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Train routes operated by JR Central

3 routes · high-speed 1 · classic 1 · scenic 1

JR Central runs 3 of the routes in the World Train Map atlas, 1,022 km of railway across 1 country. The longest is the Tokaido Shinkansen at 515 km; the fastest is the Tokaido Shinkansen, running up to 285 km/h; the oldest line it runs over here opened in 1911.

The company itself dates to 1987, filed on Wikidata as a rail company (Japan). What this page says about the company comes from JR Central's own Wikidata item, checked against the countries its routes here actually cross before any of it is used; everything about the railway is counted from this atlas. Official site ↗ · Wikipedia ↗ · Wikidata Q513679 ↗

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Routes here
3
Total length
1,022 km
Countries
Japan
Fastest
Tokaido Shinkansen · 285 km/h
Longest
Tokaido Shinkansen · 515 km
Oldest line here
1911
Company founded
1987
Type
rail company (Japan)

High-speed (1)

Classic (1)

Scenic (1)

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence

How many train routes does JR Central run?

3 of the routes in this atlas are JR Central services, covering 1,022 km across 1 country (Japan). That is what this atlas draws, not the operator's whole network — a national railway runs thousands of local services no map of notable journeys would list.

What is the fastest JR Central train?

The Tokaido Shinkansen, Tokyo to Osaka, at up to 285 km/h. Its fastest scheduled run takes 2 h 21 min over 515 km.

Does JR Central run night trains?

Not in this atlas. All 3 JR Central routes listed here are daytime services.

When was JR Central founded?

Wikidata records the company's inception as 1987, and files it as a rail company (Japan). The oldest railway it runs over in this atlas opened in 1911 — the line and the company are rarely the same age, and this page dates both.

Countries JR Central runs in

Other operators in Japan