Private company

Shikoku Railway Company

The Shikoku Railway Company, commonly known as JR Shikoku, is the smallest of the seven companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group).1

Last updated Oct 18, 2026.

Overview

Apr 1, 1987Founded1

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The Shikoku Railway Company, commonly known as JR Shikoku, is the smallest of the seven companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates 855.2 kilometres (531.4 mi) of intercity and local rail services in the four prefectures on the island of Shikoku in Japan. The company has its headquarters in Takamatsu.2

Leadership

Who has led Shikoku Railway Company, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Hiroatsu Ito1987–1998
  2. Toshiyuki Umehara1998–2004
  3. Kiyohiro Matsuda2004–2010
  4. Masafumi Izumi2010–2016
  5. Shinji Han'i2016–2020
  6. Tsuguhiro Nishimaki2020–now
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Products and brands

JR Shikoku provides intercity transportation with its limited express services, connecting major cities on the island of Shikoku with Okayama on Honshū. The company also operates local trains.

From Wikipedia’s article on Shikoku Railway Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Subsidiaries

Also owns

  • Kō Station
  • Takamatsu Station

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Japanese National Railways1

Timeline

  1. 2020New chief executive Tsuguhiro Nishimaki becomes CEO1
  2. 2016New chief executive Shinji Han'i becomes CEO1
  3. 2010New chief executive Masafumi Izumi becomes CEO1
  4. 2004New chief executive Kiyohiro Matsuda becomes CEO1
  5. 1998New chief executive Toshiyuki Umehara becomes CEO1
  6. Apr 1, 1987Founded Founded in Tokyo1
  7. 1987New chief executive Hiroatsu Ito becomes CEO1

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