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Ministry of Railways

former Japanese railway system operator
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Ministry of Railways

Summary

Ministry of Railways is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ministry of Railways is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Ministry of Railways's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Ministry of Railways's instance of is recorded as ministry of railways[5].
  • Ministry of Railways's instance of is recorded as Ministries of Japan[6].
  • Ministry of Railways's instance of is recorded as rail company (Japan)[7].
  • Ministry of Railways's headquarters location is recorded as Tokyo Prefecture[8].
  • Ministry of Railways's Commons category is recorded as Ministry of Railway (Japan)[9].
  • Ministry of Railways's industry is recorded as rail transport[10].
  • May 15, 1920 marks the founding of Ministry of Railways[11].
  • Ministry of Railways was dissolved in November 1, 1943[12].
  • Ministry of Railways's location of formation is recorded as Tokyo Prefecture[13].
  • Ministry of Railways's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Japanese Government Railways[14].
  • Ministry of Railways's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Japan[15].
  • Ministry of Railways's replaces is recorded as Imperial Railway Board[16].
  • Ministry of Railways's replaced by is recorded as Transportation & Communication Bureau[17].
  • Ministry of Railways's replaced by is recorded as Japanese National Railways[18].
  • Ministry of Railways's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '鉄道省'}[19].
  • Ministry of Railways's date of official opening is recorded as May 15, 1920[20].
  • Ministry of Railways's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Minister of Railways of Japan[21].
  • Ministry of Railways's date of official closure is recorded as November 1, 1943[22].

Body

Founding

May 15, 1920 marks the founding of Ministry of Railways[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as Tokyo Prefecture[13].

Identity

Ministry of Railways's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '鉄道省'}[19].

Operations

Ministry of Railways's headquarters location is recorded as Tokyo Prefecture[8].

Industry

Ministry of Railways's industry is recorded as rail transport[10].

Dissolution

Ministry of Railways was dissolved in November 1, 1943[12].

Why It Matters

Ministry of Railways ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

business ED31 Eisaku Satō Japan JNR ED37 class JNR EF11 class JNR EF13 class

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Location of formation → Tokyo Prefecture
    Country → Japan
    Replaces → Imperial Railway Board
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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