Japan Railways

Tagging Standards

General Tags

Node , way , area or relation for railway names and general tagging.

Key Value Comment
nameName in Japanese Characters
name:enName in English or Romanji
name:jaName in Japanese Characters
name:ja-LatnName in Romanji
name:ja-HiraName in Hiragana
name:ja_rmromanisation of Japanese. In use, but name:ja-Latn is favoured since 2018

Railway Lines

Way for represent railway lines.

Key Value Comment
Tags in GeneralRecommended Values in General
name:enName of railway company & Name of railway line
railwayrail

Railway Stations

Station Node

Node for indicating position of railway station.

  • For multiple lines sharing a station, try to minimise the number of railway station nodes by using a common node for all lines except lines that are physically located away from node.
  • Node shall be positioned at the centroid of the station. This position may not be identical to the train station building as it should represent the center of the station premise inclusive of train platform.
  • Used to capture the lines available at the station via route relations. This can be used to render transfer stations connected to different lines.
  • Shall be used as member stop in legacy public transport route relations (public_transport:version=1).
  • Shall be used as member station in new public transport route relations (public_transport:version=2) as an extension to current proposal.
Key Value Comment
Tags in GeneralRecommended Values in General
nameName of station in Japanese
name:enName of station in English or Romanji
name:jaName of station in Japanese
name:ja-LatnName of station in Romanji
name:ja-HiraName of station in Hiragana
railwaystationFor legacy public transport route relations (public_transport:version=1)
public_transportstationFor new public transport route relations (public_transport:version=2)

Stop Position

Node for stop position on railway lines.

  • Shall be used as member stop in new public transport route relations (public_transport:version=2).
Key Value Comment
Tags in GeneralRecommended Values in General
nameName of station in Japanese
name:enName of station in English or Romanji
name:jaName of station in Japanese
name:ja-LatnName of station in Romanji
name:ja-HiraName of station in Hiragana
public_transportstop_positionFor new public transport relations (public_transport:version=2)

Buildings

Area for railway station buildings.

  • Shall refer to the physical building(s) being a train station or roof (typically used for platforms).
Key Value Comment
Tags in GeneralRecommended Values in General
buildingtrain_station, roofThis refers to the physical station building or roof structure.

Railway Route Relation

General & Train-Specific Route

Relation for railway general route information.

  • General route information such as general Shinkansen routes (i.e. Tohoku, Tokaido, Sanyo, Kyushu, Jonetsu and Hokuriku).
  • General route information such as general railway lines containing all railway tracks without stops.

Relation for railway train-specific route information with stop information.

  • Refers to routes ply by trains serving one or more railway lines.
  • Refers to routes ply by Shinkansen trains (i.e. Yamabiko train, Hayate train, Sakura train, Toki train, e.t.c.).
  • Refers to routes ply by Limited Express trains or other named trains where they may ply the same routes with reduced stops.

Relation tags

Key Value Comment
Tags in GeneralRecommended Values in General
name:enName of railway company & Name of railway lineThe name of railway company is included to ensure consistency between all rail lines. There are many instances of a rail line with the same name operated by different operators, i.e. Chichibu, Utsunomiya.
refName of line in Japanese (followed by English or Romanji in brackets)Used for rendering various transport maps.
typerouteIndicates route relation.
routerailway (General route)
train (Train-specific)
subway (Subway-specific)
Indicates route type.
public_transport:version1, 21 for legacy public transport relations and 2 for new public transport relations.

Relation members

Member Member Type Member Role Comment
Railway LineWay-For railway ways.
Railway StationNodestop (Legacy), station (New)For railway station node.
Member role of station for new public transport relation is an extension to allow for tracking of station node that serves as a transfer station while still meeting the requirements for the new public transport relation.
Railway Stop PositionNodestop (New)For new public transport relations stop position.

Route Variants

Relation for railway route variants.

  • Used to capture route variants such as rail branches.
  • Used to capture route variants such as local service, limited express and other special services.
  • Used to capture routes in opposite directions.

Relation tags

Key Value Comment
Tags in GeneralRecommended Values in General
name:enName of railway company & Name of railway line
typeroute_masterIndicates route master relation.
route_masterrailway, train, subwayIndicates general route or train specific route.

Relation members

Member Member Type Member Role Comment
Child Route RelationsRelation-For child route relations.

Rail Transport Maps

  • See Public Transport#Maps for a list of transport maps. Do note that not all transport maps shows rail routes, and tags used to render the rail routes differs.

Route State

Base Code (None) 0 1 2 3 4 X
r=... (Route)
Unknown. Route not mapped. Route partially mapped. Route mostly mapped. Route is fully mapped using old route relation schema. Route is fully mapped using new route relation schema (with public transport keys) Route no longer exist.
h=... (Stops)
Unknown. Stop not mapped. Stops partially mapped. Stops mostly mapped. Stops are fully mapped using old route relation schema. Stops are fully mapped using new route relation schema (with public transport keys) Stop no longer in use, or stop does not exist.

References

Railways

Chubu Region

The Kanto Region railway lines are listed in the following table. It may also include lines in the Greater Tokyo region.

NameJapanese NameOperatorTypeRegionLengthGaugeRelation
JR Gotemba LineJR 御殿場線JR CentralLocalKanagawa, Shizuoka60.2 km1067mm Kozu ↔ Matsuda ↔ Numazu
JR Shinetsu Main LineJR 信越本線JR EastLocalNiigata220.6 km1067mm Naoetsu ↔ Saigata ↔ Kashiwazaki ↔ Miyauchi ↔ Nagaoka ↔ Higashi-Sanjo ↔ Niitsu ↔ Niigata
JR Tadami LineJR 只見線JR EastLocalFukushima, Niigata135.2 km1067mm Aizu-Wakamatsu ↔ Nishi-Wakamatsu ↔ Koide
JR Tokaido Main LineJR 東海道本線JR West, JR Central, JR EastLocalCentral Region589.5 km1067mm Tokyo ↔ Atami ↔ Maibara ↔ Kobe

Kanto Region

The Kanto Region railway lines are listed in the following table.

NameJapanese NameOperatorTypeRegionLengthGaugeRelation
Hokuso Line北総線HokusoLocalTokyo, Chiba32.3 km1435mm Keisei-Takasago ↔ Inba-Nihon-Idai
Izuhakone Railway Daiyuzan Line伊豆箱根鉄道 大雄山線Izuhakone RailwayLocalKanagawa9.6 km1067mm Odawara ↔ Daiyuzan
Isumi Railway Isumi Lineいすみ鉄道 いすみ線Isumi RailwayLocalChiba26.8 km1067mm Ohara ↔ Kazusa-Nakano
Jomo Electric Railway Company Jomo Line上毛電気鉄道 上毛線Jomo Electric Railway CompanyLocalGunma25.4 km1067mm Chuo-Maebashi ↔ Akagi ↔ Nishi-Kiryu
Joshin Railway Joshin Line上信電鉄 上信線Joshin RailwayLocalGunma33.7 km1067mm Takasaki ↔ Shimonita
JR Chou LineJR 中央本線JR EastLocalTokyo, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Aichi424.6 km1067mm Tokyo ↔ Nagoya
JR Chou Rapid LineJR 中央線快速JR EastRapidTokyo53.1 km1067mm Tokyo ↔ Shinjuku ↔ Takao
JR Chou-Sobu LineJR 中央・総武緩行線JR EastLocalTokyo, Chiba60.2 km1067mm Mitaka ↔ Shinjuku ↔ Akihabara ↔ Chiba
JR Gotemba LineJR 御殿場線JR CentralLocalKanagawa, Shizuoka60.2 km1067mm Kozu ↔ Matsuda ↔ Numazu
JR Hachiko LineJR 八高線JR EastLocalTokyo, Saitama, Gunma92.0 km1067mm Takasaki ↔ Hachioji
JR Itsukaichi LineJR 五日市線JR EastLocalTokyo11.1 km1067mm Haijima ↔ Musashi-Itsukaichi
JR Joban LineJR 常磐線JR EastLocalTokyo, Chiba, Ibaraki, Fukushima, Miyagi368.0 km1067mm Ueno ↔ Nippori ↔ Kita-Senju ↔ Kanamachi ↔ Matsudo ↔ Mabashi ↔ Abiko ↔ Toride ↔ Sanuki ↔ Tomobe ↔ Mito ↔ Katsuta ↔ Tatsuta
JR Joban Local LineJR 常磐緩行線JR EastLocalTokyo, Chiba32.2 km1067mm Kita-Senju ↔ Kanamachi ↔ Matsudo ↔ Mabashi ↔ Abiko
JR Karasuyama LineJR 烏山線JR EastLocalTochigi20.4 km1067mm Karasuyama ↔ Hoshakuji
JR Kashima LineJR 鹿島線JR EastLocalChiba, Ibaraki17.4 km1067mm Sawara ↔ Kashima-Jingu ↔ Kashima Soccer Stadium
JR Kawagoe LineJR 川越線JR EastLocalSaitama30.6 km1067mm Omiya ↔ Kawagoe ↔ Komagawa
JR Keihin-Tohoku LineJR 京浜東北線JR EastLocalTokyo, Saitama, Kanagawa59.1 km1067mm Omiya → Yokohama
 Yokohama → Omiya
JR Keiyo LineJR 京葉線JR EastLocalTokyo, Chiba43.0 km1067mm Tokyo ↔ Soga
JR Kururi LineJR 久留里線JR EastLocalChiba32.2 km1067mm Kisarazu ↔ Kazusa-Kameyama
JR Mito LineJR 水戸線JR EastLocalTochigi, Ibaraki50.2 km1067mm Oyama ↔ Tomobe
JR Musashino LineJR 武蔵野線JR EastLocalTokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba100.6 km1067mm Nishi-Funabashi ↔ Fuchū-Hommachi
JR Nambu LineJR 南武線JR EastLocalTokyo, Kanagawa45.0 km1067mm Tachikawa ↔ Kawasaki
JR Narita LineJR 成田線JR EastLocalChiba78.6 km1067mm Sakura ↔ Narita ↔ Sawara ↔ Choshi
 Airport Branch (成田空港線) [Narita ↔ Narita Airport]
 Abiko Branch (我孫子支線) [Narita ↔ Abiko]
JR Negishi LineJR 根岸線JR EastLocalKanagawa22.1 km1067mm Yokohama ↔ Ofuna
JR Nikko LineJR 日光線JR EastLocalTochigi40.5 km1067mm Utsunomiya ↔ Nikko
JR Ome LineJR 青梅線JR EastLocalTokyo37.2 km1067mm Tachikawa ↔ Okutama
JR Ryomo LineJR 両毛線JR EastLocalGunma, Tochigi84.4 km1067mm Takasaki ↔ Oyama
JR Sagami LineJR 相模線JR EastLocalKanagawa33.3 km1067mm Hashimoto ↔ Chigasaki
JR Saikyo LineJR 埼京線JR EastLocalTokyo, Saitama36.9 km1067mm Omiya ↔ Osaki
JR Shinetsu Main LineJR 信越本線JR EastLocalGunma29.7 km1067mm Takasaki ↔ Yokokawa
JR Sobu Main LineJR 総武本線JR EastLocalChiba81.3 km1067mm Chiba ↔ ChOshi
JR Sobu Rapid LineJR 総武快速線JR EastRapidTokyo, Chiba60.2 km1067mm Tokyo ↔ Chiba
JR Sotobo LineJR 外房線JR EastLocalChiba93.3 km1067mm Chiba ↔ Soga ↔ Oami ↔ Ohara ↔ Awa-Kamogawa
JR Suigun LineJR 水郡線JR EastLocalIbaraki, Fukushima147.0 km1067mm Mito ↔ Kami-Sugaya ↔ Asaka-Nagamori ↔ Koriyama

 Hitachi-Ota Branch (常陸太田支線) [Kami-Sugaya ↔ Hitachi-Ota]

JR Takasaki LineJR 高崎線JR EastLocalTokyo, Saitama, Gunma74.7 km1067mm Ueno ↔ Takasaki
JR Togane LineJR 東金線JR EastLocalChiba13.8 km1067mm Oami → Naruto
 Naruto → Oami
JR Tohoku Main LineJR 東北本線JR EastLocalTokyo, Saitama, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate575.7 km1067mm Kuroiso ↔ Sendai ↔ Iwakiri ↔ Morioka
 Rifu Branch (利府支線) [Iwakiri ↔ Rifu]
JR Tokaido Main LineJR 東海道本線JR West, JR Central, JR EastLocalTokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu, Shiga589.5 km1067mm Tokyo ↔ Atami ↔ Maibara ↔ Kobe
JR Tsurumi LineJR 鶴見線JR EastLocalKanagawa7.0 km1067mm Tsurumi ↔ Ogimachi
JR Uchibo LineJR 内房線JR EastLocalChiba119.4 km1067mm Chiba ↔ Soga ↔ Goi ↔ Kisarazu ↔ Awa-Kamogawa
JR Utsunomiya LineJR 宇都宮線JR EastLocalTokyo, Saitama, Tochigi, Ibaraki159.9 km1067mm Ueno ↔ Omiya ↔ Kuki ↔ Kurihashi ↔ Oyama ↔ Utsunomiya ↔ Hoshakuji ↔ Kuroiso
JR Yamanote LineJR 山手線JR EastLocalTokyo34.5 km1067mm  Shinagawa → Tokyo → Ueno → Ikebukuro → Shinjuku → Shinagawa
 Shinagawa → Shinjuku → Ikebukuro → Ueno → Tokyo → Shinagawa
JR Yokohama LineJR 横浜線JR EastLocalKanagawa42.6 km1067mm Higashi-Kanagawa ↔ Hachioji
JR Yokosuka LineJR 横須賀線JR EastLocalTokyo, Kanagawa73.3 km1067mm Tokyo ↔ Kurihama
Kanto Railways Ryugasaki Line関東鉄道 竜ヶ崎線Kashima Rinkai RailwayLocalIbaraki4.5 km1067mm Sanuki ↔ Ryugasaki
Kashima Rinkai Railway Oarai Kashima Line鹿島臨海鉄道 大洗鹿島線Kashima Rinkai RailwayLocalIbaraki19.2 km1067mm Kashima-Jingu ↔ Kashima Soccer Stadium ↔ Mito
Keikyu Airport Line京急 空港線KeikyuLocalTokyo6.5 km1435mm Sengakuji ↔ Uraga
Keikyu Daishi Line京急 大師線KeikyuLocalKanagawa4.5 km1435mm Keikyu-Kawasaki ↔ Kojimashinden
Keikyu Main Line京急 本線KeikyuLocalTokyo, Kanagawa ? km1435mm Sengakuji ↔ Uraga
Keikyu Kurihama Line京急 久里浜線KeikyuLocalKanagawa13.4 km1435mm Horinouchi ↔ Misakiguchi
Keikyu Zushi Line京急 逗子線KeikyuLocalKanagawa5.9 km1435mm Kanazawa-Hakkei ↔ Shin-Zushi
Keio Line京王 京王線KeioLocalTokyo37.9 km1372mm Shinjuku ↔ Keio-Hachioji
Keio Dobutsuen Line京王 動物園線KeioLocalTokyo2.0 km1372mm Takahatafudo ↔ Tama-Dobutsukoen
Keio Inokashira Line京王 井の頭線KeioLocalTokyo12.7 km1372mm Shibuya ↔ Kichijoji
Keio Keibajo Line京王 競馬場線KeioLocalTokyo0.9 km1372mm Higashi-Fuchu ↔ Fuchu-Keiba-Seimon-mae
Keio New Line京王 新線KeioLocalTokyo3.6 km1372mm Shinjuku ↔ Sasazuka
Keio Sagamihara Line京王 相模原線KeioLocalTokyo, Kanagawa22.6 km1372mm Chofu ↔ Hashimoto
Keio Takao Line京王 高尾線KeioLocalTokyo8.6 km1372mm Kitano ↔ Takaosanguchi
Keisei Main Line京成 本線KeiseiLocalTokyo, Chiba69.3 km1435mm Keisei-Ueno ↔ Narita Airport
 High-Speed Limited Express
 Limited Express
 Rapid
Keisei Chiba Line京成 千葉線KeiseiLocalChiba12.9 km1435mm Keisei-Tsudanuma ↔ Chiba-Chuo
Keisei Chihara Line京成 千原線KeiseiLocalChiba10.9 km1435mm Chiba-Chuo ↔ Chiharadai
Keisei Higashi-Narita Line京成 東成田線KeiseiLocalChiba7.0 km1435mm Keisei-Narita ↔ Higashi-Narita
Keisei Kanamachi Line京成 金町線KeiseiLocalTokyo2.5 km1435mm Keisei-Takasago ↔ Keisei-Kanamachi
Keisei Oshiage Line京成 押上線KeiseiLocalTokyo5.7 km1435mm Oshiage ↔ Aoto
Kominato Railway Kominato Line小湊鐵道 小湊鉄道線Kominato RailwayLocalChiba39.1 km1067mm Goi ↔ Kazusa-Nakano
Mooka Railway Mooka Line真岡鐵道 真岡線Mooka RailwayLocalIbaraki, Tochigi41.9 km1067mm Shimodate ↔ Motegi
Odakyu Odawara Line小田急 小田原線OdakyuLocalTokyo, Kanagawa82.5 km1067mm Shinjuku ↔ Yoyogi-Uehara ↔ Shimo-Kitazawa ↔ Gotokuji ↔ Noborito ↔ Shin-Yurigaoka ↔ Machida ↔ Sagami-Ono ↔ Ebina ↔ Atsugi ↔ Shin-Matsuda ↔ Odawara
Odakyu Enoshima Line小田急 江ノ島線OdakyuLocalKanagawa27.6 km1067mm Sagami-Ono ↔ Chuo-Rinkan ↔ Shonandai ↔ Fujisawa ↔ Katase-Enoshima
Odakyu Tama Line小田急 多摩線OdakyuLocalTokyo10.6 km1067mm Shin-Yurigaoka ↔ Odakyu-Nagayama ↔ Odakyu-Tama-Center ↔ Karakida
Ryutetsu Nagareyama Line流山線RyūtetsuLocalChiba5.7 km1067mm Mabashi ↔ Nagareyama
Sagami Railway Sotetsu Main Line相模鉄道 本線SagamiLocalKanagawa24.6 km1067mm Yokohama ↔ Ebina
Sagami Railway Izumino Line相模鉄道 いずみ野線SagamiLocalKanagawa11.3 km1067mm Futamatagawa ↔ Shonandai
Saitama Rapid Railway Line埼玉高速鉄道線Saitama Railway CorporationLocalTokyo, Saitama14.6 km1067mm Akabane-Iwabuchi ↔ Urawa-Misono
Seibu Chichibu Line西武 秩父線SeibuLocalSaitama19.0 km1067mm Agano ↔ Seibu-Chichibu
Seibu Ikebukuro Line西武 池袋線SeibuLocalTokyo, Saitama57.8 km1067mm Ikebukuro ↔ Seibu-Chichibu
Seibu Sayama Line西武 狭山線SeibuLocalSaitama4.2 km1067mm Nishi-Tokorozawa ↔ Seibu-Kyujo-mae
Seibu Toshima Line西武 豊島線SeibuLocalNerima1.0 km1067mm Nerima ↔ Toshimaen
Seibu Yūrakucho Line西武 有楽町線SeibuLocalNerima2.6 km1067mm Nerima ↔ Kotake-Mukaihara
Seibu Haijima Line西武 拝島線SeibuLocalTokyo14.3 km1067mm Kodaira ↔ Haijima
Seibu Kokubunji Line西武 国分寺線SeibuLocalTokyo7.8 km1067mm Kokubunji ↔ Higashi-Murayama
Seibu Seibu-en Line西武 西武園線SeibuLocalTokyo2.4 km1067mm Higashi-Murayama ↔ Seibuen
Seibu Shinjuku Line西武 新宿線SeibuLocalTokyo, Saitama47.5 km1067mm Seibu-Shinjuku ↔ Hon-Kawagoe
Seibu Tamagawa Line西武 多摩川線SeibuLocalTokyo8.0 km1067mm Koremasa ↔ Musashi-Sakai
Seibu Tamako Line西武 多摩湖線SeibuLocalTokyo9.2 km1067mm Kokubunji ↔ Seibu-Yuenchi
Shibayama Railway Line芝山鉄道 芝山線Shibayama RailwayLocalChiba2.2 km1435mm Higashi-Narita ↔ Shibayama-Chiyoda
Tobu Isesaki Line / Tobu Skytree Line東武 伊勢崎線 / 東武 スカイツリーラインTobuLocalTokyo, Saitama41.0 km1067mm Asakusa ↔ Tobu-Dobutsu-Koen
Tobu Kameido Line東武 亀戸線TobuLocalTokyo3.4 km1067mm Kameido → Hikifune
 Hikifune → Kameido
Tobu Daishi Line東武 大師線TobuLocalTokyo1.0 km1067mm Nishiarai ↔ Daishimae
Tobu Isesaki Line東武 伊勢崎線TobuLocalSaitama, Gunma, Tochigi75.1 km1067mm Tobu-Dobutsu-Koen ↔ Isesaki
Tobu Sano Line東武 佐野線TobuLocalGunma, Tochigi22.6 km1067mm Tatebayashi ↔ Kuzu
Tobu Koizumi Line東武 小泉線TobuLocalGunma18.2 km1067mm Tatebayashi ↔ Higashi-Koizumi ↔ Nishi-Koizumi/ota
Tobu Kiryu Line東武 桐生線TobuLocalGunma20.3 km1067mm Ota ↔ Aioi ↔ Akagi
Tobu Nikko Line東武 日光線TobuLocalSaitama, Gunma, Tochigi94.5 km1067mm Tobu-Dobutsu-Koen ↔ Tobu Nikko
Tobu Utsunomiya Line東武 宇都宮線TobuLocalTochigi, Utsunomiya24.3 km1067mm Shin-Tochigi ↔ Tobu Utsunomiya
Tobu Kinugawa Line東武 鬼怒川線TobuLocalTochigi16.2 km1067mm Shimo-Imaichi ↔ Kinugawa-Onsen ↔ Shin-Fujiwara
Tobu Noda Line / Tobu Urban Park Line東武 野田線 / 東武 アーバンパークラインTobuLocalSaitama, Chiba62.7 km1067mm omiya → Funabashi
 Funabashi → omiya
Tobu Tojo Line東武 東上線TobuLocalTokyo, Saitama75.0 km1067mm Ikebukuro ↔ Yorii
Tobu Ogose Line東武 越生線TobuLocalSaitama10.9 km1067mm Sakado ↔ Ogose
Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit Rinkai Line東京臨海高速鉄道 りんかい線Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid TransitLocalTokyo12.2 km1067mm Shin-Kiba ↔ osaki
Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line東急 田園都市線TokyuLocalTokyo, Kanagawa31.5 km1067mm Shibuya ↔ Chuo-Rinkan
Tokyu Ikegami Line東急 池上線TokyuLocalTokyo10.8 km1067mm Gotanda ↔ Kamata
Tokyu Meguro Line東急 目黒線TokyuLocalTokyo, Kanagawa11.9 km1067mm Meguro ↔ Hiyoshi
Tokyu Oimachi Line東急 大井町線TokyuLocalTokyo, Kanagawa12.4 km1067mm oimachi ↔ Mizonokuchi
Tokyu Tamagawa Line東急 多摩川線TokyuLocalTokyo5.6 km1067mm Tamagawa ↔ Kamata
Tokyu Toyoko Line東急 東横線TokyuLocalTokyo, Kanagawa24.2 km1067mm Shibuya ↔ Yokohama
Toyo Rapid Railway Line東葉 高速線Toyo Rapid RailwayLocalChiba16.2 km1067mm Nishi-Funabashi ↔ Toyo-Katsutadai
Tsukuba Expressつくばエクスプレス線Metropolitan Intercity Railway CompanyLocalTokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki58.3 km1067mm Tsukuba → Akihabara
 Akihabara → Tsukuba
Watarase Keikoku Railway Watarase Keikoku Lineわたらせ渓谷鐵道 わたらせ渓谷線Watarase Keikoku RailwayLocalGunma, Tochigi44.1 km1067mm Kiryu ↔ Mato
Yagan Railway Aizu Kinugawa Line野岩鉄道 会津鬼怒川線Yagan RailwayLocalTochigi30.7 km1067mm Shin-Fujiwara ↔ Aizukogen-Ozeguchi
Yokohama Minatomirai Kodomonokuni Line横浜高速鉄道 こどもの国線Yokohama MinatomiraiLocalKanagawa3.4 km1067mm Nagatsuta ↔ Kodomonokuni
Yokohama Minatomirai Kodomonokuni Line横浜高速鉄道 こどもの国線Yokohama MinatomiraiLocalKanagawa3.4 km1067mm Nagatsuta ↔ Kodomonokuni
Yokohama Minatomirai Minatomirai Line横浜高速鉄道 みなとみらい線Yokohama MinatomiraiLocalKanagawa4.1 km1067mm Yokohama ↔ Motomachi-Chukagai

The Kanto Region railway lines are through-service across multiple different rail lines.

NameJapanese NameOperatorTypeRegionLengthGaugeRelation
JR Shonan-Shinjuku LineJR 湘南新宿ラインJR EastLocalGreater Tokyo ? km1067mm Odawara → ofuna → Yokohama → Shinjuku → omiya → Takasaki
 Takasaki → omiya → Shinjuku → Yokohama → ofuna → Odawara
JR Shonan-Shinjuku LineJR 湘南新宿ラインJR EastLocalGreater Tokyo ? km1067mm Utsunomiya → omiya → Shinjuku → Yokohama → ofuna → Zushi
 Zushi → ofuna → Yokohama → Shinjuku → omiya → Utsunomiya
JR Ueno-Tokyo LineJR 上野東京ラインJR EastLocalGreater Tokyo ? km1067mm Ueno → Tokyo
 Tokyo → Ueno

The following table lists railways that are based on monorail, trams and people-mover.

NameJapanese NameOperatorTypeRegionLengthRelation
Chiba Urban Monorail千葉都市モノレールChiba Urban MonorailMonorailChiba15.2 km Line 1 - Chiba-Minato ↔ Chiba ↔ Kencho-Mae
 Line 2 - Chiba-Minato ↔ Chiba ↔ Chishirodai

Tohoku Region

NameJapanese NameOperatorTypeRegionLengthGaugeRelation
Abukuma Express Line阿武隈急行 阿武隈急行線Abukuma ExpressLocalMiyagi54.9 km1067mm Fukushima ↔ Tsukinoki
Aizu Railway Aizu Line会津鉄道 会津線Aizu RailwayLocalFukushima57.4 km1067mm Nishi-Wakamatsu ↔ Aizukogen-Ozeguchi
Aoimori Railway Line青い森鉄道 青い森鉄道線Aoimori RailwayLocalAomori121.9 km1067mm Metoki ↔ Hachinohe ↔ Noheji ↔ Aomori
Fukushima Kotsu Iizaka Line福島交通 飯坂線Fukushima TransportationLocalFukushima9.2 km1067mm Fukushima ↔ Iizaka-Onsen
Iwate Galaxy Railway Lineいわて銀河鉄道 いわて銀河鉄道線Iwate Galaxy RailwayLocalIwate82.0 km1067mm Morioka ↔ Koma ↔ Iwate-Numakunai ↔ Ninohe ↔ Metoki
JR Aterazawa LineJR 左沢線JR EastLocalYamagata24.3 km1067mm Aterazawa → Yamagata
 Yamagata → Aterazawa
JR Ban'etsu East LineJR 磐越東線JR EastLocalFukushima85.6 km1067mm Koriyama ↔ Iwaki
JR Ban'etsu West LineJR 磐越西線JR EastLocalFukushima, Niigata175.6 km1067mm Koriyama ↔ Aizu-Wakamatsu ↔ Niitsu
JR Hachinohe LineJR 八戸線JR EastLocalAomori, Iwate64.9 km1067mm Hachinohe ↔ Kuji
JR Hanawa LineJR 八戸線JR EastLocalIwate, Akita106.9 km1067mm Morioka ↔ Koma ↔ Odate
 Hachimantai Rapid (八幡平快速) Morioka ↔ Koma ↔ Odate
JR Ishinomaki LineJR 石巻線JR EastLocalMiyagi44.9 km1067mm Kogota ↔ Maeyachi ↔ Ishinomaki ↔ Onagawa
JR Joban LineJR 常磐線JR EastLocalTokyo, Chiba, Ibaraki, Fukushima, Miyagi368.0 km1067mm Ueno ↔ Nippori ↔ Kita-Senju ↔ Kanamachi ↔ Matsudo ↔ Mabashi ↔ Abiko ↔ Toride ↔ Sanuki ↔ Tomobe ↔ Mito ↔ Katsuta ↔ Tatsuta
JR Kamaishi LineJR 釜石線JR EastLocalIwate90.2 km1067mm Hanamaki ↔ Shin-Hanamaki ↔ Kamaishi
 Hamayuri Rapid (はまゆり快速) Hanamaki ↔ Shin-Hanamaki ↔ Kamaishi
JR Kesennuma LineJR 気仙沼線JR EastLocalMiyagi17.5 km1067mm Maeyachi ↔ Yanaizu
JR Ofunato LineJR 大船渡線JR EastLocalIwate62.0 km1067mm Ichinoseki ↔ Kesennuma
JR Ominato LineJR 大湊線JR EastLocalAomori58.4 km1067mm Noheji ↔ Ominato
JR Ou Main LineJR 奥羽本線JR EastLocalFukushima, Yamagata, Akita, Aomori486.3 km1067mm Fukushima ↔ Yamagata ↔ Shinjo ↔ Omagari ↔ Akita ↔ Shin-Aomori ↔ Aomori
JR Rikuu East LineJR 陸羽東線JR EastLocalMiyagi, Yamagata94.1 km1067mm Kogota ↔ Furukawa ↔ Shinjo
JR Senzan LineJR 仙山線JR EastLocalMiyagi, Yamagata58.0 km1067mm Sendai → Yamagata
 Yamagata → Sendai
JR Senseki LineJR 仙石線JR EastLocalMiyagi, Ishinomaki50.2 km1067mm Aoba-dori ↔ Sendai ↔ Takagimachi ↔ Ishinomaki
JR Senseki-Tohoku LineJR 仙石東北ラインJR EastLocalMiyagi47.2 km1067mm Sendai ↔ Shiogama ↔ Takagimachi ↔ Ishinomaki
JR Tadami LineJR 只見線JR EastLocalFukushima, Niigata135.2 km1067mm Aizu-Wakamatsu ↔ Nishi-Wakamatsu ↔ Koide
JR Tohoku Main LineJR 東北本線JR EastLocalTokyo, Saitama, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate575.7 km1067mm Kuroiso ↔ Sendai ↔ Iwakiri ↔ Morioka
 Rifu Branch (利府支線) [Iwakiri ↔ Rifu]
JR Uetsu Main LineJR 羽越本線JR EastLocalMiyagi274.4 km1067mm Akita ↔ Niitsu
JR Yamada LineJR 山田線JR EastLocalIwate157.5 km1067mm Morioka ↔ Miyako
Sanriku Railway Kita-Riasu Line三陸鉄道 北リアス線Sanriku RailwayLocalIwate71.2 km1067mm Miyako ↔ Kuji
Sanriku Railway Minami-Riasu Line三陸鉄道 南リアス線Sanriku RailwayLocalIwate36.9 km1067mm Sakari ↔ Kamaishi
Sendai Airport Line仙台 空港アクセス線Sendai Airport TransitLocalMiyagi7.1 km1067mm Sendai Airport ↔ Natori
Sendai Subway Namboku Line仙台市地下鉄 南北線Sendai SubwayLocalMiyagi274.4 km1067mm Izumi-Chuo ↔ Nagamachi ↔ Sendai ↔ Kita-Sendai ↔ Tomizawa
Sendai Subway Tozai Line仙台市営地下鉄 東西線Sendai SubwayLocalMiyagi13.9 km1435mm Yagiyama Zoological Park ↔ Sendai ↔ Arai

Railways (Special Services)

Kanto Region

NameJapanese NameOperatorTypeRegionRelationDescription
JR Narita Express (NEX)JR 成田エクスプレスJR EastLimited ExpressGreater Tokyo Shinagawa ↔ Tokyo ↔ Narita AirportLimited express service from Shinagawa/Tokyo to Narita Airport
Keisei Access Express京成 アクセス特急KeiseiLimited ExpressGreater Tokyo Keisei-Ueno ↔ Nippori ↔ Narita AirportAccess-express service from Ueno to Narita via Hokuso line
Keisei Access Express京成 アクセス特急KeiseiLimited ExpressGreater Tokyo Haneda Aiport ↔ Shinagawa ↔ Asakusa ↔ Narita AirportAccess-express service between Haneda Airport and Haneda Airport across Keisei, Toei Asakusa, Keikyu lines and Hokuso line
Keisei Cityliner京成 シテイライナーKeiseiLimited ExpressGreater Tokyo Keisei-Ueno ↔ Keisei-NaritaLimited express train between Ueno and Narita city via Keisei Main line
Keisei Skyliner京成 スカイライナーKeiseiLimited ExpressGreater Tokyo Keisei-Ueno ↔ Narita AirportDedicated limited express train between Ueno and Narita Airport via Hokuso line
JR Chou Line Limited ExpressJR 中央線特急JR EastLimited ExpressGreater TokyoAzusa Train (あずさ号),
Super-Azusa Train (スーパーあずさ号)
 Shinjuku ↔ Kofu ↔ Matsumoto
Limited express service from Shinjuku to Matsumoto via Chou Line
JR Chou Line Limited ExpressJR 中央線特急JR EastLimited ExpressGreater TokyoKaiji Train (かいじ号)
 Shinjuku ↔ Kofu
Limited express service from Shinjuku to Kofu via Chou Line
JR Joban Line Limited ExpressJR 常磐線特急JR EastLimited ExpressGreater TokyoTokiwa Train (ときわ号),
Hitachi Train (ひたち号)
 Shinagawa ↔ Tokyo ↔ Ueno ↔ Katsuta ↔ Iwaki
Limited express service from Shinagawa/Tokyo to Iwaki via Joban Line
JR Tokaido Line Limited ExpressJR 東海道線特急JR EastLimited ExpressCentral RegionOdoriko Train (踊り子号),
Super-View Odoriko Train (スーパービュー踊り子号)
 Tokyo ↔ Shinagawa ↔ Yokohama ↔ Atami ↔ Izukyu-Shimoda
Limited express service from Tokyo to Izukyu-Shimoda via Tokaido Line and Izu Kyuko Line
Tobu-Nikko Line Limited Express東武 日光線特急Tobu & JR EastLimited ExpressGreater TokyoNikko Train (日光号),
Spacia Nikko Train (スペーシア日光号)
 Shinjuku ↔ Ikebukuro ↔ Omiya ↔ Shimoimaichi ↔ Tobu Nikko
Limited express service from Shinjuku to Nikko via JR and Tobu lines
Tobu-Nikko Line Limited Express東武 日光線特急Tobu & JR EastLimited ExpressGreater TokyoKinugawa Train (きぬがわ号),
Spacia Kinugawa Train (スペーシアきぬがわ号)
 Shinjuku ↔ Ikebukuro ↔ Omiya ↔ Shimoimaichi ↔ Kinugawa-Onsen
Limited express service from Shinjuku to Kinugawa-Onsen via JR and Tobu lines

Shinkansen

NameJapanese NameRegionRouteLengthGaugeRelation
 Kyushu Shinkansen九州新幹線JR KyushuKagoshima-Chuo ↔ Hakata256.8 km1435mm Mizuho (Fastest)
 Sakura (Fast)
 Tsubame (All-stops)
 Sanyo Shinkansen山陽新幹線JR WestHakata ↔ Shin-osaka553.7 km1435mm Mizuho (Fastest)
 Sakura (Fast)
 Nozomi (Fast)
 Hikari (All-stops)
 Kodama (All-stops)
 Tokaido Shinkansen東海道新幹線JR CentralShin-Osaka ↔ Tokyo515.4 km1435mm Nozomi (Fastest)
 Hikari (Fast)
 Kodama (All-stops)
 Tohoku Shinkansen
Branch:  Akita Shinkansen
Branch:  Yamagata Shinkansen
東北新幹線JR EastTokyo ↔ Omiya ↔ Sendai ↔ Morioka ↔ Shin-Aomori674.9 km1435mm Hayabusa (Fastest)
Tokyo ↔ Omiya ↔ Sendai ↔ Morioka ↔ Akita496.5 km & 127.3 km (Akita) Komachi (Fastest)
Tokyo ↔ Omiya ↔ Sendai ↔ Morioka496.5 km Hayate (Fast)
Tokyo ↔ Omiya ↔ Fukushima ↔ Sendai ↔ Morioka Yamabiko (Semi-fast)
Tokyo ↔ Omiya ↔ Fukushima ↔ Yamagata ↔ Shinjo255.1 km & 148.6 km (Yamagata) Tsubasa (Semi-fast)
Tokyo ↔ Omiya ↔ Koriyama213.9 km Nasuno (All-stops)
 Joetsu Shinkansen上越新幹線JR EastTokyo ↔ Omiya ↔ Niigata300.8 km1435mm Toki (Fastest)
Tokyo ↔ Omiya ↔ Takasaki ↔ Echigo-Yuzawa ↔ Gala Yuzawa (Winter Only)182.7 km Tanigawa (All-stops)
 Hokuriku Shinkansen / Nagano Shinkansen北陸新幹線 / 長野新幹線JR West & JR EastTokyo ↔ Omiya ↔ Nagano ↔ Toyama ↔ Kanazawa454.0 km1435mm Kagayaki (Fastest)
Tokyo ↔ Omiya ↔ Takasaki ↔ Nagano ↔ Toyama ↔ Kanazawa Hakutaka (Fast)
Tokyo ↔ Omiya ↔ Takasaki ↔ Karuizawa ↔ Nagano226.0 km Asama (All-stops)
Toyama ↔ Kanazawa58.5 km Tsurugi (Local-shuttle)

Subways

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