Japanese National Railways (JNR)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Japanese_National_Railways_(JNR)

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	former government-owned corporation
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:国鉄 gptkb:JNR
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:dissolved	1987 financial difficulties
gptkbp:founded	1949
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:Tokyo,_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Japanese National Railways (JNR)
gptkbp:industry	gptkb:rail_transport
gptkbp:logo	JNR symbol (国鉄マーク)
gptkbp:mainLanguage	Japanese
gptkbp:nativeName	gptkb:日本国有鉄道
gptkbp:notable_union	gptkb:Japan_Railway_Construction_Public_Corporation gptkb:Japan_Railway_Workers'_Union gptkb:National_Railway_Locomotive_Engineers'_Union gptkb:National_Railway_Motive_Power_Union gptkb:National_Railway_Workers'_Union gptkb:National_Railway_Workers'_Union_of_Japan
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:JNR_Strike_of_1975
gptkbp:notableEmployee	gptkb:Hideo_Shima gptkb:Sadanori_Shimoyama gptkb:Shinji_Sogō
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Mikawashima_train_crash gptkb:Amagasaki_rail_crash gptkb:Fukuchiyama_Line_derailment gptkb:Hachikō_Line_derailment gptkb:JNR_bus_accident_(various) gptkb:Sakuragichō_train_fire gptkb:Shiun_Maru_disaster gptkb:Tsurumi_rail_accident JNR Settlement Corporation creation JNR breakup JNR privatization
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:railway_line gptkb:steam_locomotive railway stations Shinkansen infrastructure extensive rail network
gptkbp:notableProject	gptkb:Tōkaidō_Shinkansen gptkb:Tōhoku_Shinkansen gptkb:Jōetsu_Shinkansen gptkb:Sanyō_Shinkansen
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees	over 400,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:operates	gptkb:Shinkansen passenger services freight services conventional rail lines
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Government_of_Japan
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Ministry_of_Railways_(Japan)
gptkbp:privatized	1987
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:JR_Shikoku gptkb:JR_Central gptkb:JR_East gptkb:JR_Kyushu gptkb:Japan_Railways_Group gptkb:JR_West gptkb:JR_Freight gptkb:JR_Hokkaido
gptkbp:type	gptkb:company
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:JR_Kyushu gptkb:JR_West
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5