This is a list of
Railway Electrification Systems in Japan:
Overhead line power supply, unless otherwise noted. The rail system consists of the following ():
CIA – The World Factbook – Japan
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* of , of which is electrified;
* of , all electrified;
* of Scotch gauge
Scotch most commonly refers to:
* Scotch (adjective), a largely obsolescent adjective meaning "of or from Scotland"
**Scotch, old-fashioned name for the indigenous languages of the Scottish people:
***Scots language ("Broad Scotch")
*** Scottish G ...
, all electrified;
* of narrow gauge
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and .
Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...
, all electrified.
Electrification systems used by the Japan Railways Group
The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as the or simply JR, consists of seven for-profit stock companies that took over most of the assets and operations of the government-owned Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Mo ...
, Japan's formerly state-owned operators, are 1,500 V DC and 20 kV AC for conventional lines and mini Shinkansen and 25 kV AC for Shinkansen
The , colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. Initially, it was built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo, the capital, to aid economic growth and development. Beyond l ...
. Electrification at 600 V DC and 750 V DC are also seen in private lines and non-rail based transit systems. The frequency of the AC power supply is 50 Hz in Eastern Japan and 60 Hz in Western Japan.
DC electrified
200 V
440 V
600 V
1,067 mm gauge
1,435 mm gauge
Other gauges
750 V
1,500 V
1,067 mm gauge
1,435 mm gauge
= other gauges
=
AC electrified
600 V 50 Hz
600 V 60 Hz
20 kV, 50 Hz
20 kV, 60 Hz
25 kV, 50 Hz
25 kV, 60 Hz
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