Home›Defunct railway companies of Japan›Ministry of Railways🌐EnglishEnglishDeutschEspañolFrançaisItalianoNederlandsSvenskaРусский한국어中文日本語CompanyQ249654· pop 7· linked from 1,536 articlesMinistry of RailwaysAlso known as Ministry of Railways of Japan, Ministry of Railways (Japan)former Japanese railway system operatorWikidata factsOfficial name鉄道省ImageTetsudosho shintyousha.jpegShow 5 more factsdate of official opening1920-05-15date of official closure1943-11-01Commons categoryMinistry of Railway (Japan)inception1920-05-15dissolved, abolished or demolished date1943-11-01Sources (1)wikidata.orgvia Wikidata · CC0Available in 6 languagesFrançaisDeutsch中文日本語한국어via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0Connectionstrack gaugeEntityWest Japan Railway CompanyEntityCategoriesDefunct railway companies of JapanFormer government ministries of JapanRailway companies disestablished in 1949Railways ministries