1950s: JNR begins electrifying & double tracking main lines, starts using EMU and DMU trains for long-distance trains
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Once it became clear that profitability wasn't a priority, costs began inflating rapidly on all sorts of projects, fares froze, etc
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The Tokaido Shinkansen was built as cheaply as possible without risking safety: $5m per km. Subsequent HSR ballooned in cost...
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Sanyo phase 1: $11m/km Sanyo phase 2: $15m/km Tohoku: $45m/km Joetsu: $50m/km
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This in spite of the fact that all other HSR corridors aren't nearly as busy as the Tokaido! But hey, when money's no object...
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What book is this?
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"Japanese National Railways: Its Break-up and Privatization" by Yoshiyuki Kasai
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Would you consider it a mistake? Half of the pics you post here are rural lines after all.
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