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A private railroad is a railroad run by a private corporation, as opposed to a railroad run by a public sector. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. The public sector is the part of economic and administrative life that deals with the delivery of goods and services by and for the Government, whether national Regional

Japan

In Japan, private railway (私鉄 or 民鉄, Shitetsu or Mintetsu^?) refers to a railway line owned and operated by private sector. Rail transport in Japan is a major means of passenger Transport, especially for mass and high-speed travel between major cities and for commuter transport in Metropolitan Although Japan Railways Group companies are private entities, they are not considered private railways because of their unique status as the successors of the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as, consists of seven for-profit companies that took over most of the Assets and Operations of the government-owned abbreviated or "JNR" was the national Railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987 In a traditional sense, even voluntary sector railways are not included by their origins as the rural, non-profitable JNR line transferred to local possession as a form of joint stock corporation/company (Kabushiki kaisha). The voluntary sector (also non-profit sector) is the sphere of social activity undertaken by Organizations that are non-profit and non-governmental

Among private railways in Japan, 15 companies are categorized as "major", such as Odakyu, Keikyu, Meitetsu, Tokyu. The, or OER, is a major private Railway company in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its Romance car series of limited express trains from Tokyo The ( also known as or more recently, is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula often abbreviated as, is a railroad company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. The ( also known in Japanese as Tōkyū Dentetsu (東急電鉄 for short is a major private railway operator in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. They are often profitable and less expensive (to ride) than publicly run railways. Private railways also run a variety of other businesses, such as hotels, department stores and real estate.

United States

In the United States, a private railroad is a railroad owned by a company and serves only that company, and does not hold itself out as a "common carrier" (i. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the e. , it does not provide rail transport services for the general public).

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