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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Tokyo |
| Locale | Japan, nationwide |
| Dates of operation | 1871–1949 |
| Successor | Japanese National Railways |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Length | 18,400 km (1941) |
The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways (Japanese: 鉄道省, romanized: Tetsudō-shō, Japanese pronunciation: [te̞t͡sɨᵝdo̞ːɕo̞ː]) until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Railways Group.