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JR East to go fully private

By 2002-07-01T10:00:00

THE Japanese government is to sell its remaining 12·7% stake in East Japan Railway. JR-East runs 12 220 trains a day, carrying 16·2 million passengers on a network totalling 7 538 route-km.

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