All Japan articles – Page 9
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Organisations
Echigo Tokimeki Railway Co (ETR)
This third sector railway was established in 2010 ready to take over local passenger services after opening of the parallel Hokuriku shinkansen, and now runs two lines in the region. Operation of JR West’s former Hokuriku Main Line between Naoetsu, terminus of JR East’s Shin-Etsu line, west to Ichiburi transferred ...
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Hokkaido Railway Co (JR Hokkaido)
Comprises the entire ex-JNR network on the island of Hokkaido, serving 435 stations, and forming part of the JR Group*. The 148 km Hokkaido shinkansen opened in March 2016 between Shin-Aomori and Shin Hakodate Hokuto, with 2 intermediate stations. It is scheduled to be extended to Sapporo in 2031. The ...
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Heisei Chikuho Railway (Heichiku)
This third sector railway runs several former JR Kyushu lines serving Fukuoka Prefecture in the north of the island: Tagawa Line (26·3 km): Yukuhashi (on JR Kyushu’s east coast Nippo Main Line) southwest to Tagawa-Ita (crossing JR Kyushu’s Hitahikosan Line); Ita Line (16·1 km): Nogata (on JR Kyushu’s Chikuho ...
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Chichibu Railway Co Ltd
First section opened in 1901 between Kumagaya and Yorii, 60 km northwest of Tokyo. The line now extends east from Kumagaya to connect with the Tobu Isesaki Line at Hanyu, and west to Mitsumine-guchi, serving the Nagatoro gorge and Chichibu mountains. Kumagaya and Yorii provide interchange to JR East. Chichibu ...
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Central Japan Railway Co (JR Central)
JR Central (JR Tokai) was created in 1987 when Japanese National Railways was restructured, and is a constituent of the JR Group* brand. Its core route is the Tokaido Shinkansen line, the pioneering standard-gauge high-speed line opened in 1964 linking Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. It also operates the network of ...
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Hiroshima Kosoku Kotsu (Astram Line)
Opened 1994. Single route with 22 stations. Construction of the rubber-tyred guided Astram transit system began in February 1987 as part of the city’s plans for hosting the 1994 Asian Games. The line opened on August 20 1994. It runs from the central terminus at Hondori (interchange with the city ...
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Japan Overseas Railway System Association (JORSA)
Established in 1953, JORSA is an umbrella organisation of 33 Japanese trading companies and manufacturers of rolling stock and components, aimed at promoting trading relations between members and overseas rolling stock users. On November 15 2015 JORSA changed its name from ”Japan Overseas Rolling Stock Association” to Japan Overseas ...