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N700S series Shinkansen train E235 series train on the Yamanote Line Tokyo Station in Tokyo Hiroden Tram in Hiroshima. Rail transport in Japan is a major means of passenger transport, especially for mass and high-speed travel between major cities and for commuter transport in urban areas. It is used relatively little for freight transport ...
Ban'etsu-Sai Line (East Japan Railway Company) Ban'etsu-To Line (East Japan Railway Company) Bantan Line (West Japan Railway Company) Beppu Rakutenchi Cable Line (Okamoto MFG) Bessho Line (Ueda Electric Railway) Bisai Line (Nagoya Railroad) Biwako Line (Nickname. West Japan Railway Company) Blue Line (Nickname. Yokohama City Transportation Bureau)
List of railway lines in Japan lists existing railway lines in Japan alphabetically. The vast majority of Japanese railways are classified under two Japanese laws, one for railways (鉄道, tetsudō) and another for trams (軌道, kidō). The difference between the two is a legal, and not always substantial, one.
Japan Rail metropolitan network: Urban rail services operated by Japan Rail Group companies. While JR Group companies administer networks spanning multiple regions and operate various long-distance and intercity services such as limited expresses and Shinkansen high-speed rail , services in metropolitan areas are often focused on providing ...
The Musashino Line (武蔵野線, Musashino-sen) is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It links Tsurumi Station in Yokohama with Nishi-Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture , forming a 100.6 km (62.5 mi) unclosed loop around central Tokyo .
The Toei Mita Line (都営地下鉄三田線, Toei Chikatetsu Mita-sen) is a subway line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) network in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Nishi-Takashimadaira in Itabashi and Meguro in Shinagawa. Trains continue with direct service into the Meguro Line of Tokyu Corporation for Hiyoshi.
The Keikyu Main Line (京急本線, Keikyū-honsen) is a railway line in Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu. The line connects the Tokyo wards of Minato, Shinagawa, Ōta, and the Kanagawa municipalities of Kawasaki, Yokohama and Yokosuka. The Keikyu Main Line began as a short 2 km (1.2 mi) line in 1895.
The Chūō Main Line (Japanese: 中央本線, Hepburn: Chūō-honsen), commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan.It connects Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faster, and the Tōkaidō Shinkansen is currently the fastest rail link between the cities.