Railway Nationalization Act

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The Railway Nationalization Act (鉄道国有法, Tetsudō Kokuyū-hō^?, Law No. 17 of 1906) brought many of Japan's private railway lines under national control. The Diet of Japan promulgated the Act on March 31, 1906: it was repealed by Article 110 the Japan National Railway Reform Act of 1988, which formed the modern JR consortium.

Between 1906 and 1907, 2,812 miles of track were purchased from seventeen private railway companies. The national railway network grew to about 4,400 miles of track, and private railways were relegated to providing local and regional services.

Contents 1 List of nationalized railways 1.1 Nationalized in 1906 1.2 Nationalized in 1907 2 See also

[edit] List of nationalized railways

[edit] Nationalized in 1906

• October 1
  • Hokkaidō Tankō Railway - 204.5 mi (329.1 km)
  • Kōbu Railway - 27.8 mi (44.7 km)
• November 1
  • Nippon Railway - 860.8 mi (1385.3 km)
  • Ganetsu Railway - 49.5 mi (79.7 km)
• December 1
  • Sanyō Railway - 414.9 mi (667.7 km)
  • Nishinari Railway - 4.6 mi (7.4 km)

[edit] Nationalized in 1907

• July 1
  • Kyūshū Railway - 442.8 mi (712.6 km)
  • Hokkaidō Railway - 159.0 mi (255.9 km)
• August 1
  • Kyōto Railway - 22.2 mi (35.7 km)
  • Hankaku Railway - 70.3 mi (113.1 km)
  • Hokuetsu Railway - 85.8 mi (138.1 km)
• September 1
  • Sōbu Railway - 73.2 mi (117.8 km)
  • Bōsō Railway - 39.4 mi (63.4 km)
  • Nanao Railway - 34.4 mi (55.4 km)
  • Tokushima Railway - 21.5 mi (34.6 km)
• October 1
  • Kwansei Railway - 275.2 mi (442.9 km)
  • Sangū Railway - 26.1 mi (42 km)

[edit] See also

• Railway Construction Act
• Railway nationalization
• Japanese Government Railways