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FY2011 Capital Investment Plan

East Japan Railway Company

July 28, 2011

This is to announce that East Japan Railway Company (JR East) has adopted its FY2011 capital investment plan.


Despite the impact of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and the difficult business environment, JR East, following its "JR East 2020 Vision — idomu (challenge) —," is committed to steadily continuing capital investment that will enhance safety, increase customer satisfaction and prepare the way for future growth.


Planned capital investment (non-consolidated) is ¥295 billion.



Stance on capital investment in light of Great Eastern Japan Earthquake

     
  We have set a capital investment amount that reflects reduced cash flow, given decreased revenue and increased costs for restoration work following the earthquake.
     
  Despite the difficult circumstances, our investment will emphasize enhanced safety and countermeasures to major earthquakes.
     
  Investment for future growth will be steady but guided by a process of "selecting and concentrating."
     
     

Major capital investments

     
  We will steadily implement safety measures, including: viaduct and building seismic reinforcement, installing platform doors on the Yamanote Line, preparing ATS-P and ATS-Ps (automatic train-stop systems), and measures against rail crossing accidents.
     
  We will introduce the high-speed E5 series Shinkansen train to the Tohoku Shinkansen and a new limited express train (the E657 series) to the Joban Line.
We will also replace trains on the Keiyo and Joban lines with new E233 series trains.
     
  We will continue to prepare the Tohoku Jukan Line and Shinagawa Station turnaround facilities and railyard.
     
  In addition to the already open Excel Minami (Mito Station South Exit) and E’site Takasaki, we will open ecute Akabane in its entirety.
We will also proceed with station renovation and rebuilding of the station building at Chiba Station, and will advance development plans for the JR Utsunomiya Hotel (provisional name), Kanda Manseibashi Building (provisional name), JR South Shinjuku Building (provisional name), JR Otsuka Station South Exit Building (provisional name), etc.
     
  We will increase the number of places where electronic money is used and further expand scenarios for using Suica.
     


Overview of FY2011 JR East (Non–Consolidated)
Capital Investment Plan

     
     

Major items

   
     

Our unwavering resolve: seeking the ultimate in safety

     
Take large–earthquake countermeasures (viaduct and building seismic reinforcement)
         
Take power failure countermeasures for railway crossings and stations, etc.
         
Prepare and expand ATS–P and ATS–Ps
         
Maintain platform doors on Yamanote Line
         
Take rail crossing accident countermeasures
         
Take measures against natural disasters
         
Take escalator safety measures
         

 

 

 

 

Platform doors on Yamanote Line   Viaduct reinforcement

 

Platform doors on Yamanote Line

 

Viaduct reinforcement

     
     

Seven gear changes

   
     
1. Invest actively to raise corporate value
     
2. Develop new business fields    
     
  Prepare foundation for WiMAX    
     
3. Actively respond to global environmental issues
     
  Switch to high–efficiency equipment
     
  Build "ecoste" model station (Yotsuya)
     
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preparation of "ecoste"
model station (Yotsuya)

  Preparation of
     
     
4. Increase value of Tokyo area rail network and areas along lines
     
  Introduce new E233 series on Keiyo and Joban lines
     
  Prepare child–rearing support facilities
     
  Prepare Chuo Line Mall    
     
  Prepare Tohoku Jukan Line
     
  Prepare Shinagawa Station turnaround facilities and railyard
     
Preparation of Chuo Line Mall
Preparation of Chuo Line Mall
     
Preparation of Tohoku Jukan Line   Preparation of child–rearing support facilities

Preparation of Tohoku Jukan Line

 

Preparation of child–rearing support facilities

     
5. Practice regional vitalization
     
  Organize vicinity of Niigata Station
     
  Prepare free passage, station buildings on bridges, etc.
Oyama, Yokote, Hakusan and other stations
     
     
6. Actively develop lifestyle services business
     
  Implement station renaissance
Openings in 2011: E’site Takasaki, ecute Akabane
     
  Conduct large–scale development of terminal buildings
Shinjuku, Chiba, Shibuya, etc.
     
ecute Akabane
ecute Akabane
     
7. Actively expand Suica business    
     
  Expand scenarios for using Suica    
     
     
   

Challenges we continue to take

 
   
1. Increase customer satisfaction
   
  Introduce new limited express E657 Series for Joban Line
   
  Introduce 209 Series in Boso district  
   
  Prepare Tokyo area transportation management system (ATOS)
   
  Prepare Keiyo Line windbreak
   
  Take lightning damage countermeasures
   
  Update aging Shinkansen equipment
   
  Update/strengthen signal equipment on Shonan-Shinjuku Line, etc.
   
  Update electric power equipment within 100 km of Tokyo
   
  Prepare elevator equipment
   
  Prepare emergency information displays
   
  Expand customer service facilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

New limited express E657 Series
for Joban Line

  New limited express E657 Series
for Joban Line
   
2. Enhance capabilities of human resources
   
  Prepare training facilities  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preparation of training facilities

  Preparation of training facilities
   
3. Conduct active research and development
   
  Introduce ATACS on Senseki Line  
   
4. Expand Shinkansen network
   
  Increase speed of Tohoku Shinkansen
Introduce high speed E5 Series Shinkansen train, expand introduction of GranClass
 
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

High-speed E5 Series
Shinkansen train

  High-speed E5 Series
Shinkansen train
 
   
5. Enhance lifestyle services business
   
  Develop station buildings  
    Opened FY2011
To open FY2012
To open FY2013
Excel Minami (Mito Station South Exit)
Tsurumi, Higashi-Nakano
Otsuka Station South Exit
   
  Develop JR Utsunomiya Hotel (provisional name) (to open spring 2012)
   
  Develop Kanda Manseibashi Building (provisional name) (to open FY2012)
   
  Develop JR South Shinjuku Building (provisional name) (to open FY2012)
   
  Tokyo Station City
   
     
Excel Minami
(Mito Station South Exit)   JR South Shinjuku Building
(provisional name)

Excel Minami
(Mito Station South Exit)

 

JR South Shinjuku Building
(provisional name)



Amount of capital investment


(Units: 100 million yen)
  FY2011 plan FY2010 results FY2009 results FY2008 results
Transportation services 2,590 3,184 3,354 3,001
Lifestyle services 360 360 283 233
Total 2,950 3,544 3,637 3,234
Leasing investments 50 71 107 91

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