Railway industry in Japan - statistics & facts
Japan opened its first railroad in 1872 between Shinbashi in Tokyo and Yokohama. Since then, the railway industry has had a great impact on people’s life and the development of the country's economy. The Japanese railway system transports billions of passengers and million tons of cargo annually. The types of trains in use are manifold, including rapid transit, like metros and monorails, or the renown Shinkansen, which is one of the longest high-speed railway systems globally.
