List of railway companies in Japan lists Japanese railway operators.
Those in italics are the third-sector operators, being operated both by public and private entities.
Japan Railways Group
The Japan Railways Group consists of the seven companies that were formed after the privatization of the Japanese National Railways.
Passenger
Freight
Major private railways
KantÃ
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ChÃ
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Kansai region
Kyushu
Semi-major private railways
Kansai region
There were originally six semi-major private railways, but Nankai Electric Railway was reclassified as a major private railway at an unknown date bringing the list to five companies. On April 1, 2025, the list further reduced to 3 companies with the following company mergers: Shin-Keisei Electric Railway merged with parent company Keisei Electric Railway, and Semboku Rapid Railway merged with parent company Nankai Electric Railway.
Other private and third sector railways
From north to south by prefecture where railway operations are headquartered. Category-3 railway operators and subsidiary companies are not listed. Some English names are unofficial.
Aomori Prefecture
Iwate Prefecture
Miyagi Prefecture
Akita Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture
Ibaraki Prefecture
Tochigi Prefecture
Gunma Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
Tokyo
Kanagawa Prefecture
Niigata Prefecture
Toyama Prefecture
Ishikawa Prefecture
Fukui Prefecture
Yamanashi Prefecture
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Nagano Prefecture
Gifu Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture
Mie Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture
HyÃ
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Wakayama Prefecture
Tottori Prefecture
Shimane Prefecture
Okayama Prefecture
Yamaguchi Prefecture
Tokushima Prefecture
Kagawa Prefecture
Ehime Prefecture
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KÃ
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Fukuoka Prefecture
Nagasaki Prefecture
Kumamoto Prefecture
Subways
Freight-only companies
Selected discontinued companies
Those with English articles are listed here.
See also
References