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The Japanese National Railways (日本国有鉄道, Nihon Kokuyū Tetsudō or Nippon Kokuyū Tetsudō) abbreviated JNR or Kokutetsu (国鉄), was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Japan's leading railway company, Japan Railways (JR), has an elaborate and well-established network of trains throughout the country. From scenic local trains to the super express shinkansen, if you are traveling on rail in Japan, the chances are it will be with JR.
The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as the JR Group (JRグループ, Jeiāru Gurūpu) or simply JR, is a group of railway companies in Japan that underwent division and privatization (see also the article about the reform on the Japanese Wikipedia) of the government-owned Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
BusinessLogo And ColorCompanyTypePassengerGrassHokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido)PassengerForestEast Japan Railway Company (JR East)PassengerPumpkinCentral Japan Railway Company (JR ...PassengerOceanWest Japan Railway Company (JR West)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, operating almost all intercity rail services and a large proportion of commuter rail services.
日本国有鉄道 （にほんこくゆうてつどう、にっぽんこくゆうてつどう [注釈 1] 、 英語: Japanese National Railways 、英略称: JNR ）は、 日本国有鉄道法 に基づき 日本 の 国有鉄道 を運営していた 公共企業体 である。 略称は 国鉄 （こくてつ）。 経営形態は 政府 が100%出資する 公社 （ 特殊法人 ）であり [6] 、いわゆる 三公社五現業 の一つであった。 職員は 公共企業体労働関係法 で規定される国家公務員である [7] 。
Trains. Japan's four major islands - Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku - are covered by an extensive and reliable network of railways. Trains are a very convenient way for visitors to travel around Japan, especially in conjunction with the Japan Rail Pass.
The Japanese Government Railways were reorganized as a public corporation called Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 June 1949. This was a major change in the history of Japan's railways, and is as important as the nationalization in 1906-7 and the privatization in 1987.
