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Shinkansen Development
The feature for new Shinkansen lines

1. New Shinkansen lines are eminent public works projects with great investment benefits.

(1) Big benefits with a small investment
 
   The Shinkansen budget (70.6 billion yen in FY 2005 budget) accounts for only 0.95% of public works-related expenditures.
 
Public works project-related expenditures in FY 2005 budget
Public works project-related expenditures in FY 2005 budget
   Results in benefit of outstanding time savings and large increases in number of passengers
 
(Outstanding time savings)
On Kyushu Shinkansen (between Shin-Yatsushiro and Kagoshima Chuo), Hakata-Kagoshima Chuo
On Kyushu Shinkansen (between Shin-Yatsushiro and Kagoshima Chuo), Hakata-Kagoshima Chuo

On Hokuriku Shinkansen (Takasaki - Nagano), Tokyo - Nagano
On Hokuriku Shinkansen (Takasaki - Nagano), Tokyo - Nagano
 
(Large increase in number of passengers)
Increase in number of passengers on Kyushu Shinkansen (Shin-Yatsushiro - Kagoshima Chuo)
(Large increase in number of passengers)
Number of users of former express and Shinkansen lines one year before and after line inauguration
   Big economic ripple benefit  (Surge in commercial buildings)
 
Kyushu Shinkansen
Surge in large commercial buildings in front of Kagoshima Chuo Station
(26% increase over forecast sales within one month after inauguration)
Surge in large commercial buildings in front of Kagoshima Chuo Station
Hokuriku Shinkansen
New location at Sakudaira Station (0 buildings to 60)
Before development
Before development
After inauguration
After inauguration
Enlargement is here.   
 
(Increase in tourism demand)
Increase in tourist-related consumption due to the inauguration of the Tohoku Shinkansen (Morioka - Hachinohe)
Increase in tourist-related consumption due to the inauguration of the Tohoku Shinkansen (Morioka - Hachinohe)

(2) The benefits of inauguration become visible soon
 
   As a result of the agreement between the government and the ruling party, the ripple effect of big benefits became visible soon due to front-loading of the completion time in segments on which work has already begun as well as front-loading of new segments.
  The Stage of completion
2010: Tohoku Shinkansen (Hachinohe - Shin-Aomori),
Kyushu Shinkansen (Kagoshima route: Hakata - Shin-Yatsushiro)
2014: Hokuriku Shinkansen(Nagano - Kanazawa - Hakusan depot)
2015: Hokkaido Shinkansen (Shin-Aomori - Shin-Hakodate)

2. Shinkansen is the highly eco-friendly transportation

CO2 emission comparison
(transport of one person for one kilometer)
One-fifth of the CO2 emission from using an aircraft
One-eighth of the emission from privately-owned car
CO2 emissions comparison

3. Construction is started after selecting routes that offer true benefits

   Construction is launched only after meeting conditions such as real profitability from expenditures
Income and expenditure profitability of JR 1 Investment benefits 2 Agreement with JR, which is operating unit 3 Agreement with local governing bodies regarding parallel conventional lines Launch of construction after all conditions are met

4. Construction is launched after ensuring stable source of revenues

Decisions on starting new construction are decided after making estimates of stable sources of revenue
   Current scheme of financial resorce for Shinkansen Development (borne in 2:1 ratio by central government and region)
219.5 billion yen in FY 2005 budget
 *  Profit generated by transferring 4 Shinkansen.
(Tokaido Shinkansen, Sanyo Shinkansen, Tohoku Shinkansen(Tokyo-Morioka), Joetsu Shinkansen)
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