Japan Railway Journal

Japan Railway Journal - Season 6 Episode 11 JR Freight: In Business for the Long Haul

2025-08-28 28 minutes.
8.00 2 votes

Season - Episode

4 Season 4 Jan 12, 2018
3 Season 3 Jan 12, 2017
0 Season 0 Jan 01, 1970

Overview

In March 2020, JR Freight opened a large-scale distribution center, "Tokyo Rail Gate West." This center was set up as an all-in-one facility to store and transport goods easily and efficiently in response to a nationwide shortage of long-haul truck drivers. Compared to road freight, rail freight has less impact on the environment and requires fewer workers to operate (a boon in the time of COVID-19). See JR Freight's plans to become a total-service distributor after the coronavirus pandemic.

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Popularity 1.3556
Language Japanese, English