The core of JR Central's operations is the Tokaido Shinkansen, the main transportation artery linking Japan's principal metropolitan areas of Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. The company also operates a network of 12 conventional lines centered on the Nagoya and Shizuoka areas.
Operating Kilometers
| Tokaido Shinkansen | 552.6km | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional Railway | Tokaido Line | 360.1km | Gotemba Line | 60.2km |
| Minobu Line | 88.4km | lida Line | 195.7km | |
| Taketoyo Line | 19.3km | Takayama Line | 189.2km | |
| Chuo Line | 174.8km | Taita Line | 17.8km | |
| Kansai Line | 59.9km | Kisei Line | 180.2km | |
| Meisho Line | 43.5km | Sangu Line | 29.1km | |
| Conventional Line | 1,418.2km | |||
| Total | 1,970.8km | |||
Percentages of Japan as a whole
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JR Central's market area is calculated taking the following prefectures into account Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Ibaraki, Shizuoka, Yamanashi, Nagano, Aichi, Mie, Gifu, Shiga, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara
Population: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications "Population, Demographics and Number of Households Derived from Basic Resident Registration"
Total production by prefecture: Cabinet Office "Report on Prefectural Accounts"