Nippon Sharyo

Nippon Sharyo, Ltd. (日本車輌製造株式会社, Nippon Sharyō Seizō kabushiki gaisha, literally "Japan Vehicles Manufacture Company" and formerly known outside Japan as Nippon Sharyo Seizo Kaisha, Ltd.), formed in 1896, is a major rolling stock manufacturer based in Nagoya, Japan. In 1996, it abbreviated its name to "日本車両" Nippon Sharyō. Its shortest abbreviation is Nissha "日車". It was a listed company on Nikkei 225 until 2004. It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange as ticker 7102. In 2008, Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) became the majority shareholder (50.1%) of the financially struggling Nippon Sharyo making the firm a "consolidated subsidiary" of JR Central. In July 2012 Nippon Sharyo USA started production in their new facility in Rochelle, Illinois. The facility closed at the end of October 2018 due to a lack of orders.[1][2]

Nippon Sharyo, Ltd.
Native name
日本車輌製造株式会社
Nippon Sharyō Seizō kabushiki gaish0
FormerlyNippon Sharyo Seizo Kaisha, Ltd.
TypePublic KK
TYO: 7102
NAG: 7102
IndustryRailways
FoundedSeptember 1896 (1896-09) Japan
HeadquartersNagoya, Japan
Key people
Tsutomu Morimura (President & CEO), Mikio Tsuge (Senior Managing Director of Nippon Sharyo, Ltd and Chairman of Nippon Sharyo USA, Inc.)
ProductsRolling stock
Revenue101,094,000,000 yen (2017) Edit this on Wikidata
−5,104,000,000 yen (2017) Edit this on Wikidata
−5,114,000,000 yen (2017) Edit this on Wikidata
Total assets129,194,000,000 yen (2017) Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
1,850 (September 2018)
ParentJR Central (50.1%)
Websitewww.n-sharyo.co.jp/index_e.html
Nippon Sharyo rolling stock factory in Toyokawa, Aichi
Nippon Sharyo builder's plate
Nippon Sharyo built Odakyu 50000 series VSE EMU
Taiwan High Speed Railway series 700T, made by a consortium including Nippon Sharyo
Caltrain bi-level car
Highliner II car
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) rolling stock, Nippon Sharyo DMU
EMU Linea General Roca Argentina

Notable projects

 Japan

 Argentina

 Brazil

 Canada

 Philippines

 Singapore

 Republic of China

 United States

 Venezuela

I.F.E EMUs Working on Caracas-Cua commuter line Railway System Ezequiel Zamora (Central)

 Indonesia

Rheostatic series (KRL Rheostatik Mild Steel and Stainless) (The train was also made by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Hitachi):

  • Built 1976: Has 2 doors and uses mild steel body types
  • Built 1978,1983,1984: Has 3 doors and uses mild steel body types
  • Built 1986,1987: Has 3 doors and uses stainless steel body types

All Rheostatic EMUs have stopped operating in the Jabodetabek lines and is currently waiting to be scrapped.

Shinko Diesel Multiple Units (a.k.a. KRD MCW 301 and KRD MCW 302) are used for short-distance lines such as Surabaya-Lamongan, Surabaya-Sidoarjo, etc.

  • KRD MCW 301 Built 1976: Has 2 doors and uses mild steel body types
  • KRD MCW 302 Built 1978,1980,1982,1987: Has 3 doors and uses mild steel body types

KRD MCW 301 and 302 initially uses the Shinko DMH17H engine and Niigata TCR 2.5 transmission

Note: The DMUs built in 1976 are now used as regular loco-hauled trains without engines. The DMUs made in 1978, 1980, & 1982 upwards are refurbished with a Cummins Engine (NT885-R) and Voith turbo (T211re.3) transmission.

The new rolling stock, known as the MRTJ 1000, was built specifically for the Jakarta MRT[8]

Wartime involvement
Nippon Sharyo-built C56 31 preserved at Yasukuni War Museum in Tokyo

Nippon Sharyo, in 1936, built the JNR Class C56 steam locomotive number C56 31, which was used in 1943 to open the infamous Thai-Burma Railway, as stylized in the movie The Bridge Over the River Kwai, built by over 100,000 Allied POW and other slave labourers. This restored steam engine now sits in the foyer of the Yasukuni War Museum in Tokyo. Japanese veteran groups raised funds to return the locomotive from Thailand to Japan in 1979.

During World War II, Nippon Sharyo, like many major Japanese companies, drew upon prisoner of war labour to maintain war production. The POW camp at Narumi provided Allied POW forced labour for Nippon Sharyo.[9]

References
  1. "Home". International Railway Journal.
  2. "JR Central takes majority stake in train builder". Railway Gazette International. 1 October 2008.
  3. "Retirarán de servicio todos los trenes Nagoya". June 27, 2018.
  4. "Finalmente serán 30 coches los nuevos Nagoya para la línea C". December 18, 2013.
  5. "Subway Car for Singapore Mass Rapid Transit Corporation(MRT)". Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  6. "Taiwan Railway Administration orders tilting trains". Railway Gazette International. 6 January 2011.
  7. "Sonoma-Marin orders commuter DMU cars". Railway Gazette International. 20 December 2010.
  8. "Nippon Sharyo, Produsen Shinkasen Sekaligus Kereta MRT Jakarta - Industri - Bisnis.com". Bisnis.com (in Indonesian). 2019-08-20. Archived from the original on 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  9. Narumi POW Camp Retrieved 27 June 2010.
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