Japanese National Railways

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Japanese_National_Railways

GPTKB entity

Statements (76)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb: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
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:211_series gptkb:East_Japan_Railway_Company gptkb:JR_East_Ōme_Line gptkb:Japan_Freight_Railway_Company gptkb:Japan_Railways_Group gptkb:Japanese_Railways_green_(JNR_green) gptkb:Kokutetsu_Swallows gptkb:Ōu_Main_Line gptkb:Sanyo_Main_Line gptkb:JR_West_Kansai_Main_Line gptkb:JR_West_Katamachi_Line gptkb:Minobu_Line gptkb:Baldwin_Locomotive_Works gptkb:JR_Kusatsu_Line gptkb:Sanyō_Main_Line gptkb:Hokuriku_Main_Line gptkb:Hakodate_Main_Line gptkb:Hokkaido_Railway_Company gptkb:JR_Freight gptkb:JR_West_Kabe_Line gptkb:Nagasaki_Main_Line gptkb:Kansai_Main_Line gptkb:Obihiro_Station
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Japanese National Railways