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Map of operators in Greater Tokyo Area. Regional railways transport commuters from the suburbs to central Tokyo. These include several private railway networks that own and operate a total of 55 lines serving Tokyo. These same operators indirectly operate another 24 lines outside of Tokyo as well as a few tourist-oriented aerial lifts and ...
The Tōkaidō Main Line shown in orange in this map of the southern approaches to Tokyo Tōkaidō Main Line (JR East) service pattern diagram. The section between Tokyo and Atami is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and it is located in the Greater Tokyo Area.
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.
1939: Tokyo Rapid Transit Railway extended its line from Toranomon to Shimbashi, and started an reciprocal operation with Tokyo Underground Railway. 1941: During World War II, the two subway companies merged under the name Teito Rapid Transit Authority (帝都高速度交通営団, Teito Kōsokudo Kōtsu Eidan) by the local government.
The East Japan Railway Company [10] is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST [ 11 ] or JR East in English, and as JR Higashi-Nihon ( JR東日本 , Jeiāru Higashi-Nihon ) in Japanese.
A lineup of JR East Shinkansen trains in October 2012 A lineup of JR West Shinkansen trains in October 2008 Map of Shinkansen lines (as of May 2024, excluding the Hakataminami Line and Gala-Yuzawa Line extension).
Major private railways (大手私鉄): Any of the 15 private railways (excluding subways) considered by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and others to be the largest private railways in Japan (by network length, ridership volume, and other metrics), providing critical urban rail service in the Greater Tokyo, Greater ...
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.