Japanese National Railways

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Japanese_National_Railways
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf former government-owned corporation
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:JNR
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:dissolved 1987
financial difficulties
privatization policy
gptkbp:founded 1949
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Tokyo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Japanese National Railways
gptkbp:industry gptkb:rail_transport
gptkbp:logo JNR symbol
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:日本国有鉄道
gptkbp:notable_rolling_stock gptkb:0_Series_Shinkansen
gptkb:103_series_EMU
gptkb:485_series_EMU
gptkb:C62_steam_locomotive
gptkb:EF66_electric_locomotive
gptkb:KiHa_40_series_diesel_railcar
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:JNR_privatization_(1987)
JNR Settlement Corporation established
JNR financial crisis
JNR labor disputes
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Toshio_Doko
gptkb:Reijirō_Tsunoda
gptkb:Shinji_Sogō
gptkb:Shizuo_Saitō
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Tōkaidō_Shinkansen
gptkb:Sanyō_Shinkansen
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 400,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Blue_Train_sleeper_services
gptkb:Shinkansen_high-speed_rail
freight trains
passenger rail services
commuter trains
freight rail services
limited express trains
conventional rail lines
ferry services (Seikan Ferry)
rural lines
urban lines
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Government_of_Japan
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ministry_of_Railways_(Japan)
gptkbp:privatized gptkb:JR_Shikoku
gptkb:JR_Central
gptkb:JR_East
gptkb:JR_Kyushu
gptkb:JR_West
gptkb:JR_Freight
gptkb:JR_Hokkaido
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Japan_Railways_Group
gptkbp:trackGauge 1,067 mm (narrow gauge)
1,435 mm (standard gauge for Shinkansen)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Baldwin_Locomotive_Works
gptkb:KiHa_40_series
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5