Japanese National Railways

public corporation that operated Japanese national railway network from 1949 to 1987
Organization business Q384011
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Japanese National Railways

Summary

Japanese National Railways is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Japanese National Railways is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Japanese National Railways's route map is recorded as JNR SystemMap 19641001.png[4].
  • Japanese National Railways's image is recorded as JNR Head Office Annex (1962).webp[5].
  • Japanese National Railways's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • Japanese National Railways's instance of is recorded as national railway[7].
  • Japanese National Railways's instance of is recorded as rail company (Japan)[8].
  • Japanese National Railways's flag image is recorded as Ensign of the Japanese National Railways.svg[9].
  • Japanese National Railways's founder is recorded as Government of Japan[10].
  • Japanese National Railways's logo image is recorded as Japanese National Railway logo.svg[11].
  • Japanese National Railways's headquarters location is recorded as Marunouchi[12].
  • Japanese National Railways's ISNI is recorded as 0000000107271346[13].
  • Japanese National Railways's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 151266490[14].
  • Japanese National Railways's GND ID is recorded as 16517-7[15].
  • Japanese National Railways's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80049503[16].
  • Japanese National Railways's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03948398[17].
  • Japanese National Railways's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00273638[18].
  • Japanese National Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as Q11649701[19].
  • Japanese National Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as Central Railway Training School[20].
  • Japanese National Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as Q11649757[21].
  • Japanese National Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as Q106664528[22].
  • Japanese National Railways's part of is recorded as three public corporations and five government enterprises[23].
  • Japanese National Railways's Commons category is recorded as Japanese National Railways[24].
  • Japanese National Railways's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35653774[25].
  • Japanese National Railways's industry is recorded as public transport[26].
  • +1949-06-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Japanese National Railways[27].

Body

Founding

Japanese National Railways's founder is recorded as Government of Japan[10]. +1949-06-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[27]. Its location of formation is recorded as Tokyo[28].

Identity

Japanese National Railways's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '日本国有鉄道'}[29]. Its part of is recorded as three public corporations and five government enterprises[23]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'JNR'}[30] and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '国鉄'}[31].

Operations

Japanese National Railways's headquarters location is recorded as Marunouchi[12]. Subsidiaries include Q11649701[19], a research institute[32], in Japan[33], headquartered in Hikarichō[34]; Central Railway Training School[20], a Q11378673[35], in Japan[36]; Q11649757[21], a branch office[37]; and Q106664528[22].

Industry

Japanese National Railways's industry is recorded as public transport[26].

Ownership

Japanese National Railways's product or material produced is recorded as rail transport[38].

Dissolution

Japanese National Railways was dissolved in +1987-04-01T00:00:00Z[39].

Why It Matters

Japanese National Railways ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

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  11. [13] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [39] . wikidata.org.
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  29. [29] . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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