List of railway companies in Japan lists Japanese railway operators.

Those in italics are the third sector operators; being half-public, half-private.

Japan Railways Group

The Japan Railways Group consists of the seven companies that were formed after the privatization of the .

Major sixteen private railways

Kantō region

Kanto region

The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Within its boundaries, slightly more than 40 percent of the land area is the Kantō Plain....

• Keikyu Corporation (Keikyū) 京浜急行電鉄 (京急)
• Keiō Corporation 京王電鉄
• Keisei Electric Railway
  Keisei Electric Railway
  The is a major private railway in Chiba and Tokyo, Japan. The name Keisei is the combination of the kanji 京 from and 成 from , which the railways main line connects. The combination uses different readings than the ones used in the city names. The railway's main line runs from Tokyo to Narita and...
  
   京成電気鉄道
• Odakyū Electric Railway
  Odakyu Electric Railway
  , or OER, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan best known for its Romancecar series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone....
  
   小田急電鉄
• Sagami Railway
  Sagami Railway
  The , or , is a railway company operating three lines in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It ranks among the "big 15" major railways in Japan.- Overview :Sagami Railway is one of the core companies of the Sotetsu group...
  
   (Sōtetsu) 相模鉄道 (相鉄)
• Seibu Railway
  Seibu Railway
  is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Japan, with principal business areas in railways, tourism and real estate. Seibu Railway's operations are concentrated in northwest Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture; the name "Seibu" is an abbreviation of "west Musashi," referring to the historic name for this area...
  
   西武鉄道
• Tobu Railway
  Tobu Railway
  is a Japanese commuter railway company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. It operates in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Tochigi, and Gunma Prefectures...
  
   東武鉄道
• Tokyo Metro
  Tokyo Metro
  is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Toei. It is the most used subway system in the world in terms of annual passenger rides.-Organization:...
  
   東京地下鉄 (東京メトロ)
• Tōkyū Corporation 東京急行電鉄 (東急)

Chūbu region

Chubu region

The is the central region of Honshū, Japan's main island. Chūbu has a population estimate of 21,886,324 as of 2008.Chūbu, which means "central region", encompasses nine prefectures : Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, Yamanashi, and often Mie.It is located directly...

• Nagoya Railroad
  Nagoya Railroad
  , often abbreviated as , is a railroad company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan.Some of the more famous trains operated by Nagoya Railroad include the Panorama Car and the Panorama Car Super, both of which offer views through their wide front windows...
  
   (Meitetsu) 名古屋鉄道 (名鉄)

Kansai region

• Hankyū Railway
  Hankyu Railway
  is a Japanese private railway that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of major businesses operated by Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. The railway's main terminal is at Umeda Station in Osaka...
  
   阪急電鉄
• Hanshin Electric Railway
  Hanshin Electric Railway
  is a Japanese private railway company of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group that links Osaka and Kobe. It also owns the Hanshin Tigers baseball team.The second character for Osaka and the first character for Kobe combine to form the company name, 阪神, which can be read Han-shin.IC cards are accepted when...
  
   阪神電気鉄道
• Keihan Electric Railway
  Keihan Electric Railway
  is a Japanese railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. It is known as , or .-History:Keihan started its operation between Osaka and Kyoto in 1910. It was the first electric railway to connect these two cities, and the first line on the left bank of Yodo River...
  
   京阪電気鉄道
• Kintetsu Corporation 近畿日本鉄道 (近鉄)
• Nankai Electric Railway
  Nankai Electric Railway
  is a private railway in Japan. IC cards are accepted.Nankai Railway Company was founded on June 16, 1884, then became one of the companies that merge to form Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. in 1944. However Kin-nichi transferred the former Nankai Railway Company Lines to present Nankai Electric...
  
   南海電気鉄道

Kyūshū

Kyushu

is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....

 region

• Nishi-Nippon Railroad
  Nishi-Nippon Railroad
  The , also called or NNR, is one of Japan's "Big 16" private railroad companies. With headquarters in Fukuoka, it operates local and highway buses, supermarkets, real-estate and travel agencies, as well as railways in Fukuoka Prefecture. In addition, from 1950 to 1972, the company owned the Lions...
  
   西日本鉄道 (西鉄 Nishitetsu)

Semi-major six private railways

Kantō region

Kanto region

The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Within its boundaries, slightly more than 40 percent of the land area is the Kantō Plain....

• Shin-Keisei Electric Railway
  Shin-Keisei Electric Railway
  The is a private railway in Chiba, Japan. It connects Narashino and Matsudo.It has subsidiaries of bus company .It is a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway.-History:...
  
   新京成電鉄

Kansai region

• Kita-Ōsaka Kyūkō Railway
  Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway
  The is a railway operator of Osaka, Japan. The sole line named is actually an extension of the Midōsuji Line Osaka Municipal Subway. Kitakyū, as it is often abbreviated, also owns various commercial and residential properties along the line.-History:...
  
  北大阪急行電鉄 (Kitakyū 北急)
• Kōbe Electric Railway
  Kobe Electric Railway
  , often called Shintetsu , is a Japanese private railway company in Kobe and surrounding cities.-Lines:*Arima Line *Sanda Line *Kōen-Toshi Line *Ao Line...
  
   神戸電気鉄道 (Shintetsu 神鉄)
• Kōbe Rapid Railway
  Kobe Rapid Railway
  Kōbe Rapid Transit Railway Company, Limited is a special railway company in central Kobe, Japan.- Lines :Kobe Rapid Railway has three lines.*Tozai Line *Namboku Line *Hokushin Line...
  
  神戸高速鉄道 (subway, Category-3 railway operator)
• Ōsaka Prefectural Urban Development
  Osaka Prefectural Urban Development
  is the third sector company which manages commercial distribution center and the Senboku Rapid Railway in Osaka. Osaka prefecture urban development and that subsidiary company are called the together.-Business summary:...
  
   (Semboku Rapid Railway
  Semboku Rapid Railway
  is the railroad route of the Osaka Prefectural Urban Development as a means of transportation for Senboku New Town, and connects Izumi-Chūō Station with Nakamozu Station, with through operations to Nankai Electric Railway's Kōya Line up to Namba Station of southern downtown Osaka.-Operation:Along...
  
  ) 大阪府都市開発 (泉北高速鉄道)
• Sanyō Electric Railway
  Sanyo Electric Railway
  Sanyo Electric Railway Co., Ltd. is a Japanese private railway in western Hyōgo Prefecture...
  
   山陽電気鉄道

Other private and third sector railways

From north to south by prefecture

Prefectures of Japan

The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 subnational jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "circuit" , Hokkaidō; two urban prefectures , Osaka and Kyoto; and 43 other prefectures . In Japanese, they are commonly referred to as...

 where railway operations are headquartered. Category-3 railway operators and subsidiary companies are not listed. Some English names are unofficial.

Tōhoku region

Tohoku region

The is a geographical area of Japan. The region occupies the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region consists of six prefectures : Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata....

 Aomori Prefecture

• Aoimori Railway 青い森鉄道
• Kōnan Railway 弘南鉄道
• Towada Kankō Dentetsu
  Towada Kanko Electric Railway
  The , or , is a railway company that provides transportation services over a wide range of southeastern and central Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The company operates the Towada Kankō Electric Railway Line, which connects Misawa Station in the city of Misawa and Towadashi Station in the city of Towada...
  
   十和田観光電鉄 (Tōtetsu 十鉄)
• Tsugaru Railway 津軽鉄道 (Tsutetsu 津鉄)

 Iwate Prefecture

• IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway
  Iwate Ginga Railway Line
  The is a rail line in Japan operated by the Iwate Galaxy Railway Company. It runs from Morioka Station in Morioka, Iwate to Metoki Station in Sannohe, Aomori....
  
  IGRいわて銀河鉄道
• Sanriku Railway
  Sanriku Railway
  The is a railway company in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The company or its lines are also known as . The company was founded in 1981, as the first "third sector" railway line in the country, excluding special cases such as freight rails in seaports. Its lines are former Japanese National Railways...
  
  三陸鉄道 (Santetsu 三鉄)

 Miyagi Prefecture

• Sendai Airport Transit
  Sendai Airport Transit
  is a third sector company in charge of constructing and running the Sendai Airport Line train service between Sendai Airport Station and Natori Station in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.-History:...
  
  仙台空港鉄道

 Akita Prefecture

• Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway
  Akita Nairiku Jukan Railway Akita Nairiku Line
  The is a Japanese railway line in Akita Prefecture, between Takanosu, Kitaakita and Kakunodate, Senboku. This is the only railway line operated by the . The third sector company took over two former Japanese National Railways lines in 1986, and a newly built line linked the two in 1989...
  
  秋田内陸縦貫鉄道
• Yuri Kōgen Railway
  Yuri Kogen Railway Chokai Sanroku Line
  The is a Japanese railway line between Ugo-Honjō and Yashima, all within Yurihonjō, Akita. This is the only railway line operated by . The third sector company took the former Japanese National Railways line in 1985.-Basic data:...
  
  由利高原鉄道

 Yamagata Prefecture

• Yamagata Railway 山形鉄道

 Fukushima Prefecture

• AbukumaExpress (Abukuma Express Line
  Abukuma Express Line
  The is a railway line in Japan. It is owned and operated by AbukumaExpress. The line transits from Fukushima Station in Fukushima Prefecture to Tsukinoki Station in Miyagi Prefecture. Both of these stations are also on the Tōhoku Main Line.-Station list:...
  
  ) 阿武隈急行 (Abukyū 阿武急)
• Aizu Railway
  Aizu Railway
  , is a Japanese railway company whose major shareholders include the Fukushima prefectural and Aizuwakamatsu city governments. It owns and operates its only line, the ....
  
  会津鉄道
• Fukushima Transportation
  Fukushima Transportation
  is a rail and bus transportation company headquartered in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.It operates the Iizaka Line rail line and an extensive bus network, which primarily serves the Nakadōri and northern section of the Hamadōri regions of Fukushima Prefecture.-Founding and initial...
  
   (Iizaka Line) 福島交通

Kantō region

Kanto region

The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Within its boundaries, slightly more than 40 percent of the land area is the Kantō Plain....

 Ibaraki Prefecture

• Hitachinaka Seaside Railway ひたちなか海浜鉄道
• Kantō Railway
  Kanto Railway
  is a private Japanese railway company, which operates two unconnected lines in Ibaraki prefecture. The company is a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway....
  
   関東鉄道 (Kantetsu 関鉄)
• Kashima Rinkai Railway
  Kashima Rinkai Railway
  The is a railway company in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The third sector company is abbreviated as KRT. It was founded in 1969 as a freight only railway operator to transport goods for the coastal industrial area of Kashima...
  
  鹿島臨海鉄道

 Tochigi Prefecture

• Mōka Railway
  Moka Railway Moka Line
  The is a Japanese railway line between Shimodate Station, in Chikusei, Ibaraki and Motegi Station in Motegi, Tochigi. It is the only railway line operated by the . The third sector company took over the former JR East line in 1988...
  
  真岡鐵道
• Yagan Railway
  Yagan Railway
  The is a Japanesse railway company whose major shareholders include the Tochigi and Fukushima prefectural governments. It operates a single railway line, the ....
  
  野岩鉄道

 Gunma Prefecture

• Jōmō Electric Railway
  Jomo Line
  The is a railway line in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by Jōmō Electric Railway Company. Its terminus stations are in the cities of Maebashi and Kiryū, running a total length of 25.4 km...
  
   上毛電気鉄道
• Jōshin Dentetsu
  Joshin Dentetsu Joshin Line
  The is Japanese railway line in Gunma Prefecture, between Takasaki Station in Takasaki and Shimonita Station in Shimonita. This is the only railway line operated by , while the company also operates a few bus lines. The first section of the line opened in 1897....
  
   上信電鉄
• Watarase Keikoku Railway
  Watarase Keikoku Railway Watarase Keikoku Line
  The is a Japanese railway line between Kiryū Station in Kiryū, Gunma and Matō Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. This is the only railway line that the third-sector company operates. The company and line are also known as or . The company acquired the line from the East Japan Railway Company in 1989...
  
  わたらせ渓谷鐵道

 Saitama Prefecture

• Chichibu Railway
  Chichibu Railway
  is a small-sector private railway company operating two railway lines in northern Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In addition to its railway operations, the company deals in the real estate and tourism industries. It also manages the Mitsumine Ropeway...
  
   秩父鉄道
• Saitama Railway 埼玉高速鉄道 (SR)

 Chiba Prefecture

• Chōshi Electric Railway 銚子電気鉄道 (Chōden 銚電)
• Hokusō Railway 北総鉄道
• Isumi Railway いすみ鉄道
• Kominato Railway 小湊鉄道
• Shibayama Railway 芝山鉄道
• Ryūtetsu
  Sobu Nagareyama Line
  The is a commuter rail line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by between Mabashi Station in Matsudo and Nagareyama Station in Nagareyama. The line and the operator company was called the and respectively until the renaming on August 1, 2008. The present line name was the most popular short...
  
   流鉄
• Tōyō Rapid Railway 東葉高速鉄道

 Tokyo

• Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company
  Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company
  The is a third sector railway company. It was established in March, 1991, to construct the Tsukuba Express . Municipalities along the planned line, and private corporations, invested in it.-External links:...
  
   (Tsukuba Express) 首都圏新都市鉄道 (つくばエクスプレス)
• Tōkyō Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (Rinkai Line
  Rinkai Line
  The is a railway line located in Tokyo, Japan. It is the only line operated by the third-sector company Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit. It connects central Tokyo to the artificial islands of Aomi and Odaiba...
  
  ) 東京臨海高速鉄道 (りんかい線) (TWR)

 Kanagawa Prefecture

• Hakone Tozan Railway 箱根登山鉄道
• Izuhakone Railway
  Izuhakone Railway
  The is a railway company in Kanagawa Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The company also operates excursion ships, and the group companies operate buses and taxis. The company has its roots in founded in 1893. Izuhakone Railway is a member of Seibu group...
  
   (Daiyūzan Line) 伊豆箱根鉄道 (大雄山線)
• Yokohama Minatomirai Railway (Minatomirai Line / Kodomonokuni Line
  Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Kodomonokuni Line
  The is a railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture operated by the Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company.-Basic data:*Length: 3.4 km*Gauge: *Electrified segments: Entire line*Electrification: 1,500 V DC*Stations: 3 -History:...
  
  ) 横浜高速鉄道 (みなとみらい線 / こどもの国線)

Chūbu region

Chubu region

The is the central region of Honshū, Japan's main island. Chūbu has a population estimate of 21,886,324 as of 2008.Chūbu, which means "central region", encompasses nine prefectures : Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, Yamanashi, and often Mie.It is located directly...

 Niigata Prefecture

• Hokuetsu Express
  Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line
  The is a Japanese railway line in Niigata Prefecture, between Muikamachi, Minamiuonuma and Saigata, Jōetsu. This is the only railway line operates. The construction as Japanese National Railways line begun in 1968, finally completed as the third sector line in 1997.Unlike most other third sector...
  
   北越急行

 Toyama Prefecture

• Toyama Chihō Railway
  Toyama Chiho Railway
  thumb|Type 9000 tramcar "Centram"The is a transportation company in Toyama, Toyama, Japan. The company is commonly known as . The private company operates railway, tram, and bus lines in the eastern part of the prefecture. It also operates as the agency of All Nippon Airways in Toyama area. The...
  
   富山地方鉄道 (Chitetsu 地鉄)
• Kurobe Gorge Railway
  Kurobe Gorge Railway
  The , or for short, is a private 762 mm narrow gauge railway company operating the Kurobe Gorge Main Line along the Kurobe River in the Kurobe gorge area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan...
  
   黒部峡谷鉄道

 Ishikawa Prefecture

• Hokuriku Railroad
  Hokuriku Railroad
  The is a transportation company in Kanazawa, Japan. The company or its lines are commonly known as . The company was founded in 1943, when all the private railway and bus operators in Ishikawa Prefecture were merged into one. Some of its lines, however, have their roots from horse car lines in the...
  
   北陸鉄道 (Hokutetsu 北鉄)
• Noto Railway のと鉄道

 Fukui Prefecture

• Echizen Railway
  Echizen Railway
  is a railway company located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It owns and operates the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line between Fukui and Katsuyama and the Mikuni Awara Line between Fukui and Sakai.-History:...
  
  えちぜん鉄道

 Yamanashi Prefecture

• Fuji Kyūkō 富士急行 (Fujikyū, Fuji-Q 富士急)

 Nagano Prefecture

• Matsumoto Electric Railway
  Matsumoto Electric Railway
  is a public transport company in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is the core company of Alpico Group and is wholly owned by Aplico Holdings Co., Ltd.The company was known as until its merger with two affiliate companies on April 1, 2011.- Headquarters :...
  
   松本電気鉄道 (Matsuden 松電)
• Nagano Electric Railway
  Nagano Electric Railway
  The is a private railway based in Nagano, Japan. The company and its lines are commonly referred to as .-History:Nagano Electric Railway consists of two lines in the northern part of Nagano Prefecture. The original Nagano Electric Railway was built in 1926 connecting Gondō in Nagano City with Suzaka...
  
   長野電気鉄道 (Nagaden 長電)
• Shinano Railway しなの鉄道
• Ueda Electric Railway
  Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line
  The is a Japanese railway line, between Ueda and Bessho-Onsen stations, all within Ueda, Nagano. This is currently the only railway line operates. The first section of the line opened in 1921. Although the company is the root of its holding company, , the group now mainly operates resort...
  
   上田電鉄 (Ueden 上電)

 Gifu Prefecture

• Akechi Railway
  Akechi Railroad Akechi Line
  The is a Japanese railway line in Gifu Prefecture between Ena and Akechi stations, which are both located in Ena. There are stations located in Nakatsugawa city as well. This is the only railway line operates. The third sector company took over the former Japanese National Railways line in 1985...
  
  明知鉄道 (Aketetsu 明鉄)
• Nagaragawa Railway
  Nagaragawa Railway Etsumi-Nan Line
  The is Japanese railway line in Gifu Prefecture, between Mino-Ōta, Minokamo and Hokunō, Gujō. This is the only railway line operates. The line was originally operated by Japanese National Railways. JNR planned to connect Etsumi-Nan Line and Etsumi-Hoku Line , but the plan was never realized...
  
  長良川鉄道 (Nagatetsu 長鉄)
• Tarumi Railway 樽見鉄道
• Yōrō Railway 養老鉄道

 Shizuoka Prefecture

• Enshū Railway
  Enshu Railway Line
  The Enshū Railway Line, officially the , is a Japanese railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, running north from Shin Hamamatsu, Naka Ward through Nishi Kajima, Tenryū Ward, all within Hamamatsu. This is the only railway line Enshū Railway operates...
  
   遠州鉄道 (Entetsu 遠鉄)
• Gakunan Railway 岳南鉄道
• Izuhakone Railway
  Izuhakone Railway
  The is a railway company in Kanagawa Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The company also operates excursion ships, and the group companies operate buses and taxis. The company has its roots in founded in 1893. Izuhakone Railway is a member of Seibu group...
  
   (Sunzu Line) 伊豆箱根鉄道 (駿豆線)
• Izukyū Corporation
  Izukyū Corporation
  The is a private railroad company in Japan, and a subsidiary of the Tokyu Corporation. The company operates the Izu Kyūkō Line train service on Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, and has subsidiary operations involved in taxi and bus services, as well as real estate and leisure resort...
  
   or Izu Kyūkō 伊豆急行 (伊豆急)
• Ōigawa Railway
  Oigawa Railway
  The is a railway company in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The company is commonly known as . The company belongs to Meitetsu Group. The first section of its lines opened in 1927....
  
   大井川鐵道 (Daitetsu 大鐵)
• Shizuoka Railway
  Shizuoka Railway Shizuoka-Shimizu Line
  is a　LRT railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, between Shin-Shizuoka in Aoi Ward and Shin-Shimizu in Shimizu Ward, all within the city of Shizuoka. Presently this is the only one railway Shizuoka Railway operates. The line was made to link previous Shimizu City and Shizuoka cities, until the former...
  
   静岡鉄道 (Shizutetsu 静鉄)
• Tenryū Hamanako Railroad
  Tenryu Hamanako Railroad Tenryu Hamanako Line
  The , or for short, is a Japanese railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, running the north coast of Lake Hamana between Kakegawa Station in Kakegawa and Shinjohara Station in Kosai. This is the only railway line of .-History:...
  
  天竜浜名湖鉄道 (Tenhama 天浜)

 Aichi Prefecture

• Aichi Loop Line Company
  Aichi Loop Line
  is a Japanese railway line between Okazaki Station, Okazaki and Kōzōji Station, Kasugai, operated by . The company or the line is abbreviated as . This is the only line the company operates...
  
  愛知環状鉄道 (Aikan 愛環)
• Nagoya Seaside Rapid Railway (Aonami Line
  Aonami Line
  Aonami Line is a railway line in the city of Nagoya connecting Nagoya Station and Kinjō-Futō Station. "Aonami Line" is the official nickname of the operated by the...
  
  ) 名古屋臨海高速鉄道 (あおなみ線)
• Tōkai Transport Service
  Tokai Transport Service Johoku Line
  The is a Japanese commuter rail line between Kachigawa Station in Kasugai and Biwajima Station in Kiyosu in Aichi Prefecture. Trains are operated by Tōkai Transport Service, or TKJ in short, while its rail facilities belong to Central Japan Railway Company...
  
   東海交通事業 (TKJ)
• Toyohashi Railroad
  Toyohashi Railroad
  The is a private railroad company in Japan, and a subsidiary of the Meitetsu Group. The company or its lines are commonly known as . The company operates the Atsumi Line train service on Atsumi Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture and a tram system in Toyohashi City, and has subsidiary operations...
  
   豊橋鉄道 (Toyotetsu 豊鉄)

 Mie Prefecture

• Iga Railway
  Iga Railway Iga Line
  The is a railway line in Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The line connects Iga-Ueno Station and Iga-Kambe Station.The track and trains are owned by Kintetsu Corporation, and the trains are operated by .-Current section:-Closed stations:...
  
   伊賀鉄道
• Ise Railway
  Ise Railway Ise Line
  The is a Japanese railway line in Mie Prefecture, between Kawarada Station, Yokkaichi and Tsu Station, Tsu. This is the only railway line operates. The company is called for short as . The third sector company took former Japanese National Railways line in 1987. The line was originally built as a...
  
  伊勢鉄道 (Isetetsu 伊勢鉄)
• Sangi Railway
  Sangi Railway
  is a railway company in Mie Prefecture, Japan. It also operates bus lines. The company was founded in 1928. Its original line, the Sangi Line, mainly functioned as a freight line transporting cement, but in recent years, it also became important as a commuter railway line for Yokkaichi. The Hokusei...
  
   三岐鉄道

Kansai region

 Shiga Prefecture

• Ohmi Railway
  Ohmi Railway
  is a Japanese private railway company which operates in Shiga Prefecture, and a member of the Seibu group since 1943. The company is named after the Ōmi Province, the former name of the present-day Shiga. The railway is nicknamed by local users because of its noisy sound.- History :Ohmi Railway is...
  
   近江鉄道
• Shigaraki Kōgen Railway
  Shigaraki Kogen Railway
  is a Japanese Third Sector railway company whose investors are Shiga Prefecture and the city of Koka.The railway operates the Shigaraki Line, a former Japanese National Railways line that was transferred to the third sector in 1987. The Shigaraki Line runs from Kibukawa on the JR West Kusatsu Line...
  
  信楽高原鐵道

 Kyoto Prefecture

• Eizan Electric Railway 叡山電鉄 (Eiden 叡電)
• Kitakinki Tango Railway
  Kitakinki Tango Railway
  is a railway operator in Japan. The company's name, which consists of "Kitakinki" meaning northern Kinki region and "Tango" meaning Tango Province, is occasionally abbreviated as KTR....
  
  北近畿タンゴ鉄道 (KTR)
• Sagano Scenic Railway 嵯峨野観光鉄道

 Osaka Prefecture

• Mizuma Railway 水間鉄道 (Suitetsu 水鉄)

 Hyogo Prefecture

• Hōjō Railway
  Hojo Railway Hojo Line
  The is Japanese railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, between Ao, Ono and Hōjōmachi, Kasai. This is the only railway line operates. The third sector company took former Japanese National Railways line in 1985. The line links Hōjō, a central town of Kasai, and two railway lines, namely JR West...
  
  北条鉄道
• Miki Rail-Bus 三木鉄道
• Nose Electric Railway 能勢電気鉄道 (Noseden 能勢電)
• Hokushin Kyūkō Electric Railway
  Hokushin Kyuko Electric Railway
  is a private railway company in Kobe, Japan. Its headquarters are in Kita-ku, Kobe. Investors in the company include Hankyu Railway and Kobe Electric Railway, and it is a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings.-Operation:...
  
   北神急行電鉄

 Wakayama Prefecture

• Kishū Railway
  Kishu Railway Line
  The is a Japanese railway line between Gobō Station and Nishi-Gobō Station, all within Gobō, Wakayama. This is the only railway line of , while the company's main business is real estates and hotels. The line was opened by in 1931, but it suffered from low riderships...
  
   紀州鉄道
• Wakayama Electric Railway 和歌山電鐵

Chūgoku region

Chugoku region

The , also known as the , is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi. It has a population of about 7.8 million.- History :...

 Tottori Prefecture

• Chizu Express
  Chizu Express
  The ' is a Japanese third-sector semi-public railway that connects Hyōgo, Okayama and Tottori prefectures. The Chizu Line is not electrified, but is a high-grade railroad, and runs a total of 56.1 kilometers...
  
  智頭急行
• Wakasa Railway
  Wakasa Railway Wakasa Line
  The is a Japanese railway line in Tottori Prefecture, between Kōge Station, Yazu and Wakasa Station, Wakasa. It is the only railway line operates. The third sector company took former West Japan Railway Company line in 1987.-Basic data:...
  
  若桜鉄道

 Shimane Prefecture

• Ichibata Electric Railway
  Ichibata Electric Railway
  Ichibata Electric Railway Co., Ltd. is the name of two related, yet different companies in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Ichibata Denki Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha was a railway operator until 2006, when it became a holding company of the Ichibata Group, spinning off its railway division to the newly...
  
   一畑電車

 Okayama Prefecture

• Ibara Railway
  Ibara Railway Ibara Line
  The is Japanese railway line between Sōja Station, Sōja and Kannabe Station, Fukuyama. This is the only railway line operates. Japanese National Railways started the construction of the line in 1966, but halted it later in 1980...
  
  井原鉄道
• Mizushima Rinkai Railway
  Mizushima Rinkai Railway
  The is the railway company in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan. The third sector company took three former Kurashiki City Transportation Bureau lines in 1970...
  
  水島臨海鉄道

 Yamaguchi Prefecture

• Nishikigawa Railway
  Nishikigawa Railway Nishikigawa Seiryu Line
  The is a Japanese railway line between Kawanishi and Nishikichō stations, all within Iwakuni, Yamaguchi. As the name suggests, the line runs along the Nishiki River . This is the only railway line operates. The third sector company took former West Japan Railway Company line in 1987...
  
  錦川鉄道

Shikoku

Shikoku

is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū and east of the island of Kyūshū. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima , Iyo-shima , and Futana-shima...

 region

 Tokushima Prefecture

• Asa Kaigan Railway
  Asa Kaigan Railway Asato Line
  The is Japanese railway line between Kaifu Station, Kaiyō and Kannoura Station, Tōyō. Together with JR Shikoku Mugi Line, it has the official nickname . This is the only railway line operates. The company is abbreviated as . Since the line goes through sparsely populated area, it is in the severe...
  
  阿佐海岸鉄道 (Asatetsu 阿佐鉄)

 Kagawa Prefecture

• Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad
  Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad
  The is a transportation company in Kagawa Prefecture, which is on the island of Shikoku, Japan. With headquarters in Takamatsu, the company operates three passenger railway lines, as well as bus subsidiaries. It was established on November 1, 1943...
  
   高松琴平電気鉄道 (Kotoden 琴電)

 Ehime Prefecture

• Iyo Railway
  Iyo Railway
  The is a transportation company in Matsuyama, Japan. The company or its lines are commonly known as . The private company operates railway, tram, and bus lines, and is a core company of Iyotetsu Group, which also operates other business such as department stores and travel agencies.-History:The...
  
   伊予鉄道 (Iyotetsu 伊予鉄)

 Kochi Prefecture

• Tosa Kuroshio Railway
  Tosa Kuroshio Railway
  The is a railway company in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. The name comes from the province of Tosa and Kuroshio Current. The third sector company , founded in 1986, took a former Japanese National Railways line, Nakamura Line, and later two JNR planned lines those constructions were halted halfway...
  
  土佐くろしお鉄道

Kyūshū

Kyushu

is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....

 region

 Fukuoka Prefecture

• Amagi Railway 甘木鉄道 (Amatetsu 甘鉄)
• Heisei Chikuhō Railway
  Heisei Chikuho Railway
  The is a third sector operator of four railway lines in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Its headquarters are in the town of Fukuchi, Tagawa District. The railway's nickname is Heichiku.-Principal investors:...
  
  平成筑豊鉄道 (Heichiku 平筑)

 Nagasaki Prefecture

• Matsuura Railway
  Matsuura Railway
  is a third sector railway company in Nagasaki and Saga Prefecture in Japan.-Principal investors:* Nagasaki Prefecture * Lucky Taxi * Tsuji Industry * Saihi Motor -History:...
  
  松浦鉄道 (MR)
• Shimabara Railway 島原鉄道 (Shimatetsu 島鉄)

 Kumamoto Prefecture

• Hisatsu Orange Railway 肥薩おれんじ鉄道
• Kumagawa Railroad くま川鉄道 (Kumatetsu くま鉄)
• Kumamoto Electric Railway
  Kumamoto Electric Railway
  The is the public transport company in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is abbreviated as or . The company was founded in 1909. The company operates railway and bus lines...
  
   熊本電気鉄道 (Kumaden 熊電, Kikuchi Electric Railway 菊池電車)
• Minamiaso Railway
  Minamiaso Railway Takamori Line
  The is Japanese railway line in Kumamoto Prefecture, between Tateno Station, Minamiaso and Takamori Station, Takamori. This is the only railway line operates. As the company name suggests, the line runs along the south part of Mount Aso caldera. The third sector company took former Japanese...
  
  南阿蘇鉄道

Subways

Rapid transit

A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...

• Sapporo City Transportation Bureau
  Sapporo City Transportation Bureau
  Sapporo City Transportation Bureau is a public organization of transportation in Sapporo, Japan. The organization operates subways and a tram. It was founded in 1927, when the city took private tram lines. The bureau also started to operate bus lines from 1930, subways from 1971. However, from...
  
   (Sapporo Subway) 札幌市交通局 (札幌市営地下鉄)
• Sendai City Transportation Bureau
  Sendai City Transportation Bureau
  is a public organization of transportation in Sendai, Japan. The organization operates subways and buses. It was founded in 1926.-Transportations:*Sendai City Bus**Loople Sendai *Sendai Subway**Nanboku Line...
  
   (Sendai Subway
  Sendai Subway
  The consists of a single line, the Nanboku Line, which opened in 1987. Construction of a second line, the Tōzai Line, began in 2004 with a planned opening date of 2015...
  
  ) 仙台市交通局 (仙台市営地下鉄)
• Saitama Railway 埼玉高速鉄道 (SR)
• Tokyo Metro
  Tokyo Metro
  is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Toei. It is the most used subway system in the world in terms of annual passenger rides.-Organization:...
  
   東京地下鉄 (東京メトロ)
• Tōkyō Metropolitan Government Bureau of Transportation
  Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
  The is Tokyo's public transportation authority. Its subway lines are commonly described as 都営 Toei, meaning "operated by the metropolitan government ." It is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Tokyo Metro.-Toei Subway:The lines were originally...
  
   (Toei Subway) 東京都交通局 (都営地下鉄)
• Tōkyō Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (Rinkai Line
  Rinkai Line
  The is a railway line located in Tokyo, Japan. It is the only line operated by the third-sector company Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit. It connects central Tokyo to the artificial islands of Aomi and Odaiba...
  
  ) 東京臨海高速鉄道 (りんかい線) (TWR)
• Yokohama City Transportation Bureau
  Yokohama City Transportation Bureau
  The is the administrative agency in charge of public transportation services in the city of Yokohama, Japan.-Subway operations:The Yokohama Municipal Subway consists of the following lines:...
  
   (Yokohama Subway
  Yokohama Municipal Subway
  is the metro network in the city of Yokohama, Japan, south of Tokyo In Kanagawa pref. It is operated by Yokohama City Transportation Bureau, and is operated as two lines, though 3 continuous lines exist.-Lines:Line 1 and 3 are operated as a single line...
  
  ) 横浜市交通局 (横浜市営地下鉄)
• Yokohama Minatomirai Railway
  Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company
  The is a third-sector railway company funded by the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture and Tokyu Corporation.The company oversees the Minatomirai Line and the Kodomonokuni Line...
  
   (Minatomirai Line
  Minato Mirai Line
  The , commonly known as the , is a subway line of the Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company connecting Yokohama Station to Yokohama Chinatown through the Minato Mirai 21 development.-Service:Fares on the line range from ¥180 to ¥200...
  
  ) 横浜高速鉄道 (みなとみらい線)
• Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
  Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
  is a public organization of transportation in Nagoya, Japan. The organization operates subways and buses. It was founded in 1922, as an operator of Nagoya City Tram bought from Nagoya Electric Railroad, the current Nagoya Railroad...
  
   (Nagoya Subway) 名古屋市交通局 (名古屋市営地下鉄)
• Kyōto Municipal Transportation Bureau
  Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau
  is an agency of the city government of Kyoto, Japan that operates municipal subways and city buses within the city. Previously, it also operated trams and trolley buses.-Subway:The Kyoto Municipal Subway operates the following two lines:*Karasuma Line...
  
   (Kyōto Subway
  Kyoto Municipal Subway
  is the metro network in the city of Kyoto, Japan. It is operated by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau. It has two lines.-Lines:- External links :**...
  
  ) 京都市交通局 (京都市営地下鉄)
• Ōsaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
  Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
  Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau is a public department of transportation of the city of Osaka, Japan, which operates the municipal subway lines, the New Tram and city buses.-Current:...
  
   (Ōsaka Subway
  Osaka Municipal Subway
  is the metro network in the city of Osaka, Japan, forming an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka , having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010 the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily of which the Osaka...
  
  ) 大阪市交通局 (大阪市営地下鉄)
• Kōbe Municipal Transportation Bureau
  Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau
  is an agency of the city government of Kobe, Japan that operates municipal subways and city buses. Previously, it also operated city trams.*Kobe Municipal Subway**Seishin-Yamate Line**Kaigan Line*City Bus- Tram :...
  
   (Kōbe Subway
  Kobe Municipal Subway
  is the subway of Kobe. It has two lines.-Lines:- External links :****...
  
  ) 神戸市交通局 (神戸市営地下鉄)
• Hokushin Kyūkō Electric Railway
  Hokushin Kyuko Electric Railway
  is a private railway company in Kobe, Japan. Its headquarters are in Kita-ku, Kobe. Investors in the company include Hankyu Railway and Kobe Electric Railway, and it is a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings.-Operation:...
  
   北神急行電鉄
• Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau (Fukuoka Subway
  Fukuoka City Subway
  The serves Fukuoka, Japan. It consists of three subway lines, the Kūkō, or Airport Line, the Hakozaki Line and the Nanakuma Line).The lines are operated by the . Unlike most other public operators in Japan, the company only operates subways without any bus lines....
  
  ) 福岡市交通局 (福岡市地下鉄)

Monorail

Monorail

A monorail is a rail-based transportation system based on a single rail, which acts as its sole support and its guideway. The term is also used variously to describe the beam of the system, or the vehicles traveling on such a beam or track...

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• Chiba Urban Monorail 千葉都市モノレール
• Maihama Resort Line (Disney Resort Line
  Disney Resort Line
  The , officially called , is an automated monorail that links Maihama Station and Tokyo Disney Resort. The system is operated by , the subsidiary of Oriental Land Co., Ltd. that operates the resort....
  
  ) 舞浜リゾートライン (ディズニーリゾートライン)
• Tōkyō Metropolitan Government Bureau of Transportation
  Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
  The is Tokyo's public transportation authority. Its subway lines are commonly described as 都営 Toei, meaning "operated by the metropolitan government ." It is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Tokyo Metro.-Toei Subway:The lines were originally...
  
   (Ueno Zoo Monorail
  Ueno Zoo Monorail
  The is a 0.3 km long suspended monorail operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation . It lies within the Ueno Zoo in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. The monorail is similar to the Schwebebahn Wuppertal, but has rubber tires rather than steel wheels. Many of the parts manufactured for...
  
  ) 東京都交通局 (上野モノレール)
• Tōkyō Monorail
  Tokyo Monorail
  , officially the , is a monorail system connecting Haneda Airport in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, to Hamamatsuchō Station in Minato, Tokyo. The trains operate along an elevated line that follows the coast of Tokyo Bay. The trip from the airport to Hamamatsuchō costs ¥470 each way.-History:The line opened in...
  
   東京モノレール
• Tama Toshi Monorail 多摩都市モノレール
• Shōnan Monorail
  Shonan Monorail
  The is a suspended SAFEGE monorail located in the cities of Kamakura and Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the , the line opened March 7, 1970, and was the first monorail of its kind in Japan....
  
   湘南モノレール
• Ōsaka Monorail 大阪高速鉄道 (大阪モノレール)
• Kitakyūshū Urban Monorail
  Kitakyushu monorail
  The Kitakyushu monorail is a monorail in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan, run by the Kitakyushu Urban Monorail Co. Ltd. ....
  
  北九州高速鉄道 (北九州モノレール)
• Okinawa City Monorail (Yui Rail) 沖縄都市モノレール (ゆいレール)

New transit systems

Automated guideway transit

Automated guideway transit is a fully automated, driverless, grade-separated transit system in which vehicles are automatically guided along a "guideway". The vehicles are often rubber tired, but other systems including steel wheels, air cushion and maglev systems have also been used in experiments...

• Aichi Rapid Transit (Linimo
  Linimo
  , formally the is a magnetic levitation train line in Aichi, Japan, near the city of Nagoya. While primarily built to serve the Expo 2005 fair site, the line is still operating to serve the local community.Linimo is owned and operated by...
  
  ) 愛知高速交通 (リニモ)
• Hiroshima Rapid Transit
  Hiroshima Rapid Transit
  is a Japanese transportation company based in Hiroshima, Japan.Hiroshima Rapid Transit operate the People mover called "Astram Line" in Hiroshima.The company will accept PASPY, a smart card ticket system, from spring, 2009.-External links:*...
  
   (Astram Line
  Astram Line
  The is a new transit system operated by Hiroshima Rapid Transit in Hiroshima, Japan.-History:*August 8, 1994 - Opened for the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima...
  
  ) 広島高速交通 (アストラムライン)
• Kōbe New Transit
  Kobe New Transit
  is the third-sector semipublic company that runs Port Island Line and Rokkō Island Line automated guideway transit systems in Kobe, Japan...
  
   (Port Liner, Rokkō Liner) 神戸新交通 (ポートライナー, 六甲ライナー)
• Nagoya Guideway Bus (Yutorīto Line
  Yutorito Line
  is a bus rapid transit line in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. The line is officially called . Its official nickname, Yutorīto Line, is a portmanteau of yutori and . As such, the name is also unofficially spelt Yutreet Line. The line is owned by Nagoya Guideway Bus, whose name is also often used as the...
  
  ) 名古屋ガイドウェイバス (ゆとりーとライン)
• Ōsaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
  Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
  Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau is a public department of transportation of the city of Osaka, Japan, which operates the municipal subway lines, the New Tram and city buses.-Current:...
  
   (New Tram) 大阪市交通局 (ニュートラム)
• Saitama New Urban Transit
  Ina Line
  The New Shuttle , is a Japanese human-operated rubber-tyred automated guideway transit system.The 12.7-kilometre that runs north from Ōmiya Station in Saitama, Saitama, along Jōetsu Shinkansen through Ageo to Uchijuku Station in Ina in Saitama Prefecture in the Greater Tokyo Area is the only...
  
   (New Shuttle) 埼玉新都市交通 (ニューシャトル)
• Seibu Railway
  Seibu Railway
  is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Japan, with principal business areas in railways, tourism and real estate. Seibu Railway's operations are concentrated in northwest Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture; the name "Seibu" is an abbreviation of "west Musashi," referring to the historic name for this area...
  
   (Yamaguchi Line
  Seibu Yamaguchi Line
  The of Seibu Railway is a manually operated people mover that runs between in Higashimurayama, Tokyo and Seibu-Kyūjōmae Station in Tokorozawa, Saitama in Japan. The line has an official nickname Leo Liner, after 'Leo', the hero of Kimba the White Lion, who is also the mascot of Seibu Lions...
  
  ) 西武鉄道 (山口線)
• Skyrail Service
  Skyrail Midorizaka Line
  The is a monorail line, or a people mover line, operated by Skyrail Service. The line runs between Midoriguchi and Midori-Chūō, all within the new town called Skyrail Town Midorizaka, Aki, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan. The line is officially called...
  
   スカイレールサービス (also considered as monorail.)
• Yamaman (Yūkarigaoka Line) 山万 (ユーカリが丘線)
• Yokohama New Transit (Seaside Line
  Kanazawa Seaside Line
  is a new transportation system line operated by and transits from Shin-Sugita to Kanazawa-Hakkei in Yokohama. It was opened on July 5, 1989.- Line Data :...
  
  ) 横浜新都市交通 (シーサイドライン)
• Yurikamome
  Yurikamome
  , formally the is an automated guideway transit service operated by the Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Corporation, connecting Shimbashi to Toyosu, passing through the artificial island of Odaiba in Tokyo, Japan, a market in which it competes with the cheaper Rinkai Line.The line is named after the...
  
  ゆりかもめ

Tram

Tram

A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...

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• Chikuhō Electric Railroad
  Chikuho Electric Railroad Line
  The is a Japanese railway line of in Fukuoka Prefecture between Kurosaki-Ekimae in Kitakyūshū and Chikuhō-Nōgata in Nōgata. The line does not have an official name. The company or the line is also called . The company is a subsidiary of Nishi-Nippon Railroad...
  
   筑豊電気鉄道 (Chikutetsu 筑鉄)
• Enoshima Electric Railway
  Enoshima Electric Railway
  The connects Kamakura Station in Kamakura, with Fujisawa Station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Stations en route include Hase Station, the stop closest to Kōtoku-in, the temple with the colossal outdoor statue of Amida Buddha. It is fully owned by the Odakyu Group of companies.- Train...
  
   江ノ島電鉄 (Enoden 江ノ電)
• Fukui Railway
  Fukui Railway
  is a bus and railway company located in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It owns and operates the Fukubu Line between Tawaramachi Station in Fukui and Echizen-Takefu Station in Echizen.-Overview:...
  
   福井鉄道 (Fukutetsu 福鉄)
• Hakodate City Transportation Bureau 函館市交通局
• Hankai Electric Tramway
  Hankai Tramway
  is a company which owns two tramway lines in the cities of Osaka and Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The parent company is Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.-Now owned:*Hankai Line 14.1 km...
  
   阪堺電気軌道
• Hiroshima Electric Railway
  Hiroshima Electric Railway
  is a Japanese transportation company established on June 18, 1910, that operates streetcars and buses in and around Hiroshima Prefecture. It is known as for short....
  
   広島電鉄 (Hiroden 広電)
• Iyo Railway
  Iyo Railway
  The is a transportation company in Matsuyama, Japan. The company or its lines are commonly known as . The private company operates railway, tram, and bus lines, and is a core company of Iyotetsu Group, which also operates other business such as department stores and travel agencies.-History:The...
  
   (Matsuyama City Line) 伊予鉄道 (松山市内線) (Iyotetsu 伊予鉄)
• Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau
  Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau
  The is a public transportation authority of Kagoshima City, Japan. The bureau operates trams and bus lines. From April 1, 2005, together with Nangoku Kōtsū and JR Kyūshū Bus, the bureau introduced RapiCa, a smart card ticketing system....
  
   鹿児島市交通局
• Keifuku Electric Railway 京福電気鉄道 (Randen 嵐電)
• Keihan Electric Railway
  Keihan Electric Railway
  is a Japanese railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. It is known as , or .-History:Keihan started its operation between Osaka and Kyoto in 1910. It was the first electric railway to connect these two cities, and the first line on the left bank of Yodo River...
  
   (Ōtsu Line
  Keihan Keishin Line
  The is an interurban railway line of Keihan Electric Railway.The 7.5 km line starts from Misasagi Station in Kyoto and ends at Hamaōtsu Station in neighbouring city of Ōtsu.-History:...
  
  ) 京阪電気鉄道 (大津線)
• Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau
  Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau
  The is a public transportation authority of Kumamoto City, Japan. The bureau operates trams and bus lines.The city government has operated tram lines since 1924 and bus lines since 1927, but the current transportation bureau was formed in 1944....
  
   熊本市交通局
• Man'yō Line
  Manyosen
  is an electric railway company based in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, and operates two city tram lines: the Shinminatokō Line and the Takaoka Kidō Line....
  
  万葉線
• Nagasaki Electric Tramway
  Nagasaki Electric Tramway
  The is a private tram system in Nagasaki, Japan. Beginning on March 20, 2008, its lines accept Nagasaki Smart Card, a smart card ticketing system....
  
   長崎電気軌道
• Okayama Electric Tramway
  Okayama Electric Tramway
  The is a transportation company in Okayama City, Japan. The private company operates tram lines and bus lines.The company was founded in 1910, while their first tram line was opened in 1912. This is one of the few Japanese railway operators that maintain their original corporation names from the...
  
   岡山電気軌道 (Okaden 岡電)
• Sapporo City Transportation Bureau
  Sapporo City Transportation Bureau
  Sapporo City Transportation Bureau is a public organization of transportation in Sapporo, Japan. The organization operates subways and a tram. It was founded in 1927, when the city took private tram lines. The bureau also started to operate bus lines from 1930, subways from 1971. However, from...
  
   (Sapporo Street Car
  Sapporo Street Car
  The is a tram network located in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the Sapporo City Transportation Bureau. The system is sometimes referred to by residents as simply the . The first section of the network opened in 1909 as the ; it was electrified in 1918. The Transportation Bureau took...
  
  ) 札幌市交通局 (札幌市電)
• Tōkyō Metropolitan Government Bureau of Transportation
  Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
  The is Tokyo's public transportation authority. Its subway lines are commonly described as 都営 Toei, meaning "operated by the metropolitan government ." It is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Tokyo Metro.-Toei Subway:The lines were originally...
  
   (Toden
  Tokyo Toden
  The or simply Toden, is the streetcar network of Tokyo, Japan. Of all its former routes, only one, the Toden Arakawa Line, remains in service. The Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation operates the Toden...
  
  ) 東京都交通局 (都電)
• Tōkyū Corporation
  Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway
  The , also known in Japanese as for short, is a major private railway operator in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. Its headquarters are in Shibuya, Tokyo....
  
   or Tōkyō Kyūkō Electric Railway (Setagaya Line
  Tokyu Setagaya Line
  The is a light rail line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyu Corporation. It runs from Sangen-Jaya to Shimo-Takaido, entirely within Setagaya, Tokyo....
  
  ) 東京急行電鉄 (世田谷線) (東急)
• Tosa Electric Railway
  Tosa Electric Railway
  The is a transportation company in Kōchi City, Japan. The private company operates tram and bus lines. It also operates as the agency of All Nippon Airways in Kōchi Prefecture....
  
   土佐電気鉄道 (Tosaden 土佐電)
• Toyama Light Rail 富山ライトレール
• Toyama Chihō Railway
  Toyama Chiho Railway
  thumb|Type 9000 tramcar "Centram"The is a transportation company in Toyama, Toyama, Japan. The company is commonly known as . The private company operates railway, tram, and bus lines in the eastern part of the prefecture. It also operates as the agency of All Nippon Airways in Toyama area. The...
  
   (Toyama City Tram Line) 富山地方鉄道 (富山市内軌道線) (Chitetsu 地鉄)
• Toyohashi Railroad
  Toyohashi Railroad
  The is a private railroad company in Japan, and a subsidiary of the Meitetsu Group. The company or its lines are commonly known as . The company operates the Atsumi Line train service on Atsumi Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture and a tram system in Toyohashi City, and has subsidiary operations...
  
   (Azumada Main Line) 豊橋鉄道 (東田本線) (Toyotetsu 豊鉄)

Funicular

Funicular

A funicular, also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a steep slope; the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalance each other.-Operation:The basic principle of funicular...

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• Hakone Tozan Railway
  Hakone Tozan Railway
  The is a private railway company in Japan, part of the Odakyū Group. It is best known for its operation of the Hakone Tozan Line, the first mountain railway in Japan, but like most Japanese railway companies, also operates bus service, namely Hakone Tozan Bus...
  
   (Hakone Tozan Cable Car
  Hakone Tozan Cable Car
  The , officially the is a funicular railway, in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by . This company belongs to the Odakyū Group, and also owns Hakone Tozan mountain railway line. The funicular links Gōra, the upper terminus of the railway line, with Sōunzan 214 metres...
  
  ) 箱根登山鉄道 (箱根登山ケーブルカー)
• Hieizan Railway (Sakamoto Cable
  Sakamoto Cable
  The , officially the , is a Japanese funicular line in Ōtsu, Shiga. It is the only line operates. The line opened in 1927, as an eastern route to Enryaku-ji, a famous temple on Mount Hiei...
  
  ) 比叡山鉄道 (坂本ケーブル)
• Hobashira Cable
  Hobashira Cable
  The is the name of Japanese funicular line, as well as its operator. The line climbs Mount Sarakura in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka. The line does not have any official name. It opened in 1957....
  
   帆柱ケーブル
• Izuhakone Railway
  Izuhakone Railway
  The is a railway company in Kanagawa Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The company also operates excursion ships, and the group companies operate buses and taxis. The company has its roots in founded in 1893. Izuhakone Railway is a member of Seibu group...
  
   (Jukkokutōge Cable Car
  Jukkokutoge Cable Car
  The , officially the , is a funicular line in Kannami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan operated by the Izuhakone Railway.The line was opened on October 16, 1956 by the Sunzu Railway Company, which was acquired by the Izuhakone Railway in 1957...
  
  ) 伊豆箱根鉄道 (十国峠ケーブルカー)
• Keifuku Electric Railroad
  Keifuku Electric Railroad
  is a railroad company based in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan in operation since March 2, 1942. It is a parent company of Keifuku Bus, and an affiliated company of Keihan Electric Railway, which owns 42.89% of the company stock...
  
   (Eizan Cable
  Keifuku Cable Line
  The , officially the , is Japanese funicular line in Sakyō, Kyōto, Kyōto, operated by Keifuku Electric Railroad. The line opened in 1925, as a western route to Enryaku-ji, a famous temple on Mount Hiei. The line has 561 m vertical interval, the largest in the country.-Basic data:*Distance: 1.3 km /...
  
  ) 京福電気鉄道 (叡山ケーブル) (Randen 嵐電)
• Keihan Electric Railway
  Keihan Electric Railway
  is a Japanese railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. It is known as , or .-History:Keihan started its operation between Osaka and Kyoto in 1910. It was the first electric railway to connect these two cities, and the first line on the left bank of Yodo River...
  
   (Otokoyama Cable
  Keihan Cable Line
  The , officially the , is Japanese funicular line in Yawata, Kyoto, operated by Keihan Electric Railway. The line opened in 1926 as a route to Iwashimizu Shrine. Riders on January, the season of hatsumōde , account for 50% of the whole year ridership.-Basic data:*Distance: 0.4 km / 0.2 mi.*System:...
  
  ) 京阪電気鉄道 (男山ケーブル)
• Kintetsu Corporation or Kinki Nippon Railway (Ikoma Cable, Nishi-Shigi Cable
  Kintetsu Nishi-Shigi Cable Line
  The , officially the is Japanese funicular line in Yao, Osaka, operated by Kintetsu. The line, opened in 1930, makes a route to Chōgo Sonshi-ji temple on Mount Shigi. As the line name suggests, there once was as well. However, the eastern line was closed in 1983...
  
  ) 近畿日本鉄道 (生駒ケーブル, 西信貴ケーブル) (近鉄)
• Kōbe City Urban Development
  Kobe City Urban Development
  is a public foundation in Kōbe, Hyōgo, Japan. Founded in 1963, the organization operates land development, construction, parking lot, public facilities, sightseeing related business, and sewer of the city.-Transportations:...
  
   (Maya Cablecar
  Maya Cablecar
  The Maya Cablecar, officially the is a Japanese funicular line in Kobe, Hyōgo, operated by the public company Kōbe City Urban Development. The line opened in 1925, originally as a route to Tōri Tenjō-ji temple on Mount Maya. Now the line is used to see the scenic view of Kobe...
  
  ) 神戸市都市整備公社 (摩耶ケーブル線, まやビューライン夢散歩)
• Kurama-dera (Kurama-dera Cable
  Kurama-dera Cable
  The is a funicular line operated by Kurama-dera, a famous Buddhist temple in Mount Kurama, Sakyō, Kyoto, Japan. The line is officially called .-Basic data:*Distance: 0.2 km*Vertical interval: 96 m*Gauge: 800 mm*Stations: 2*Track: Single...
  
  ) 鞍馬寺 (鞍馬寺ケーブル)
• Mitake Tozan Railway
  Mitake Tozan Railway
  The is a Japanese transport company in Ōme, Tokyo. It belongs to Keiō Group. The company operates a funicular line and a chairlift, both in Mount Mitake...
  
   (Mitake Tozan Cable) 御岳登山鉄道 (御岳登山ケーブル)
• Nankai Electric Railway
  Nankai Electric Railway
  is a private railway in Japan. IC cards are accepted.Nankai Railway Company was founded on June 16, 1884, then became one of the companies that merge to form Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. in 1944. However Kin-nichi transferred the former Nankai Railway Company Lines to present Nankai Electric...
  
   (Kōyasan Cable
  Nankai Cable Line
  The , officially the , is a Japanese funicular line in Kōya, Wakayama, operated by Nankai Electric Railway. The line opened in 1930 as a route to Mount Kōya, a famous Buddhist spot.-Basic data:*Distance: 0.8 km / 0.5 mi*System: Single track with two cars...
  
  ) 南海電気鉄道 (高野山ケーブル)
• Nose Railway
  Nose Railway
  , occasionally abbreviated as Nose Railway or , is a Japanese private railway company headquartered in Kawanishi, which links several areas in the mountainous Nose, Osaka, area to Kawanishi-noseguchi Station in Kawanishi, Hyōgo, where one can transfer to Hankyu Takarazuka Line to Osaka.Nose Railway...
  
   (Myōken Cable
  Myoken Cable
  The , officially the , is Japanese funicular line in Kawanishi, Hyōgo, operated by Nose Electric Railway. The line climbs . The line was opened by in 1925, comprising Kabu Line and Jōbu Line. Both of them were abandoned in 1944...
  
  ) 能勢電鉄 (妙見ケーブル) (Noseden 能勢電)
• Okamoto MFG (Beppu Rakutenchi Cable
  Beppu Rakutenchi Cable Line
  The is a Japanese funicular line in Beppu, Ōita. The line opened in 1929 as a gateway to Beppu Rakutenchi amusement park on Mount Tateishi. Although the line is legally considered as a public transit, not an attraction ride, riders have to pay the amusement park admission fee to take the funicular...
  
  ) 岡本製作所 (別府ラクテンチケーブル)
• Ōyama Kankō Dentetsu (Ōyama Cable Car
  Oyama Cable Car
  The , officially the , is a Japanese funicular line in Isehara, Kanagawa. This is the only line operates. The company belongs to Odakyū Group. The line opened in 1931, as a route to Ōyama Afuri Shrine on Mount Ōyama. The line is now also used for hiking....
  
  ) 大山観光電鉄 (大山ケーブルカー)
• Rokkō Maya Railway (Rokkō Cable
  Rokko Cable Line
  The is a Japanese funicular line on Mount Rokkō in Kobe, Hyōgo. It is the only railway line operates, while it also operates bus lines. The line opened in 1932.-Basic data:*Distance: 1.7 km / 1.1 mi.*System: Single track with two cars*Gauge: *Stations: 2...
  
  ) 六甲摩耶鉄道 (六甲ケーブル)
• Seikan Tunnel Museum (Seikan Tunnel Tappi Shakō Line
  Seikan Tunnel Tappi Shako Line
  The is a Japanese funicular line in Sotogahama, Aomori, operated by Seikan Tunnel Museum. The line descends from the museum near into an underground station on the Seikan Tunnel, the longest railway tunnel in the world...
  
  ) 青函トンネル記念館 (青函トンネル竜飛斜坑線)
• Shikoku Cable
  Shikoku Cable
  is a transportation company on Shikoku, Japan. Headquartered in Takamatsu, Kagawa, the company operates a funicular and aerial lifts.-History:*June 26, 1964: Founded as Yakuri Cable.*December 28, 1964: Yakuri Cable Line opens....
  
   (Yakuri Cable
  Yakuri Cable
  The is a Japanese funicular line in Takamatsu, Kagawa. The line does not have any official name. This is the only funicular line Shikoku Cable operates, while it also operates aerial tramways...
  
  ) 四国ケーブル (八栗ケーブル)
• Takao Tozan Electric Railway (Takao Tozan Cable) 高尾登山電鉄 (高尾登山ケーブル)
• Tango Kairiku Kōtsū (Amanohashidate Cable Car
  Amanohashidate Cable Car
  The is Japanese funicular line in Miyazu, Kyōto. The line is also called or , but it does not have any official name. This is the only funicular line operates, while it also operates buses and ships. The company is abbreviated as . The line opened in 1927 as a route to Nariai-ji temple, with a...
  
  ) 丹後海陸交通 (天橋立ケーブルカー) (Tankai 丹海)
• Tateyama Kurobe Kankō 立山黒部貫光 (TKK)
• Tsukuba Kankō Railway (Mt. Tsukuba Cable Car
  Mt. Tsukuba Cable Car
  The , officially the , is a Japanese funicular line on Mount Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki. It is the only funicular line operates, while it also operates an aerial tramway, hotels and restaurants. The company belongs to Keisei Group.-Basic data:...
  
  ) 筑波観光鉄道 (筑波山ケーブルカー)

Trolleybus

Trolleybus

A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...

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• Kansai Electric Power Company
  Kansai Electric Power Company
  , also known as , is an electric utility with its operational area of Kansai region, Japan . The company is regarded as one of the leading companies in Kansai, as well as a leader of the Japanese electric power industry....
  
   (Kanden Tunnel Trolleybus
  Kanden Tunnel Trolleybus
  The is a Japanese trolleybus line between Ōgisawa Station, Ōmachi and Kurobe Dam Station, Tateyama. The line does not have any official name. The 6.1-km line runs almost entirely in a tunnel, except for about 300 metres at Ogisawa station and the approach to it. Opened in 1964, it is one of only...
  
  ) 関西電力 (関電トンネルトロリーバス) (関電 Kanden, KEPCO)
• Tateyama Kurobe Kankō (Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus
  Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus
  The , officially the , is Japanese trolleybus line in Tateyama, Toyama, operated by the Tateyama Kurobe Kankō Company. The line is entirely underground , including both termini. It is one of the only two trolleybus lines in Japan. The line is a part of Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, together with...
  
  ) 立山黒部貫光 (立山トンネルトロリーバス)

Freight

Freight train

A freight train or goods train is a group of freight cars or goods wagons hauled by one or more locomotives on a railway, ultimately transporting cargo between two points as part of the logistics chain...

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• Akita Rinkai Railway
  Akita Rinkai Railway Line
  The is a Japanese freight-only railway line between Akita Kitakō Station and Mukaihama Station via Akitakō Station, all within Akita, Akita. This is the only railway line operates. The third sector company was founded in 1970. The services on the line is divided by Akitakō Station. The north...
  
  秋田臨海鉄道
• Fukushima Rinkai Railway
  Fukushima Rinkai Railway Main Line
  The is a Japanese freight-only railway line from Izumi, serving Onahama Freight Terminal, all in Iwaki, Fukushima. It is the only railway line operated by the , excluding a few more industrial railway lines. The third sector company had its roots as a horsecar operator, opened in 1907 to transport...
  
  福島臨海鉄道
• Hachinohe Rinkai Railway 八戸臨海鉄道
• Iwate Development Railway
  Iwate Development Railway
  The is the freight only railway company in Ōfunato, Iwate, Japan. This is one of the oldest third sector railway operator in the country, founded in 1932. Its group also operates bus lines. It also had a passenger service until 1992...
  
  岩手開発鉄道
• Kanagawa Rinkai Railway
  Kanagawa Rinkai Railway
  The is a freight only railway company in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, abbreviated as . The third sector company was founded in 1963. The company also operates real estate business such as warehouses...
  
  神奈川臨海鉄道 (Kanarin 神奈臨)
• Keiyō Rinkai Railway
  Keiyo Rinkai Railway Rinkai Main Line
  The is a Japanese freight-only railway line in Chiba Prefecture, between Soga, Chiba and Kitasode, Sodegaura. This is the only railway line operates, but the line has two branch lines as well. The company is abbreviated as . The third sector company was founded in 1962...
  
  京葉臨海鉄道 (Rintetsu 臨鉄)
• Kinuura Rinkai Railway
  Kinuura Rinkai Railway
  The is the freight only railway company in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The third sector company was founded in 1971. Its lines serve the industrial area of the Port of Kinuura, Mikawa Bay. They originally transported local products such as fertilizers, cereals, or roof tiles...
  
  衣浦臨海鉄道
• Kosaka Smelting & Refining
  Kosaka Smelting & Refining Kosaka Line
  The is Japanese freight only railway line in Akita Prefecture, between Ōdate Station, Ōdate and Kosaka Station, Kosaka. This is the only railway line operates, while the company's main business is chemical products. The line opened in 1908 to transport sulfuric acid, the products from the...
  
   小坂製錬
• Nagoya Rinkai Railway
  Nagoya Rinkai Railway
  The is a Japanese freight-only railway company in Nagoya, Aichi, shared by Japan Freight Railway Company, Nagoya Port Authority, and Nippon Express. The third sector company was founded in 1965. The company is abbreviated as . Its lines serve the industrial area of the Nagoya Port...
  
  名古屋臨海鉄道
• Seinō Railway
  Seino Railway
  The is the freight only railway company in Ōgaki, Gifu, Japan. The company was founded in 1927. Its line mainly transports limestone. The company is not related to , a transportation company with similar name, also based in Ōgaki.-Operational:...
  
   西濃鉄道
• Sendai Rinkai Railway
  Sendai Rinkai Railway
  The is the freight only railway company in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The third sector company was founded in 1970. Its lines transport containers or petroleum between Tōhoku Main Line and the industrial area of Port of Sendai.-Lines:...
  
  仙台臨海鉄道
• Taiheiyō Coal Services and Transportation
  Taiheiyo Coal Services and Transportation Rinko Line
  The is a Japanese freight only railway line between Harutori and Shireto, all within Kushiro, Hokkaidō. This is the only railway line of . The line is the only private railway in Hokkaidō, as well as the only surviving colliery railway in Japan. The first section of the line opened in 1925. It...
  
   太平洋石炭販売輸送

Selected discontinued companies

Those with English articles are listed here.

• Chūgen Railway 中原鉄道
• Horonai Railway
  Horonai Railway
  The Horonai Railway was a Japanese government-managed railway which was among the first to be built in Hokkaidō. Established in 1869, it was sold off to the private sector twenty years later...
  
   官営幌内鉄道
• Japanese Government Railways
  Japanese Government Railways
  The Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
  
   鉄道省
• Kaetsunō Railway
  Kaetsuno Railway
  is a bus company operating in the central and western parts of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. Contrary to its name, the company does not operate railway lines any more, as its last surviving Manyō Line was handed over to Manyōsen in 2002....
  
   加越能鉄道
• Kashima Railway
  Kashima Railway Line
  The was the sole line operated by the Kashima Railway Company in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It operated between Ishioka Station and Hokota Station. It closed on 1 April 2007.-Data:*Length: 27.2 km*Gauge: 1,067 mm*Stations: 17, including terminals...
  
   鹿島鉄道
• Kurihara Den'en Railway くりはら田園鉄道
• San'yō Railway 山陽鉄道
• Tōkadai New Transit (Peach Liner) 桃花台新交通 (ピーチライナー) (new transit system)

See also

• List of railway companies
• List of railway lines in Japan
• List of railway stations in Japan
• List of railway electrification systems in Japan
• Rail transport in Japan
  Rail transport in Japan
  Rail transport in Japan is a major means of passenger transport, especially for mass and high-speed travel between major cities and for commuter transport in metropolitan areas.-Overview:...
  
  
• Monorails in Japan
  Monorails in Japan
  -Currently operational:*Chiba Urban Monorail : Chiba, Chiba, 1988.*Disney Resort Line: Urayasu, Chiba, 2001.*Kitakyūshū Monorail: Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, 1985.*Okinawa Monorail : Naha, Okinawa, 2003....
  
  
• List of aerial lifts in Japan
• List of airport people mover systems
• List of bus operating companies in Japan
• List of defunct railway companies in Japan