# Railway Technical Research Institute > railway research institute in Japan **Wikidata**: [Q1017398](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1017398) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Technical_Research_Institute) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/railway-technical-research-institute ## Summary The Railway Technical Research Institute (公益財団法人鉄道総合技術研究所) is a Japanese research institute focused on railway technology and related research. It is a public interest incorporated foundation that is part of the Japan Railways Group and was established on 1986-12-10. ## Key Facts - Founded (inception): 1986-12-10. - Legal form: public interest incorporated foundation (公益財団法人). - Part of: Japan Railways Group. - Location: Hikarichō, Tokyo; street address 東京都国分寺市光町二丁目8番地38; postal code 185-0034. - Coordinates: 35.702881, 139.443596. - Official name (Japanese): 公益財団法人鉄道総合技術研究所. - Member of: International Union of Railways (affiliate member), membership start 1997 (member number 118). - Website: https://www.rtri.or.jp/ (Japanese). - Common aliases: RTRI; JR総研; 鉄道総合研究所; 鉄道総研; JR總研; Railway Technical Research Institute; JR총연. - Selected identifiers: ISNI 0000000087358910; ROR 036vt3264; GND 124953-8; VIAF 126777178; Ringgold 73593; corporate number (Japan) 3012405002559. ## FAQs ### Q: What is the primary purpose of the Railway Technical Research Institute? A: It is an organization whose primary purpose is research in the railway field; it operates as a research institute within the Japan Railways Group. ### Q: Where is the Railway Technical Research Institute located? A: The institute is located in Hikarichō, Tokyo with coordinates 35.702881, 139.443596 and the street address 東京都国分寺市光町二丁目8番地38 (postal code 185-0034). ### Q: Is the institute affiliated with international railway organizations? A: Yes. It is an affiliate member of the International Union of Railways (UIC), listed as member number 118, with affiliation beginning in 1997. ### Q: How can I find official information about the institute? A: The institute’s official website is https://www.rtri.or.jp/ (Japanese). Official identifiers include ISNI 0000000087358910 and ROR 036vt3264. ## Why It Matters The Railway Technical Research Institute serves as a central, dedicated research organization for railway technology within the Japan Railways Group. As a public interest incorporated foundation, it provides a formal institutional base for studying, testing, and developing railway-related technologies and practices in Japan. Its membership in the International Union of Railways since 1997 underscores its engagement with the international railway research community. The institute’s institutional status, range of international and national identifiers, and position inside the JR Group make it a recognized node for collaboration, knowledge exchange, and technical standardization in railway engineering and operations. Researchers, industry partners, and policymakers rely on or reference such an institute for organized, official research capacity and for coordinating technical work across Japan’s major rail organizations. ## Notable For - Being the dedicated railway research institute within the Japan Railways Group and operating as a public interest foundation. - Established on 1986-12-10 with a formal institutional presence in Tokyo (Hikarichō). - Affiliate membership of the International Union of Railways (UIC) since 1997 (member number 118). - Broad set of institutional identifiers used in library, research, and corporate registries (ISNI, ROR, GND, VIAF, Ringgold, corporate number). - Multiple widely used aliases in Japanese, English, and other languages (e.g., RTRI, JR総研, Railway Technical Research Institute). ## Body ### Overview - Instance of: research institute. - Industry: research (railway-focused). - Role: institutional research body within the Japan Railways Group. ### Legal status and formation - Legal form: public interest incorporated foundation (公益財団法人). - Inception / formation date: 1986-12-10. - Location of formation: Tokyo. ### Location and contact details - Street address: 東京都国分寺市光町二丁目8番地38. - Postal code: 185-0034. - Located in / neighborhood: Hikarichō. - Coordinates: latitude 35.702881, longitude 139.443596. - Website: https://www.rtri.or.jp/ (content in Japanese). ### Organizational relationships - Part of: Japan Railways Group. - Member of: International Union of Railways (affiliate member, member number 118, start time 1997). - Replaces: (Wikidata entry Q11649701 is listed as replaced). ### Identifiers and registry entries - ISNI: 0000000087358910. - ROR: 036vt3264. - GND (German authority file): 124953-8. - VIAF: 126777178 (additional VIAF id 3664148814300445330006 noted). - Ringgold: 73593. - Freebase id (legacy): /m/0f4wwz. - KISTI id: K000213406. - NDL authority id: 00304820 (label 鉄道総合技術研究所). - CiNii Research id: 1140845216533802624. - Opencorporates id: jp/3012405002559 (corporate number 3012405002559). - Microsoft Academic (discontinued) id: 123315585. - Libraries Australia id: 35866608. - Library of Congress authority id: n85097595. - NACSIS-CAT Author id: DA02505110. ### Names, languages, and media - Official name (Japanese): 公益財団法人鉄道総合技術研究所. - Common English name: Railway Technical Research Institute. - Aliases: RTRI; JR総研; 鉄道総合研究所; 鉄道総研; 鐵道總合技術研究所; JR總研; JR총연. - Wikipedia title: Railway Technical Research Institute. - Wikipedia available languages (sitelinks): en, es, fr, id, it, ja, ko, ru, wuu, zh. - Logo image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/JR_logo_RTRI.svg. - Photo image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Railway_technical_research_institute_in_japan.jpg. - Commons category: Railway Technical Research Institute. ### Memberships and affiliations - International Union of Railways: affiliate member since 1997, member number 118 (reference vademecum.uic.org member detail). ### Administrative records - Corporate number (Japan): 3012405002559. - Opencorporates record: jp/3012405002559. ### Topics and categorization - Topic's main category (Wikimedia): Category:Railway Technical Research Institute. - Wikidata description: railway research institute in Japan. (End of entry.) ## References 1. GRID Release 2017-01-10 2. Virtual International Authority File 3. CiNii Research 4. [Source](https://vademecum.uic.org/en/memberDetail/118) 5. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013 6. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions 7. Microsoft Academic Knowledge Graph 8. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)