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Train name Name meaning Operator Train endpoints Operated Maximum operating speed (km/h) Japan Rail Pass coverage Aoba: refers to Aoba Castle: JR East: Tokyo – Sendai: 1982–1995 240 Service discontinued Asahi: Morning Sun: JR East Tokyo – Niigata: 1982–2004 275 Service discontinued Asama: refers to Mount Asama: JR East Tokyo – Nagano ...
Japanese railway diagrams (3 C) R. Railway maps of the United Kingdom (2 P, 10 F) Ι. Images of railroad maps (2 F) Pages in category "Railroad maps"
However, this list does not include any industrial railways. See the corresponding Japanese article for the listing. Tetsudō/kidō also include (non-funicular) cable cars, horsecars, and handcars, but those modes of transportation have already disappeared from the country. The list basically shows line names without operator names.
This is the name for the concept of using a single train that is designed to travel on both 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway lines and the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge used by Shinkansen train services in Japan. The trucks/bogies of the Gauge Change Train (GCT) allow the wheels to be unlocked from the axles, narrowed ...
These rail integrated communities are a form of transit oriented development unique to the rail system in Japan. [2] Rail integrated communities increase walkability in these urban spaces. As they are to be used by pedestrians, they include sidewalks and bikeways. Regional governments, and companies funded jointly by regional governments and ...
The ministries used the name Japanese Government Railways (JGR) to refer their network in English. During World War II, many JGR lines were dismantled to supply steel for the war effort. On June 1, 1949, by a directive of the U.S. General HQ in Tokyo, JGR was reorganized into Japanese National Railways, a state-owned public corporation.
The Japan Railways Group consists of the seven companies that were formed after the privatization of the Japanese National Railways. Passenger. Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) (北海道旅客鉄道 (JR北海道)) East Japan Railway Company (JR East) (東日本旅客鉄道 (JR東日本))
JR East, for example, is the largest single urban rail operator in the world, carrying around 14 million passengers daily on its extensive rail network in Greater Tokyo. [1] Other major railways: Any other major railways not fitting any of the above four categories. Examples include the Tsukuba Express and the Enoshima Electric Railway.