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Mari Kumagai
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Better-than-Expected Urban Transportation Demand Sets the Record Profits for East Japan Railway

East Japan Railway's, or JRE’s, first-half result did not contain any surprise item although it came slightly above our forecast growth. For the six months ended September 2017, the company reported the net profit increasing 8.4% year over year to a historical high of JPY 178 billion with net revenue increasing 2.1% year over year.  Its mainstay railway operations benefit from 4.5% growth, more than tripling the corresponding nominal GDP growth, through sustainable increases in urban traffic vol...
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East Japan Railway Company

East Japan Railway is mainly engaged in the transportation business. Co. operates railway routes covering mainly in the Kanto area and the Tohoku area totaling of 7,457.3 km of railway with 1,665 stations, 11,506 standard rolling stocks and 1,370 bullet Train rolling stocks as of Mar 31 2017. Co. establishes commercial space in the railway stations and operates restaurants, retail stores, cafes, convenience stores and shopping centers; and leases office buildings located in the railway stations and surrounding areas. Co. is also engaged in hotel business, advertising agency, travel operations, wholesale, truck delivery, information processing, cleaning, as well as credit card business.

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