is a Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ wheel arrangement multi-system AC/ DC two-unit electric locomotive type operated by JR Freight in Japan since 1997.
Operations
The locomotives are built at the Toshiba factory in Fuchū, Tokyo. Initially, the ...
Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo AC/DC electric locomotives
* JR Freight Class EH800
The is a Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ wheel arrangement multi-voltage AC two-unit electric locomotive type operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) in Japan hauling freight trains on the Kaikyō Line through the Seikan Tunnel separatin ...
Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo AC electric locomotives
Electric multiple units
*M250 series
The , branded "Super Rail Cargo", is a freight electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Japan Freight Railway (JR Freight) in Japan. It entered service in 2004 with the objective of reducing emissions and carrying general freight for ...
freight EMU
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Former rolling stock
*JNR Class ED62
The is a Bo-1-Bo wheel arrangement DC electric locomotive type formerly operated in Japan from 1974 until 2002 by Japanese National Railways (JNR) and later by JR Freight.
History
The Class ED62 locomotives were created between 1974 and 1979 b ...
Bo-1-Bo DC electric locomotives
* JNR Class ED75 Bo-Bo AC electric locomotives
* JNR Class ED79
The was a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement AC electric locomotive type operated on passenger and freight services in the north of Japan from 1986, originally by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and later by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) and J ...
Bo-Bo AC electric locomotives
* JR Freight Class EF200 Bo-Bo-Bo DC electric locomotives
* JNR Class DD51
The is a B-2-B wheel arrangement diesel-hydraulic locomotive type operated in Japan since 1962. 649 locomotives were built between 1962 and 1978 by Kawasaki Sharyo, Hitachi, and Mitsubishi. The class was designed for mainline passenger and fre ...
B-2-B diesel-hydraulic locomotives
See also
*Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification
This page explains the numbering and classification schemes for locomotives employed by the Japanese Government Railways, the Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.
Steam locomotives
Pre-nationalization
Prior to the natio ...
References
External links
* {{authority control Railway companies established in 1987 Logistics companies of Japan Government-owned companies of Japan Rail freight companies 1987 establishments in Japan