| 1987 | April |
- Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) is established.
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| 1988 | March |
- New stations are established on the Tokaido Shinkansen (Shin-Fuji, Kakegawa, Mikawa-Anjo).
- JR Tokai Bus Company is established (now a consolidated subsidiary). In April automobile transport business is transferred to the company.
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| 1989 | March |
- New-model DMU is introduced to the "Hida" Express on the Takayama line.
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| 1990 | February |
- JR Central starts topographical and geological surveys along entire proposed route of the Chuo Shinkansen following orders of the Minister of Transport.
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| 1990 | June |
- JR Central applies to the Minister of Transport for the approval of plans to build the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line and approval is received.
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| 1991 | October |
- JR Central takes over the Tokaido Shinkansen facilities.
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| 1992 | March |
- The first "Nozomi" (Series 300) begins commercial operation on the Tokaido Shinkansen.
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| 1992 | July |
- JR Tokai Hotels Co., Ltd. is established (now a consolidated subsidiary).
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| 1992 | December |
- JR Central Department Store Co., Ltd. is established.
Company name changed to JR Tokai Takashimaya Co., Ltd. in September 1997 (now a consolidated subsidiary).
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| 1994 | June |
- JR Central Building Co., Ltd. is established (now a consolidated subsidiary).
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| 1997 | April |
- Running tests start on the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line.
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| 1997 | October |
- JR Central lists on the first section of the Nagoya, Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges and also the Kyoto Stock Exchange (merged with the Osaka Stock Exchange in March 2001).
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| 1999 | March |
- Series 700 is introduced to "Nozomi" on the Tokaido Shinkansen.
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| 1999 | December |
- Construction of JR Central Towers is completed.
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| 2000 | March |
- JR Nagoya Takashimaya opens (operated by JR Tokai Takashimaya Co., Ltd.).
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| 2000 | May |
- Nagoya Marriot Associa Hotel opens (operated by JR Tokai Hotels Co., Ltd.).
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| 2001 | March |
- JR Tokai Real Estate Co., Ltd. is established (now a consolidated subsidiary).
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| 2001 | December |
- JR Central is excluded from the jurisdiction of the JR Law through the enactment of amendment to the JR Law.
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| 2002 | July |
- A new research center is constructed at Komaki City in Aichi Prefecture.
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| 2003 | October |
- The new Shinagawa Shinkansen station opens. The timetable is drastically revised by the upgrading of the maximum speed on all Tokaido Shinkansen trains to 270km/h.
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| 2005 | July |
- The Japan National Railways (JNR) Settlement Headquarters, an independent division within the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT), sells 600,000 shares in JR Central.
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| 2006 | March |
- New Automatic Train Control (ATC) system is introduced into the Tokaido Shinkansen.
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| 2006 | April |
- JR Central repurchases 268,686 shares of its common stock.
- The JNR Settlement Headquarters within the JRTT completes the sale of its entire shares in JR Central by selling 286,071 shares of common stock of the company.
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| 2007 | January |
- Application for changes of "Yamanashi Test Line Construction Plan" is approved by the Minster of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
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| 2007 | July |
- JR Central introduced the new Series N700 for "Nozomi" services.
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| 2008 | October |
- JR Central made Nippon Sharyo, Ltd. a consolidated subsidiary.
- JR Central submitted a report to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (the MinisterE concerning topographical and geological surveys of the Chuo Shinkansen.
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| 2008 | December |
- JR Central started to conduct four surveys related to the Chuo Shinkansen received from the Minister.
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| 2009 | May |
- JR Central cancelled 90,000 shares of treasury stock.
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| 2009 | December |
- JR Central submitted a report to the Minister concerning the four surveys related to Chuo Shinkansen which we received instructions to implement from the Minister in 2008.
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| 2011 | May |
- The Minister designated JR Central as the operator and constructor of the Chuo Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka City.
- The Minister approved the development plan and instructed JR Central to construct the Chuo Shinkansen.
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| 2012 | May |
- JR Central cancelled 90,000 shares of treasury stock.
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