Dedicated trains for transport of Toyota production parts increased
16 October 2007
As part of its efforts to further reduce the environmental impact of its logistics operations while increasing their efficiency, Toyota Motor Corporation (head office: Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture; president: Katsuaki Watanabe; hereinafter, "Toyota") will cooperate with Toyota Transportation Co., Ltd. (head office: Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture; president: Yasumori Ihara), Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; president: Masanori Kawai), and Japan Freight Railway Company (head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; president: Masaaki Kobayashi) in undertaking from October 22 operation of a second "Toyota Long Pass Express", a dedicated train for the transport of production parts to the Iwate Plant of Kanto Auto Works, Ltd.
Toyota first partnered with these companies in beginning transport of production parts via dedicated train in November 2006, and it will now increase from one round-trip per day to two round-trips per day the operation of dedicated trains covering the 900km distance between Nagoya South Cargo Station to Morioka Cargo Terminal Station. This move is expected to produce about 14,000 fewer tons of CO2 per year than truck transport.
Toyota also began using rail service for the transport of replenishment parts between Nagoya and Tomakomai (approx. 1,300km) in April of this year, and the company is studying a number of other collaborative approaches to reduce its CO2 emissions even further.
[Profile of Toyota Long Pass Express]
| Transport section: | Nagoya South Cargo Station - Morioka Cargo Terminal Station (approx. 900km) |
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| Number of trains operated: | 2 round-trips per day |
| Number of operating days per year: | 244 days (in line with plant operating days) |
| Transport quantity (per train): | 40 31-foot containers (total of 80 containers aboard trains 1 and 2) |
- Train 1 began operating on Wednesday, November 15, 2006.
Inquiries
| Inquiries: | Toyota Motor Corporation, Public Relations Division |
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| TEL: | 03-3817-9111 - 6 (Tokyo) 0565-23-3510 - 5 (Toyota) 052-552-0601 - 3 (Nagoya) |
| Inquiries: | Toyota Transportation Company, Ltd., Business Planning Division |
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| TEL: | 0565-25-3034 |
| Inquiries: | Nippon Express Co., Ltd., Public Relations & Advertising Division |
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| TEL: | 03-6251-1454 |
| Inquiries: | Japan Freight Railway Company, General Affairs Division, Public Relations Office |
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| TEL: | 03-3239-9127 |
