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    The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as the JR Group (JRグループ, Jeiāru Gurūpu) or simply JR, is a group of railway companies in Japan that underwent...
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    operators. Rail transport services in Japan are provided by more than 100 private companies, including Six Japan Railways Group (JR) regional companies (state...
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    The West Japan Railway Company, also referred to as JR West (JR西日本, Jeiāru Nishi-Nihon), is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates...
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    The East Japan Railway Company is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company...
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    seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It provides transportation of cargo nationwide throughout Japan. Its headquarters are in Shibuya...
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  • half-private. The Japan Railways Group consists of the seven companies that were formed after the privatization of the Japanese National Railways. Passenger...
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    a railway operator. Other English names for the government railways include Imperial Japanese Government Railways and Imperial Government Railways, which...
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    The Japanese National Railways (日本国有鉄道, Nihon Kokuyū Tetsudō or Nippon Kokuyū Tetsudō) abbreviated JNR or Kokutetsu (国鉄), was the business entity that...
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    gauge, all electrified. Electrification systems used by the Japan Railways Group, Japan's formerly state-owned operators, are 1,500 V DC and 20 kV AC...
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    constituent of the TOPIX Core30 index, and is also one of the three only Japan Railways Group constituents of the Nikkei 225 index, the others being JR East and...
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    The Japan Rail Pass (ジャパンレールパス, japan rēru pasu), also called the JR Pass, is a rail pass sold by the Japan Railways Group exclusively for overseas visitors...
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    Kadokawa Pictures Japanese National Railways 日本国有鉄道 - Reorganized into Japan Railways Group Japan Post 日本郵政公社 - Reorganized into Japan Post Group Koei and Tecmo...
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    Kyushu Railway Company, also referred to as JR Kyushu (JR九州, Jeiāru Kyūshū), is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group)....
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    Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Nagoya, Tsu, Ise, and Yoshino. Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd. is a wholly...
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  • Japanese Railways may refer to: Japanese Government Railways Japanese National Railways Japan Railways Group Japanese railway signals Nippon Railway Rail...
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  • the Japanese Government Railways, the Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group. Prior to the nationalization of Japanese railways in 1906...
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    Corporation but for other Japanese operators, including various Japan Railways Group companies and international operators as well. Tokyu Car Corporation...
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  • private railways because of their unique status as the primary successors of the Japanese National Railways (JNR). Voluntary sector railways (semi-public)...
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    network. It is owned by the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency and operated by five Japan Railways Group companies. Starting with...
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    is the smallest of the seven constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates 855.2 kilometres (531.4 mi) of intercity and local...
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  • Edo period in Japan Tōkaidō Main Line, a major Japanese railway line of the Japan Railways Group network Tokaido Shinkansen, a Japanese high-speed rail...
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    Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing (category Rolling stock manufacturers of Japan)
    stock division from October 2021. Products produced for the Japan Railways Group, or JR Group, include: Shinkansen: All types except N700A series, N700S...
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    Hokkaido Railway Company (北海道旅客鉄道株式会社, Hokkaidō Ryokaku Tetsudō kabushiki gaisha) is one of the constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group),...
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    metropolitan areas. Seven Japan Railways Group companies, state-owned until 1987, cover most parts of Japan. There also are railway services operated by private...
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    (2000). A History of Japanese Railways, 1872–1999. Tokyo: East Japan Railway Culture Foundation. ISBN 4875130899. Daito, Eisuke. "Railways and scientific management...
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    company under the Japan Railways group of companies. RTRI was established in its current form in 1986 just before Japanese National Railways (JNR) was privatised...
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    Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's 463.3 km (287.9 mi) rail system is the second longest in Japan after Kintetsu. It serves...
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    Seishun 18 Ticket (category Fare collection systems in Japan)
    special discount ticket issued in Japan that allows holders one-day unlimited rides on the local trains of Japan Railways Group (JR) during limited periods...
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  • Filipino nationalist, author and polymath and a national hero Japan Railways Group Jember railway station, Indonesia Aero California, a Mexican airline (IATA...
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    Railfan (redirect from Railway enthusiast)
    collectibles. Railway art or architecture Railway operations, economics or commerce Railway advocacy and politics relating to railways (in some democratic...
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