List of railway lines in Japan
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List of railway lines in Japan lists existing railway lines in Japan alphabetically.
The vast majority of Japanese railways are classified under two Japanese laws, one for railways (鉄道 tetsudō?) and another for trams (軌道 kidō?). The difference between the two is a legal, and not always substantial, one. Some regional rails are classified as kidō, while some light rails are actually tetsudō. There are also other railways not legally classified as either tetsudō or kidō.[1] Those lines are not listed here.
According to the laws, tetsudō/kidō include conventional railways (over ground or underground), as well as maglev trains, monorails, new transit systems (often called "people mover" in other countries), skyrail (gondola sized automated monorail), trams, trolleybuses, guideway buses, funiculars (called "cable cars" in Japan), and aerial tramways. Among them, all but aerial tramways are listed here. For the list of aerial tramways in Japan, see Japanese article.
Tetsudō/kidō also include (non-funicular) cable cars, horsecars, and human cars, but those modes of transportation have already disappeared from the country.
The list basically shows line names without operator names. When the official line name does include the operator name, the line is listed twice, with and without the operator.
To make the search easier, official nicknames and unofficial common names are also listed.
Some English names are tentative translations.
| List of railway lines in Japan | ||
|---|---|---|
| #, A to I | J to P | R to Z |
[edit] See also
- List of railway companies in Japan
- List of Railway Stations in Japan
- List of railway electrification systems in Japan
- Rail transport in Japan
- Monorails in Japan
- ja:未成線 (Uncompleted line)
- ja:日本の廃止鉄道路線一覧 (List of discontinued railway lines in Japan)
- ja:日本の索道 (Aerial tramways in Japan)
