Nippon Railway (日本鉄道, Nippon Tetsudō) was the first private railway company in the history of Japan. The company built trunk lines connecting Tokyo with the Tōhoku region to the northeast. Most of its lines came under the control of Japanese Government Railways following nationalization in 1906, and many are now operated by East Japan Railway Company.
The company was incorporated in 1881 as the first privately funded railway company in Japan, where the railways had been built only by the imperial government since early 1870s. If, however, the definition of "railway" includes horsecars, Nippon Railway is behind Tokyo Bashatetsudō, established in 1880 as the first private railway in Japan.
Major investors to the company were kazoku, led by the highest-class court noble Iwakura Tomomi. The company, incorporated to help expansion of national railway network in line with the national policy, received strong support from the government, both technically and financially.
The company expanded the railway by means of both construction and acquisition of other companies. As of 1906, it operated 860.8 miles (1,385.3 km) of railways including the present-day Tōhoku Main Line, Jōban Line, Takasaki Line and Yamanote Line.
On November 1, 1906, the entire operation of the company was purchased by the government of Japan under the Railway Nationalization Act. Consequently, the company was dissolved.
List of linesedit
Operation of Nippon Railway as of October 31, 1906[3]
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Not to be confused with Japan Railways Nippon Railway 日本鉄道 Nippon Tetsudō was the first private railway company in the history of Japan The company built trunk lines connecting Tokyo with the Tōhoku region to the northeast Most of its lines came under the control of Japanese Government Railways following nationalization in 1906 and many are now operated by East Japan Railway Company Nippon RailwayOverviewHeadquartersTokyoLocaleJapanDates of operation1883 1906SuccessorJapanese Government RailwaysTechnicalTrack gauge3 ft 6 in 1 067 mm Length860 8 miles 1906 Contents 1 Outline 2 List of lines 3 Rolling stock 4 Notes 5 ReferencesOutline editThe company was incorporated in 1881 as the first privately funded railway company in Japan where the railways had been built only by the imperial government since early 1870s If however the definition of railway includes horsecars Nippon Railway is behind Tokyo Bashatetsudō established in 1880 as the first private railway in Japan Major investors to the company were kazoku led by the highest class court noble Iwakura Tomomi The company incorporated to help expansion of national railway network in line with the national policy received strong support from the government both technically and financially The first 38 miles 61 km of the railway between Ueno Station in Tokyo and Kumagaya Station in Kumagaya Saitama opened on July 28 1883 1 The mainline to Aomori was completed in 1891 2 The company expanded the railway by means of both construction and acquisition of other companies As of 1906 it operated 860 8 miles 1 385 3 km of railways including the present day Tōhoku Main Line Jōban Line Takasaki Line and Yamanote Line On November 1 1906 the entire operation of the company was purchased by the government of Japan under the Railway Nationalization Act Consequently the company was dissolved List of lines editOperation of Nippon Railway as of October 31 1906 3 Endpoints Length miles Line names designated after nationalization NotesUeno Aomori 456 9 Tōhoku Main LineNippori Mikawashima 0 8 Jōban LineŌmiya Maebashi 52 5 Takasaki Line Ryōmō LineOyama Maebashi 50 9 Ryōmō LineOyama Tomobe 31 4 Mito LineTabata Iwanuma 213 6 Jōban LineTabata Ikebukuro 3 3 Yamanote LineShinagawa Akabane 13 0 Yamanote Line Akabane LineUtsunomiya Nikkō 25 0 Nikkō LineIwakiri Shiogama 4 3 Shiogama LineShiriuchi present day Hachinohe Minato 5 1 Hachinohe LineUeno Akihabara 1 2 Tōhoku Main Line FreightMikawashima Sumidagawa 2 0 Jōban Line FreightMito Nakagawa 0 8 Jōban Line FreightTotal 860 8Rolling stock edit nbsp Baldwin built Bbt2 5 JGR Class 6600 were the only Atlantics to operate in JapanFleet of Nippon Railway 4 Year Steamlocomotives Passengercars Freight cars etc Wagons Trucks1890 54 158 7631900 286 824 1 646 1 9571905 356 857 2 345 3 386Nippon Railway Steam Locomotives 5 Class Road numbers Wheelarrangement Total Builder Build year Works numbers JGR Class and numbers 1909 B3 5 501 503 2 6 2T 3 Baldwin 1893 13776 13777 13780 Class 3250 3250 3252504 1 13781 Class 3390 3390505 1 13782 Class 3250 3253Bbt2 5 506 529 4 4 2 24 Baldwin 1897 15175 15198 Class 6600 6600 6623Bt4 5 576 587 2 8 0 12 Baldwin 1906 28914 28917 28946 28947 28960 28965 Class 9300 9300 9311Bt4 6 530 549 2 8 2 20 Baldwin 1897 15203 15222 Class 9700 9700 9719D2 4 37 39 0 6 0T 3 Dubs 1888 2356 2358 Class 500 500 50866 71 6 1892 2874 2879D3 3 25 30 0 6 0T 6 Dubs 1887 2275 2280 Class 1850 1864 188187 92 6 1894 3081 3086117 122 6 1896 3324 3329D3 4 60 65 0 6 2T 6 Dubs 1891 2771 2776 Class 2100 2106 2111Db3 6 201 204 4 6 2T 4 Dubs 1898 3653 3655 3659 Class 3800 3800 3803Dbt2 4 4 15 4 4 0 12 Dubs 1883 Class 5230 5230 5241205 206 2 1898 3657 3658 Class 5830 5830 5831Dt3 4 326 331 0 6 2 6 Dubs 1902 4304 4309 Class 7050 7050 7055H3 5 825 830 2 6 2T 6 Hanomag 1903 3046 3051 Class 3170 3170 3175HS3 5 831 832 2 6 2T 2 Henschel 1904 6480 6481 Class 3240 3240 3241M3 3 甲1 0 6 0T 1 Manning Wardle 1881 815 Class 1290 1292Ma2 2 2 2 701 0 4 4 0 1 Maffei 1903 2314 Class 4500 4500N3 3 105 116 0 6 0T 12 Neilson 1894 4776 4787 Class 1960 1960 1971Nbt2 4 72 76 4 4 0 5 Neilson 1893 Class 5630 5636 5640Nt3 4 77 86 2 6 0 10 Neilson 1893 4658 4665 4656 4657 Class 7750 7750 7759NB3 4 833 844 0 6 2T 12 North British 1905 17021 17022 17043 17052 Class 2120 2366 2377NBt3 4 332 337 0 6 2 6 North British 1903 15951 15956 Class 7050 7056 7061O3 3 401 406 0 6 0T 6 Ōmiya Works 1904 Class 1040 1040 1045Obt2 4 3 4 4 0 1 Ōmiya Works 1901 1 Class 5270 5270P3 3 123 128 0 6 0T 30 Dubs 1896 3802 3807 Class 1900 1900 1924129 152 3828 3851P3 5 801 824 2 6 2T 24 Beyer Peacock 1904 4497 4520 Class 3200 3200 3223Pbt2 4 1 2 4 4 0 2 Beyer Peacock 1882 2161 2162 Class 5300 5312 531393 104 12 1894 3640 3651 Class 5500 5506 5565153 188 36 1897 3889 3924189 200 12 1898 4014 4025213 218 6 1899 4038 4043 Class 5600 5600 5617219 230 12 1902 4479 4490Pt3 4 320 325 0 6 2 6 Beyer Peacock 1902 4393 4398 Class 7080 7080 7085Rt4 5 588 599 2 8 0 12 ALCo Rogers 1906 41261 41272 Class 9400 9400 9411S2 4 550 575 2 4 2T 26 Schenectady 1898 4863 4888 Class 900 900 925SS2 3 16 17 2 4 0 2 Sharp Stewart 1875 Class 140 140 141SSbt2 4 207 212 4 4 2 6 Sharp Stewart 1898 Class 5650 5650 5655W2 4 18 19 2 4 2T 2 Nasmyth Wilson 1895 467 468 Class 600 600 61531 36 6 1887 326 33140 41 2 1888 342 43442 47 6 1889 383 38848 53 6 1890 396 401 Class 600 621 616 620W3 3 21 24 0 6 0T 4 Nasmyth Wilson 1886 1898 524 298 307 309 Class 1100 1105 1108Wt3 4 54 59 2 6 0 6 Nasmyth Wilson 1889 369 374 Class 7600 7600 7605Notes edit Ishino p 323 vol I Free Early Japanese Railways 1853 1914 Engineering Triumphs That Transformed Meiji era Japan Tuttle Publishing 2008 ISBN 4805310065 Ishino p 324 vol I Wakuda p 64 Inoue Kouichi 2014 図説国鉄蒸気機関車全史 JTB Publishing p 87 References editIshino Tetsu et al eds 1998 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄 JR編 Station Transition Directory JNR JR in Japanese Vol 1 Tokyo JTB Corporation p 2 ISBN 4 533 02980 9 Wakuda Yasuo 1993 Shitetsushi Handobukku in Japanese Tokyo Denkisha Kenkyukai ISBN 978 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