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2008/SOM3/EC/SEM/006
Agenda Item: 8
16 August, 2008
Railway Bureau
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Outline of Presentation
1. Background
3.Conclusion
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
1.Background
1881 Establishment of “Japan Railway Company” (First Private Railway Company in Japan)
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
The
The list
list of
of Railway
Railway enterprises
enterprises in
in Japan
Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Overview of “Law for railway businessMinistry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
enterprises”
1.Planning 2. Market entry 3. Opening preparatin 4.Offering railway transport service 5.Revitalization 6. Termination
- Getting business asset - (When the demand
(Before operation) (After operation) downturns)
on the master plan authorized by government.
Would-be railway operators make up plan based
{ railway company
(Rolling stock/
at local conference
Decide termination
Fare approval
Equipment )
Get business license
Safety Management
/Safety operation
Safety Management
}
(Infrastructure)
Revitalization
Manual
Construction of plan
facilities Secure Security
= Counter-terrorism
Abolition
→Approval of
construction work
{ Government
( making transport policy
・ supervise operators to
Perform safety Check in Guide local
Check assure consumer convenience ・support motivated
inspection the view of community to
- Economic user local people
・supervise operators to keep substitute
feasibility convenience ・financial support
- Approve assure safety local transport
- ability to ensure to facility
construction work (ex. Bus
security renovation
- Subsidize transportation)
- ability to pursuit ・ encourage counter-
}
construction work
its business terrorism measure
)
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Phase1 Planning
Construction
ConstructionProgress
Progressof
ofRailway
RailwayLines
Linesin
in Tokyo
Tokyo
Ministry
Met.
of Land, Infrastructure,
Area
Met.Transport
Area
and Tourism
Recommended
Recommendedby bythe
theCouncil
Councilfor
forTransport
TransportPolicy Policy
Existing Line
A1 Line
Tsukuba Express
Saitama Railway
A2 Line Akihabara to Tsukuba
Akabane-Iwabuchi to Urawa-Misono
B Line
Already opened
Hokuso Railway
Inzai-Makinohara to Imba-Nihon’idai
Tokyo Met. Gov., Oedo Line
Shinjuku to Tocho-mae
Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit, Rinkai Line
Tokyo Teleport to Osaki
Kilometers 10
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Phase2 Market entry
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Phase4 Offering railway transport service Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Phase5 Revitalizing ailing railway company
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- MLIT may shorten the one year waiting period if MLIT finds the
termination does not jeopardy the public convenience of the local
community.
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
3. Conclusion
• Private railway companies take initiative of railway construction.
- Railway companies own infrastructure, rolling stocks and other equipment.
- Railway company has primary responsibility of finance.
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Thank you
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