Japanese National Railways

Japanese National Railways
Overview
Headquarters	Tokyo
Locale	Japan
Dates of operation	June 1, 1949–March 31, 1987
Predecessor	Japanese Government Railways
Successor	Japan Railways Group
Technical
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), ; 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length	21,421.1 km (13,310.5 mi); (at peak, 1981)

Japanese National Railways
	Logo
	Flag, incorporating the JNR corporate emblem (in red)
Native name	日本国有鉄道
Romanized name	Nihon Kokuyū Tetsudō; Nippon Kokuyū Tetsudō
Company type	Statutory corporation
Industry	Transportation
Predecessor	Japanese Government Railways
Founded	June 1, 1949
Founder	Government of Japan by order of the; Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers; GA Douglas MacArthur
Defunct	March 31, 1987
Fate	Broken up and gradually privatized
Successor	Japan Railways Group
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Area served	Japan
Products	railway services, bus services, etc
Owner	Government of Japan

The Japanese National Railways (日本国有鉄道, Nihon Kokuyū Tetsudō or Nippon Kokuyū Tetsudō), abbreviated JNR or Kokutetsu (国鉄)^{[note 1]}, was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
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