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, accounting for just 0.84% of goods movement. The privatised network is highly efficient, requiring few subsidies and running with extreme punctual… See more
Rail transport services in Japan are provided by more than 100 private companies, including • Six • The nationwide JR … See more
Railways are the most important means of passenger transportation in Japan, maintaining this status since the late nineteenth century. Government policy promoted railways as an efficient transportati… See more
The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as JR Group, is a group of successors of the government-owned Japanese National Railways (JNR). The JR Group lies at the heart of Japan's railway network, op… See more
The rail system of Japan consists of the following (as of 2009): • 22,301 km (13,857 mi) of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) (narrow gauge), of which 15,222 kilometres (9,459 mi) are electrified. Used mainly for g… See more
In addition to its extensive railway network, Japan has a large number of subway systems. The largest is the Tokyo subway, where the network in 1989 consisted of 211 kilometers of track serving 205 stations. Two subwa… See more
Japanese railways are among the most punctual in the world. The average delay on the Tokaido Shinkansen in fiscal 2018 was 0.7 minutes. When trains are delayed for five minutes, the conductor makes an announce… See more
• List of urban rail systems in Japan• List of railway companies in Japan• List of railway lines in Japan• List of railway stations in Japan… See more