Company East : East Japan Railway Company
Contact :
– Toyohara Masayoshi 
– toyohara chez japanrail.fr
– +33(0)1 45 22 60 48
Company’s website : www.jreast.co.jp/e/
Level crossings’ website : www.jreast.co.jp/e/data/pdf/group_safety_plan.pdf
National campaign website : /
Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCioFlMsGwVfA-uWnn0ZWo_Q
Facebook : https://ja-jp.facebook.com/jreast.jp/
Twitter : https://twitter.com/jreast_official
Contacts at Press/Communication :
Masayoshi TOYOHARA / +33 (0)1 45 22 60 48 / toyohara chez japanrail.fr
Keiichiroh OHKAWA / +81 (0)3 5334 1167 / k-ookawa chez jreast.co.jp
Yasunori SATO / +81 (0)3 5334 1167 / yasunori-sato chez jreast.co.jp
Statistics 2019
– Total number of LC in 2016 :  6860
– Total number of LC in 2017 :  6841
– Total number of LC in 2018 : 6774
– Total number of accidents in 2016 : 38
– Total number of accidents in 2017 : 42 
– Total number of accidents in 2018 : 37
– Total number of fatalities in 2016 : 23
– Total number of fatalities in 2017 : 25
– Total number of fatalities in 2018 : 19
Total number of collisions with motorized vehicles	14
of which trucks	
of which buses/coaches	
of which other professional vehicles	
of which passenger cars	
of which two-wheel motorized vehicles	
Total number of pedestrians hit at LC*	18 (of which bicycles, mobility scooters)
– Total length of lines (km) : 7 457 (2017)
– Total number of train km/year (millions) : 265 km/year (2017)
List of partners
JR East, JR West
Awareness measures
In Japan, we regularly have level crossing campaigns in spring and autumn with the police.
*Active level crossing						
Level crossing where the crossing users are protected from or warned of the approaching train by the activation of devices when it is unsafe for the user to traverse the crossing. 						
*Passive level crossing						
Level crossing without any form of warning system and/or protection activated when it is unsafe for the user to traverse the crossing.						*Pedestrian hit at LC						
Including mechanical and electrical bicycles and other alternative mobility vehicles
Company West : JR West
Contact :
– Yasuhiro Furusawa		
– furusawa chez japanrail.fr		
– +33 1 45 22 60 48
Company’s website : www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Level crossings’ website : www.westjr.co.jp/safety/crossing/
National campaign website : /
Company’s videos website : www.westjr.co.jp/company/info/outline/movie/
Youtube : www.youtube.com/channel/UCV4Z0AHcUU88raC5NENFglg
Facebook : www.facebook.com/jrwest.en/
Twitter :
Contacts at Press/Communication :
Yasuhiro Furusawa / +33 1 45 22 60 48 / furusawa chez japanrail.fr
Statistics 2018
– Total number of LC in 2016 :  5927
– Total number of LC in 2017 :  5839
– Total number of LC in 2018 : /
– Total number of accidents in 2016 : 14
– Total number of accidents in 2017 : 24 
– Total number of accidents in 2018 : /
– Total number of fatalities in 2016 : 6
– Total number of fatalities in 2017 : 9
– Total number of fatalities in 2018 : /
– Total length of lines (km) : 4 960,60
– Total number of train km/year (millions) : 0,512 a day
List of partners
JR East, JR West
Awareness measures
In Japan, we regularly have level crossing campaigns in spring and autumn with the police.
*Active level crossing						
Level crossing where the crossing users are protected from or warned of the approaching train by the activation of devices when it is unsafe for the user to traverse the crossing. 						
*Passive level crossing						
Level crossing without any form of warning system and/or protection activated when it is unsafe for the user to traverse the crossing.						*Pedestrian hit at LC						
Including mechanical and electrical bicycles and other alternative mobility vehicles
