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Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

educational institution in

Kokubunji, Tokyo file:Kondoato.JPG, 250px, Ruins of Musashi Kokubun-ji temple is a Cities of Japan, city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 126,791, and a population density of 11,000 persons per km ...

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The school was not recognised as a university or college by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, even though

Shinji Sogō was the fourth president of the Japanese National Railways (JNR), and is credited with the creation of the first "bullet train", the Tōkaidō Shinkansen. Born in Niihama, Ehime, Shikoku, in 1884, Shinji Sogo graduated from the Faculty of Law ...

, the 4th president of JNR, made serious efforts to raise the school to the status of " JNR University" so that its students could be university graduates.Koji KAWAKITA, "Shinji Sogo The Fourth President of JNR, and His Ideal of Education" p.1
/ref> Professors from the University of Tokyo, Hitotsubashi University, and others were employed as part-time teaching staff. It was said that the school provided the equivalent of a university education under Sogō's administration. Courses of study could last anywhere from a few days to three years, covering subjects such as train operation, train inspections and track maintenance. At its peak, it had more than 1000 students.中央鉄道学園　(Chūō Tetsudō Gakuen)〈Japanese Central Railway School〉
/ref> It was the place for training new staff members, retraining employees who were changing roles or positions, and educating the work force on new policies or equipment. The school was closed due to the privatization and division of Japan National Railways in 1987.Campus Festival of Japanese Central Railway School
/ref> Another building now occupies the site, but some parts of the earlier structure are preserved as "the remains of Tōsandō Musashimichi".
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