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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they operate on. Japan's railways carried 31 million tons (21 billion tonne-kilometres) of goods in 2013–14. The share of railways in the national logistics...
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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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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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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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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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The Central Japan Railway Company is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in...
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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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Japanese Railways may refer to: Japanese Government Railways Japanese National Railways Japan Railways Group Japanese railway signals Nippon Railway Rail...
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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...
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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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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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(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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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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railway lines in Japan lists existing railway lines in Japan alphabetically. The vast majority of Japanese railways are classified under two Japanese...
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Hideo Shima (category History of rail transport in Japan)
officials that had built up Japan's emerging railroad industry. Hideo Shima joined the Ministry of Railways (Japanese Government Railways) in 1925, where, as...
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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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The Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (鉄道建設・運輸施設整備支援機構, Tetsudō Kensetsu Un'yu Shisetsu Seibi Shien Kikō), or JRTT, is an Independent...
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The 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...
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all of the railway stations in Japan: List of railway stations in Japan List of railway lines in Japan List of railway companies in Japan Rail transport...
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also intended for Japanese market which were mostly acquired by leading private railway companies across Japan such as Japan Railways, even subways such...
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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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Tokyu Corporation but for other Japanese operators, including various Japan Railways Group companies and international operators as well. Tokyu Car Corporation...
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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...
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Tokaido Shinkansen (category Standard gauge railways in Japan)
it has been operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), prior to that by Japanese National Railways (JNR). There are three types of services...
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Railway Topics Short segment which features the latest themes in railways. Hands-on Railway History Russell Totten visits railway museums in Japan and...
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Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing (category Rolling stock manufacturers of Japan)
rolling stock division from October 2021. Products produced for the Japan Railways Group, or JR Group, include: Shinkansen: All types except N700A series...
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Suica (category East Japan Railway Company)
Culture Foundation. Japan Railway & Transport Review. pp. 6–15. Retrieved March 7, 2024. "Annual Report in English" (PDF). Japan Railways Group. p. 41. "INTEGRATED...
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