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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.
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)
Railway lines have adopted station numbering in preparation for Tokyo 2020, making it easier for tourists to distinguish the stations. Station numbering was previously exclusive to subway lines. All the railway and tram lines in Japan are named by the operators. In principle (with some exceptions), a section of railway has only one name.
The first railway in Japan was the line from Shimbashi to Sakuragicho in Yokohama, which opened in 1872; another segment of today's Tokaido Main Line, between Kyoto and Kobe, opened in 1877. [ 2 ] In 1883, the government decided to use the Nakasendō route, and construction of several segments commenced (including the modern-day Takasaki Line ).
A Yokohama Line 103 series at Higashi-Kanagawa Station marking the first anniversary of JR East, April 1988. The line was opened by the private Yokohama Railway (横浜鉄道, Yokohama Tetsudō) on 23 September 1908 and leased to the government in 1910. [4] The line was nationalized on 1 October 1917. [4]
The Sōtetsu Main Line (相鉄本線, Sōtetsu Honsen) is a railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sagami Railway (Sotetsu). It connects Yokohama and Ebina .
List of BS-style route diagrams used for railway lines in Japan Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. C.
Rifu Line (Common name. East Japan Railway Company) Rikuu-Sai Line (East Japan Railway Company) Rikuu-Tō Line (East Japan Railway Company) Rinkai Fukutoshin Line (Former name. Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit) Rinkai Line (Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit) Rinkai Main Line (Freight. Keiyo Rinkai Railway) Rinkai Main Line (Freight. Sendai ...