Rail transport in Japan (English Wikipedia)

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Calimente, John (April 16, 2012). "Rail integrated communities in Tokyo". Journal of Transport and Land Use. 5 (1): 19–32. doi:10.5198/jtlu.v5i1.280. hdl:11299/171057. ISSN 1938-7849.

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ＪＲ西：三江線、廃止も検討…人口減、利用低迷で [JR West considering closure of Sanko Line - declining population and poor patronage]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. October 16, 2015. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
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観光列車なぜ増える？　大人も「モノより体験」 (in Japanese). The Nikkei. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.

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ＪＲ西：三江線、廃止も検討…人口減、利用低迷で [JR West considering closure of Sanko Line - declining population and poor patronage]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. October 16, 2015. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
区間別平均通過人員および旅客運輸収入（平成26年度） [Average passenger figures and revenue by line (Fiscal 2014)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. 2015. p. 58. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
三江線１８年３月末で廃線 [Sanko Line to close at end of March 2018]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. September 29, 2016. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
"JR Hokkaido says it can't maintain half of its railways". November 19, 2016. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2016 – via Japan Times Online.
Calimente, John (July 2011). "Rail Integrated Communities in Tokyo" (PDF). World Symposium on Transport & Land Use Research. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
Shoji, Kenichi (December 2001). "Lessons from Japanese Experiences of Roles of Public and Private Sectors in Urban Transport" (PDF). Japan Railway & Transport Review. 29: 12–18. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
The Association of Japanese Private Railways. 大手民鉄の現況（単体） (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
Kazushige Terada. "Railways in Japan—Public & Private Sectors". Archived from the original on September 12, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
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"Hello Kitty Shinkansen bullet train to debut in Japan this summer". Sora News. Archived from the original on December 24, 2024.
バブル期の鉄路の華｢ジョイフルトレイン｣の記憶 (in Japanese). The Nikkei. Archived from the original on January 25, 2025.
観光列車なぜ増える？　大人も「モノより体験」 (in Japanese). The Nikkei. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
四季島、瑞風、ななつ星　鉄ちゃん視点で見る豪華列車 (in Japanese). The Nikkei. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023.

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区間別平均通過人員および旅客運輸収入（平成26年度） [Average passenger figures and revenue by line (Fiscal 2014)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. 2015. p. 58. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2015.

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Calimente, John (April 16, 2012). "Rail integrated communities in Tokyo". Journal of Transport and Land Use. 5 (1): 19–32. doi:10.5198/jtlu.v5i1.280. hdl:11299/171057. ISSN 1938-7849.