Japanese National Railways
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The Japanese National Railways, abbreviated JNR or Kokutetsu, was the government-owned entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
0 series set Tokaido Shinkansen in Tokyo, May 1967
JNR Bus
Ukō Ferry (c. 1986)
JNR plate seen at the entrance of its headquarters in Tokyo, photo taken c. 1985
Ministry of Railways (Japan)
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The Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Jap
Japanese National Railways
…Later, the Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications took over control of the network. The ministries used the name Japanese Government Railways (JGR) to refer their network in English. During World War II, many JGR lines were dismantled to supply steel for the war effort. On June 1, 1949, by a…
JNR Class C51 locomotive decorated to haul the imperial train, 1940
JGR poster for invitation of international tourists