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JR EAST GROUP CSR REPORT 2015

Tackling International Projects Special Topic 4

Based on the Group Management Vision V, the JR East Group continues to venture into new business areas. With the overseas railway market expected to expand, we are actively planning and participating in international railway business projects in partnership with domestic and foreign companies, with the aim of growing the group. For the purpose of information gathering and so forth for these projects, we have established a total of five overseas offices in New York, Paris, Brussels, Singapore, and London.

We provide support to overseas railway operators in order to help these operators and expand the scope of our business. Since 2013, we have transferred a total of 356 205-series trains used on the Saikyo Line and Yokohama Line to the PT KAI Commuter Jabodetabek urban rail system in Indonesia.* And in April 2015, we began transferring 120 205-series trains used on the Nanbu Line. In addition to this, we have provided support for maintenance of the transferred rolling stock by dispatching in-house technicians and support for inspection and servicing of rolling stock by crew (drivers). Furthermore, we have transferred diesel trains to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and in July 2015 we transferred 19 diesel railcars(KiHa 40 Series/ KiHa 48 Series) to Myanma Railways and dispatched employees to provide technical support for rolling stock maintenance. We will continue to pursue further collaboration in future, such as offering more comprehensive technical support. *PT KAI Commuter Jabodetabek: railway company that operates commuter railways in the Jakarta metropolitan area in Indonesia.

Developing Railways around the World

Supporting Overseas Railway Operators

Locations of Overseas Offices

¥3.7 trillion ¥2.6 trillion

¥1.4 trillion

¥1.0 trillion

Americas (excluding U.S., Canada, and Mexico)

¥0.9 trillion

Middle East and Africa

New York office

Paris office

London office

Singapore office

Brussels office

Eastern Europe ¥6.1 trillion

¥6.3 trillionAsia and Oceania

Western Europe Commonwealth of Independent States

U.S., Canada, and Mexico

： Representative office： Branch office

*Based on UNIFE Worldwide Rail Market Study

Technical support by crew (Indonesia) Diesel train transferred to MyanmarTransferred 205-series Nanbu Line train

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Along with supplying rolling stock overseas, we are moving forward with various international railway projects, including some in the fields of operation and maintenance. In December 2013, in partnership with Marubeni and Toshiba, we established an operating company (Japan Transportation Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd.) to perform comprehensive maintenance for rolling stock and ground installations for the Purple Line, a mass rapid transit system currently under construction in Bangkok, Thailand, and we are continuing to move forward with this project. In terms of rolling stock, the JR East Group’s Japan Transport Engineering Company will provide 21 sets of three-car stainless steel trains (63 cars in total). This project will be the first time that Japanese-made rolling stock is used on the rapid transit rail network in Bangkok, and it is also the first case of an alliance of companies that includes a Japanese railway operator participating in railway maintenance business outside of Japan. The start of operation is scheduled for 2016.*Purple Line: a railway line in Thailand’s capital of Bangkok intended to link the Bang Sue district in the northern part of the city to the Bang Yai district in the northwestern suburbs (16 stations; approx. 23 km). It will be managed by the Bangkok Metro Public Company Limited, a Thai railway operator.

Developing International Railway Projects

Sky Train (elevated railway) ‒ operating company: BTSC

Bang Sue district

Bang Yai district

Bang Sue Station

Phaya Thai Station

To Bangkok International Airport

Siam StationHua Lamphong Station

★Grand Palace

Tao Pun Station

Khlong Bang Phai StationChao Phraya River

Sky Train (elevated railway) ‒ operating company: BTSC

Purple Line (elevated railway) ‒ operating company: BMCL

Blue Line (subway) ‒ operating company: BMCL

Airport Rail Link (elevated railway) ‒ operating company: State Railway of Thailand (SRT) N

Solid line: line currently in operationDotted line: line currently under construction

Bangkok Urban Transportation: Route Map

Rolling stock for Purple Line (image)