List of railway companies in Japan

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List of railway companies in Japan lists Japanese railway operators.

Those in italics are the third sector operators; being half-public, half-private.

Contents

[edit] Japan Railways Group

The Japan Railways Group succeeded the former Japanese National Railways (日本国有鉄道).

[edit] Major 16 private railways (大手私鉄)

[edit] Kantō region

[edit] Chūbu region

[edit] Kansai region

[edit] Kyūshū region

[edit] Semi-major 6 private railways (準大手私鉄)

[edit] Kantō region

[edit] Kansai region

[edit] Other private and the third sector railways

From north to south by prefecture of railway operation headquarter. Category-3 railway operators not listed. Names might be tentative.

[edit] Tōhoku region

[edit] Kantō region

[edit] Chūbu region

[edit] Kansai region

[edit] Chūgoku region

[edit] Shikoku region

[edit] Kyūshū region

[edit] Subways

[edit] Monorails

[edit] New transit systems

[edit] Trams

[edit] Funiculars

[edit] Trolleybuses

[edit] Freight only companies

[edit] Selected discontinued companies

Those with English articles are listed here.

[edit] See also