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Japanese Gauges:
The rail system of Japan consists of
- 22,301 km (13,857 mi) of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) ("narrow gauge"), of which 15,222 kilometres (9,459 mi) are electrified. Used mainly for general passenger and freight lines.
- 4,251 km (2,641 mi) of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) ("standard gauge"), all electrified. Used mainly for high-speed lines and some suburban lines.
- 96 km (60 mi) of 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in), all electrified. Used mainly for Keiō Line branches and regional tram systems.
- 48 km (30 mi) of 762 mm (2 ft 6 in), all electrified, mostly regional.
The national railway network was started and has been expanded with the narrow 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge. Railways with broader gauge are limited to those built not intending to provide through freight and passenger transport with the existing national network.
The shinkansen network uses standard gauge.
- Modelling Japan's Railways
https://raicho.home.xs4all.nl/model/model.htm - Popular modelling scales in Japan
https://raicho.home.xs4all.nl/model/scales.html - Japanese Model train manufacturers
https://raicho.home.xs4all.nl/model/manufacturers.html - Japanese Railway Society (JRS)
http://www.japaneserailwaysociety.com/