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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a railway operator. Other English names for the government railways include Imperial Japanese Government Railways and Imperial Government Railways, which...
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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, the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name...
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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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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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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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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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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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Corporation but for other Japanese operators, including various Japan Railways Group companies and international operators as well. Tokyu Car Corporation...
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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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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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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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Japanese Railways may refer to: Japanese Government Railways Japanese National Railways Japan Railways Group Japanese railway signals Nippon Railway Rail...
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operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Kyoto...
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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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(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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Shinkansen (redirect from High-speed rail in Japan)
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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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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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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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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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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Ministry of Transport (運輸省, Un'yu-shō) was a ministry of the Japanese government. It managed 849 public corporations before its 2001 merger. It merged...
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List of government-owned companies (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
Parts of the Japan Railways Group (JR) were formerly owned by the government. J-Power was also state-owned before being privatized. NHK Japan Racing Association...
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MARS (ticket reservation system) (category Passenger rail transport in Japan)
Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and travel agencies in Japan. It was developed jointly by Hitachi and the former Japanese National Railways...
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the privatization of Japanese National Railways took place, JNR debt totaled over ¥37 trillion. Upon passage of the 1987 Railway Reform Law, the debt...
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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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