Japan Railway (formerly Japanese National Railways) Japan Railway, more commonly called JR, is a collective term for the privatized descendants of the former Japanese National Railways, formed when JNR was divided into seven parts on April 1, 1987. ... Japanese National Railways (日本国有鉄道 Nippon Kokuyū Tetsudō), abbreviated Kokutetsu (国鉄) or JNR, was the national railway network of Japan from 1872 to 1987. ...

• Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
• East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
• Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido)
• Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu)
• Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku)
• West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
• Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight)

"Big 15" major private railways JR Central Towers in Nagoya The Central Japan Railway Company (東海旅客鉄道 JR Tōkai; JR 東海) is the main railway company operating in the Chubu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. ... Yamanote Line, Tokyo JR Yamanote Line train in Tokyo, Japan Above Yurakucho in Tokyo East Japan Railway Company (東日本旅客鉄道 Higashi-Nihon Ryokyaku Tetsudo or JR東日本; JR Higashi-Nihon) is a Japanese private railroad company, one of the seven JR companies. ... The Hokkaido Railway Company (北海道旅客鉄道 Hokkaidō Ryokaku Tetsudō) is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railway. ... JR Kyushu Midori Express Train on Sasebo Line The Kyushu Railway Company (九州旅客鉄道,Kyushu Ryokaku Tetsudo) is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railway. ... The Shikoku Railway Company (四国旅客鉄道 Shikoku Ryokaku Tetsudo) is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railway. ... West Japan Railway Company (西日本旅客鉄道株式会社 Nishi Nihon Ryokaku Tetsudô Kabushiki Gaisha), commonly known as JR-West (JR西日本 JR Nishi Nihon), is one of JR companies in Japan that covers western Honshu. ... The Japan Freight Railway or JR Freight (日本貨物鉄道 Nihon Kamotsu Tetsudō) is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railway (JR). ...

• Hankyu Railway
• Hanshin Electric Railway
• Keihan Electric Railway
• Keihin Electric Express Railway (Keikyu)
• Keio Electric Railway
• Keisei Electric Railway
• Kintetsu Corporation
• Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu)
• Nankai Electric Railway
• Nishitetsu
• Odakyu Electric Railway
• Sagami Railway (Sotetsu)
• Seibu Railway
• Tobu Railway
• Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway (Tokyu)

Other private railways Hankyū Railway (阪急電鉄 Hankyū-dentetsu) is a Japanese private railway that links major cities in the Kansai region, including Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. ... Hanshin Umeda Station Hanshin Electric Railway Co. ... Categories: Railway companies of Japan | Rail stubs ... Keihin Electric Express Railway (京浜急行電鉄) Keihin Electric Express Railway Co. ... The Keio Electric Railway (京王電鉄 Keio Dentetsu) is a private railway in Tokyo, Japan. ... The Keisei Electric Railway (京成電鉄 Keisei Dentetsu, Keisei Dentetu) is a major private railway in Chiba and Tokyo, Japan. ... The Kintetsu Corporation (近畿日本鉄道株式会社 Kinki Nippon Tetsudō Kabushiki Gaisha), better known as Kintetsu (近鉄), is Japanese largest private railway company. ... Meitetsu 7000-type panorama car Nagoya Railroad Co. ... Categories: Osaka | Railway companies of Japan | Rail stubs ... The Odakyu Electric Railway (小田急電鉄 Odakyu Dentetsu) is a major private railway company in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its express trains from Tokyo to Odawara and Hakone. ... The Sagami Railway (相模鉄道) or Sōtetsu (相鉄) is a railway company operating in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. ... The Seibu Railway Company, Ltd. ... Tobu Railway (東武鉄道) is a major commuter railway company in the greater Tokyo area of Japan. ... The Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway (東京急行電鉄 Tōkyō Kyūkō Dentetsu), better known as Tokyu(東急), is a major private railway operator in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. ...

• Eizan Electric Railway
• Kishu Railway
• Kobe Electric Railway
• Mizuma Railway
• Nose Electric Railway
• Ohmi Railway
• Sanyo Electric Railway
• Yokohama MinatoMirai Railway

Third-Sector railways Kō be Electric Railway (神戸電鉄 Kōbe dentetsu), often called Shintetsu (神鉄), is a Japanese private railway company in Kobe and surrounding cities and towns. ... Nose Railway (能勢電 noseden) is a Japanese private railway which links several areas in the mountainous Nose, Osaka area to Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station in Ikeda, Osaka where one can transfer to Hankyu Railway to complete a trip into Osaka. ... Sanyo Electric Railway (山陽電気鉄道, Sanyo Denki-tetsudo) is Japanese private railway in Hyogo Prefecture. ...

• Asa Kaigan Railway
• Chizu Express
• Hojo Railway
• Hokuetsu Express
• Ihara Railway
• Ise Railway
• Kita Kinki Tango Railway
• Kobe Rapid Railway
• Kurihara Den'en Railway
• Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company
• Miki Railway
• Nishikigawa Railway
• Noto Railway
• Shigaraki Kougen Railway
• Tosa Kuroshio Railway
• Wakasa Railway

Subways Chizu Express (智頭急行 Chizu kyūkō) is a Japanese third_sector semipublic railway company that connect Hyogo, Okayama and Tottori (56. ... Kōbe Rapid Railway (神戸高速鉄道 Kōbe kōsoku-tetsudō) is a special railway company in central Kobe. ... The Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company (首都圏新都市鉄道, Shuto-ken Shin Toshi Tetsudō) is a third sector railway company. ... This page refers to urban rail mass transit systems. ...

• Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau (Kobe Municipal Subway)
• Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau (Kyoto Municipal Subway)
• Nagoya City Transportation Bureau (Nagoya Subway)
• Tokyo Metro
• Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (Osaka Municipal Subway)
• Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation

Monorails Kōbe Municipal Transportation Bureau (神戸市交通局 Kōbe-shi kōtsū-kyoku) operates municipal subways and city buses. ... Kōbe Municipal Subway (神戸市営地下鉄 Kōbe shiei chikatetsu) is the subway of Kobe. ... Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau (京都市交通局 Kyōto-shi kōtsū-kyoku) operates municipal subways and city buses in Kyoto, Japan. ... Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau (京都市交通局 Kyōto-shi kōtsū-kyoku) operates municipal subways and city buses in Kyoto, Japan. ... A Nagoya subway train on the Higashiyama line. ... This office tower, above Tokyo Metro Ueno Station, houses the headquarters of the Tokyo Metro. ... The Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (東京都交通局 Tōkyō-to Kōtsū-kyoku) is Tokyos public transportation authority. ... The Walt Disney World Monorail A monorail is a metro or railroad with a track consisting of a single rail (actually a beam), as opposed to the traditional track with two parallel rails. ...

• Inuyama Monorail
• Kitakyushu Monorail
• Maihama Resort Line
• Osaka Monorail
• Tama Toshi Monorail
• Tokyo Monorail
• Yui Rail

Trams Categories: Railway lines of Japan | Japan-related stubs ... Tama Toshi Monorail　(多摩都市モノレール) is the third-sector company that operates the Tama Toshi Monorail Line in western Tokyo, Japan. ... Tokyo Monorail (東京モノレール) is a monorail system connecting Tokyo International Airport to Hamamatsucho Station in downtown Tokyo, Japan. ... Okinawa Monorail at Gibo Station, Naha. ...

• Hankai Tramway
• Hiroshima Electric Railway
• Toyohashi Tramway

New transit systems

• Aichi Rapid Transit
• Hiroshima Rapid Transit
• Kobe New Transit (Portliner, Rokkoliner)
• Nagoya Guideway Bus
• New Tram (Nanko Port Town Line)
• Osakako Transportation System (OTS)
• Saitama Shintoshi Transit
• Skyrail Service
• Tokadai New Transit
• Yokohama Shintoshi Transit
• Yurikamome