1986_ japanese national Railway era April
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April
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President sends letter to all employees 4/1
Capacity of JNR's Data Conversion System and Dax's Central Convener Increased 4/1
President's Message for the New Fiscal Year 4/1
The road to reform of Japan National Railways has reached a critical point. Let us work together to complete a major project that will open the way to the future of Japan Railways. The new year's reforms have come to a critical juncture. After that, the Chief Engineer, on behalf of the JNR technical staff, gave a speech. Then, in an unusual move, three employees expressed their commitment to the reform on behalf of the entire workforce.
These instructions were also broadcasted to all the administrative bureaus and directorates nationwide via a micro-line.
Shinkansen commuter train "Flex Pal" for students goes on sale 4/1
Katamachi Line (now JR West Gakkentoshi Line) [New station opened] Doshisha-mae between Tanabe and Ueda; directly operated stores opened at the same time 4/1
Non-smoking cars also used in passenger carriages 4/1
Niigata, Akita, and Morioka stations install non-smoking cars on regular trains that use passenger cars.
Bus substitution for Tsugaru Line construction 4/1
Due to the construction of the Seikan Tunnel, four daytime trains between Aomori and Kanida on the Tsugaru Line will be operated by buses until December 10.
National Labor Union files for conciliation for wide-area transfers 4/1
The Iwaizumi Line is closed between Moichi and Iwaizumi due to the unmanned operation of Iwate Waiuchi and Asanai stations (staggered closure) 4/1
Information corner, "Hot Pot", opens at Osaka Station 4/1
Hot Pots" open at Tennoji, Nara, and Wakayama Stations 4/1
Osaka Bureau's new Japanese-style passenger car "Miyabi" begins service 4/1
Special automatic blockage (electronic blockage) and CTC are introduced on the Gono Line 4/1
Katamachi Line [New station opens] Doshisha-mae between Kamitanabe and Tanabe 4/1
Urushio Line [Discontinued] 4/1
All lines (-7.9 km) (actually 6.2 km between Shimogamo and Kaho Signal Station) converted to buses
Sangu Line [Discontinue freight operations] between Taki and Miyagawa 4/1
At a plenary session of the House of Representatives, the government explains the main purpose of the "Bill Concerning Urgent Special Measures to be Taken in FY61 to Improve the Management of the Businesses Operated by Japan National Railways," which is part of the Japanese National Railways Reform Act and related to the FY611 budget.
Kuroishi Line [Station Renaming] Konan Kawabe→Kawabe, Konan Kuroishi→Kuroishi 4/1
Konan Railway Owani Line [Station Renaming] Konan Owani → Owani, Shin-Ishikawa → Ishikawa, Tsugaru Chitose → Chitose 4/1
Keihin Electric Express Railway: 12-car rapid limited express service starts after evening hours 4/1
Saitama New City Transit Ina Line: Revision of the schedule; one train is increased to 6 cars 4/1
Omi Railway introduces the LE-10 rail bus between Yokaichi and Kisogawa 4/1
Miki Railway (3rd Sector) [New Stations] Sosa, Shimoishino, Nishi-Kuroda, Takagi (same point as former Takagi Shinmae stop) 4/1
Kobe New Transit Fares Revised 4/1
Kobe New Transit fares revised from 190 yen flat to 210 yen flat
Oigawa Railway fares revised Average increase of 10.4% 4/1
Kintetsu Higashi Osaka Ikoma Electric Railway merged 4/1
Kintetsu merges with Higashi-Osaka Ikoma Electric Railway in order to achieve development under a single management structure
Keihan Electric Railway issues 5 billion yen of No.1 convertible bonds with physical collateral 4/1
Keifuku Electric Railway transfers Eizan Line and Kurama Line to Eizan Electric Railway 4/1
Seibu Railway warned 4/1→3/23
Kanto District Transport Bureau issues a written warning to Seibu Railway for the March 23 train collision
Amagi Line [Conversion] Amagi Railway [Station Name Change] Chikugo Ogori→Ogori (moved 400m west), Chikugo Matsuzaki→Matsuzaki, Chikuzen Takada→Takada 4/1
Takamori Line [Conversion] Southaso Railway 4/1 Official website (Southaso Railway) →wikipedia
The 7.9 km Urushio Line of the 2nd Specified Land Crossing Line converted to Nishitetsu Bus 4/1
First training conference on employment measures begins 4/2
Preliminary figures for FY1960 show a 6% increase over the previous year to 3,117.8 billion yen 4/2
New Station Opens on the Shin-Tsuru Line between Nishi-Oi Shinagawa and Shin-Kawasaki 4/2
Chiba Railway Bureau's "Nanohana" test-ride event held between Chiba and Awa Kamogawa 4/2
Restaurant remodeled from a dining car (Sashi 481-26) opens at Nishi-Kagoshima Station 4/2
The 2nd specific local crossing line "Urushio Line (7.9 km between Shimogamo and Shimoyamada)" converted to Nishitetsu Pass. 4/2
JNR authorities brief unions on "education for businesspeople" 4/3
Budget for fiscal 1994 approved. 4/4
Ministry of Transport holds Regional Transport Bureau Director-General's meeting on JNR reform 4/4
Announces "education for businesspeople" for approx. 70,000 employees as part of "awareness reform" ahead of Japan National Railways' split-up and privatization 4/4
Kobe Rapid Transit Fares Revised 4/4
Kobe Rapid Transit Railway revises fares, raising them by an average of 14.1%.
President's Award" for the best proposal in the first half of fiscal 1960 decided Apr.5
Shikoku electrification groundbreaking ceremony held at Takamatsu Station 4/6
Izu Hakone Railway Tamachi Golf Shop opens 4/6
Nakamura Line selected as a specific local transportation line 4/7
Third round of specified local traffic lines selected and application submitted to Minister of Transportation Mitsuzuka for approval 4/7
JNR selects the Nagai Line and 12 other lines, covering 338.9 km, as the third round of specified local transportation lines and applies for approval from the Minister of Transport
A "Revolutionary Marxist" group within the Ueno Branch of the Tokyo District Head Office of the Japan National Railway Workers' Party announces the formation of the "True Japanese National Railway Workers' Union" and announces a founding convention on April 13 4/7
Transport Minister Mihara explains reasons for proposing the Emergency Special Measures Bill for Improving Japan National Railways' Management at the House of Representatives Committee on Transport.
JNR releases white paper on transport accidents in FY1960, reporting 33 train accidents, the fewest in the postwar period 4/8
Proposal made to unions to expand scope of wide-area transfers to include seven Honshu Regional Administration Offices, including Morioka and Yonago, and Shikoku Regional Administration Office.
JNR authorities propose to the union that the scope and period of recruitment be extended for "wide-area transfers. Because "the target cannot be achieved" 4/8
Tama Urban Monorail established. 4/8
Dowa Mining Katakami Railway files for average 15.1% fare increase 4/8
Mitsuzuka Ungan Osho meets with Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) President Nasu, chairman of the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan, and requests acceptance of JNR employees from TEPCO and other electric power companies. 4/9
JNR authorities outline November timetable revision, including major reductions in freight 4/10
Japan National Railway Workers' Party (JNR) held its own protest rally in front of the head office, leafleted at 10 stations, etc. 4/10
Conciliation of "wide-area reassignments" fails due to refusal of the authorities to accept it.
25 Douro members join the National Railway Workers' Union in Kagoshima, Japan 4/10
Private Railways Go on Strike as Time Runs Out for Wage Negotiations 4/10
Wage negotiations at major private railway companies concluded early in the morning at 12,500 yen, but some unions ran out of time and went on strike, suspending 119 trains in total and affecting 250,000 workers.
On the other hand, six small and medium-sized unions, including Sotetsu, reached an agreement in the morning with the same content as the major companies.
JNR Announces November 61 Timetable Revisions 4/11.
The main pillars of the revised timetable are the 220 km/h Shinkansen bullet train service and the expansion of limited express and new rapid trains on conventional lines, as well as the expansion of container trains for freight services.
Japan National Railways' "Voluntary Retirement Bill" is deliberated separately from 8 other bills, including the Reform Act.
General Council of Trade Union Lawyers adopts "Appeal to Oppose the JNR Reform Bill and Protect the Employment and Rights of JNR Workers" at emergency meeting on JNR problems.
Sakura-go, a round trip around Lake Biwa, operated by Salon Car Naniwa 4/12
Makoku-ro organization meeting 4/13
About 1,200 ex-members of the Japan National Railway Workers' Union (JNRWU) held a convention in Tokyo, aiming for a new course of labor-management cooperation.
Representatives of three unions, Douro, Japan Railway Workers’ Union, and Zenseiro, delivered speeches.
In July,
Shinkoku-ro joined with Japan Railway Workers’ Union, Doyo, and Zensei-ro, all of which advocated labor-management cooperation, to establish the Japan National Railways Reform Trade Union Council →61/9/1
Replacement of the Hayakawa Bridge at Hayakawa Station on the Tokaido Main Line and the Tomoegawa Bridge between Shimizu and Kusanagi takes place. 4/13 (late night of the 13th to early morning of the 14th)
Small and medium-sized private railway companies go on strike as time runs out for wage negotiations; 32 unions go on 24-hour strike 4/13
Lake Biwa excursion Sakura-go operated by Series 485 trains coupled with "Danran cars" 4/13
Library information system completed at Railway Technical Research Institute.
The authority states in the National Diet that the rationalization of the workforce in FY60 was 42,500, the workforce in FY61 was 339,000, and the current surplus was 38,000. 4/15
Fureai SUN IN begins operations 4/15
19 small and medium-sized private railway companies begin 3rd wave of 24-hour strikes 4/16
Applications for wide-area transfers begin at 7 railroad management bureaus in Honshu (Morioka, Yonago, etc.) and the Shikoku Regional Bureau 4/17
JNR Announces Technology Development Plan for this fiscal year 4/17
JNR announces its technical development plan for FY1986, which includes such items as increasing train speeds.
Marumori Line of JNR's 1st Specified Local Interchange Line is transferred to Abukuma Kyuko Co.
Transportation Council approves that JNR Marumori Line will be taken over by Abukuma Express from July 1.
Takasaki Bureau unveils Series 12 Japanese-style passenger car "Yasuragi" to the press at the Omiya Works 4/17
Track signing ceremony held at Shin-Ishikiri Station on Kintetsu Higashi Osaka Line 4/17
The 1242nd meeting of the Japan National Railways Audit Committee for FY 1986 4/18
Outline of the November 1986 timetable revision
JNR offers new wages for FY1961 to unions, 2.75% including regular salary increase 4/18
JNR offers each union a 2.75% wage increase of 6041 yen, lower than last year's rate.
The public corporation authorities responded to the unions with a paid response. JNR's response is 6,041 yen (2.75%, including regular salary increase). The unions are dissatisfied and terminate collective bargaining. Application for conciliation filed on April 21. 4/18.
57 members from "Shinkoku-ro" return to the National Railway Workers' Union.
Toei Subway Line No. 12 cars are completed and begin test runs at Magome Inspection Station.
The prototype 12-000 class car for the main line is completed. The car is delivered to Magome Inspection Station (at the time), where various tests are conducted.
Kakunan South, a member of the "Citizens' Network for the Partitioning and Privatization of Japan National Railways," calls for the "abolition of the railway system! Citizens' Network" is launched by Shunsuke Kakusouth (lawyer), Akiyuki Nosaka (writer), Akio Yama (critic), Chinatsu Nakayama (Diet member), and others; a general meeting is held at the Diet Members' Building 4/18
Japanese-style passenger car "Fureai" of Mito Station begins service, but it is not fresh because it is a refurbished Slo-81. 4/19
Jouban Line Loose Line Series 203 fully replaced. 4/20
Labor Summit (Tokyo). JNR Head Office Chairman Yamazaki made an appeal on JNR issues 4/21.
The unions, dissatisfied with the paid response on April 18, file an application for conciliation with the Labor Relations Commission for Public Enterprises 4/21.
President of the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan meets TEPCO President Nasu and requests acceptance of JNR employees by TEPCO and other electric power companies 4/22
Trial run of SL1st Century begins with C56160+12 series passenger cars 4/22→4/29
Osaka Administration Bureau announces that 28 Series 205 cars will be put into service on Tokaido and Sanyo Main Lines (now JR Kyoto and Kobe Lines) from the end of September 4/22
Director General of Kyushu Regional Administration Bureau requests leaders of management and economic organizations in Kyushu to accept 3,000 JNR employees 4/22
Groundbreaking ceremony held for construction of connecting facilities at Chayamachi Station on the Uno Line, the starting point of the Honshu-Shikoku Bigo Line (Kojima-Sakaide route of the Honshu-Yokohama Bridge) on the Honshu side 4/23
Hiroshima Bureau holds a test-ride event for the "Fureai Pal" train 4/23
Special Measures Law for the Promotion of Specific Urban Railway Improvement enacted.
The law was passed by the Diet to promote the construction of double-double track and large-scale improvements to major urban railroads.
roundbreaking ceremony for construction of the Honshu side of the Honshi Bisan Line 4/23
Groundbreaking ceremony held in Chayamachi for construction of the Uno Line connecting facilities, the last section of the Honshu Line that has not yet been started.
Transport Minister Mitsuzuka inspects morning rush at Kitasenju Station 4/24
FY60 Passenger Revenues (107.5% vs. previous year, much higher than 3.8% of fare revision actual revenues) announced 4/24
Public Labor Relations Commission "conciliation chairman's opinion" on wage increase. Public corporations average 9531 yen (4.34%, including regular salary increase). JNR raises wages to 9372 yen (4.27%, including regular salary increase). The KLK Kyodo-Combat Committee expressed its "extreme dissatisfaction" with the situation. No disparity with JNR; conciliation unsuccessful, arbitration to be held 4/24.
Construction of new Kobe New Transit line begins.
Transportation Council reports that the construction plan for the 4.5 km Rokko Island Line between Sumiyoshi and Rokkojima-South, which Kobe New Transit is applying for, is appropriate.
Keihan Electric Railway's Otsu Line begins operating improved 600-type trains.
Japan National Railways "Voluntary Retirement Bill" passed by the House of Representatives Transportation Committee.
Symposium on Public Transportation in Akita Prefecture" held under the auspices of the Akita Prefecture Conference for Protecting the People's Transportation 4/25
Chairman of the conciliation committee of the Public Labor Relations Commission presents his view 4/25
The Labor Relations Commission for Public Enterprises and Other Organizations presents its opinion to both Japan National Railways (JNR) labor and management, which calls for a 4.27% wage increase and 9,372 yen wage increase, effectively settling the wage dispute.
Bill on Special Measures to be Urgently Taken in FY 1986 to Improve Management of Business Operated by Japan National Railways (Bill on Emergency Measures for Improving Management of Japan National Railways) 4/25
The House of Representatives Transportation Committee passes the bill as originally proposed, with a supplementary resolution from the four parties (the Liberal Democratic Party, the Socialist Party, the Socialist Party, the Public Ministry, and the Democratic Party) urging the government and Japan National Railways to make efforts to secure new employment for retired employees.
Tokaido Main Line [New Station Opening] Rokugo Fujieda - Shimada 4/26
National Joint Meeting of Construction and Electrical Engineering Bureau Chiefs Held 4/26
Information corner "Hot Pot" opened in Tennoji, Nara, and Wakayama 4/26
Nakamura Line Survival Measures Council agrees to convert to third sector at general meeting 4/26
Hokkaido General Bureau's "Resort Express" exhibition held in Sapporo 4/27
Trolley train "Seiryo Shimanto" resumes operation on the Yodo Line 4/27
Basic labor agreement, joint labor-management declaration, and employment stability agreement signed with Shinkoku-ro 4/28
Signing of settlement of Nagoya Shinkansen pollution lawsuit 4/28 Reference → Ohara Institute of Social Problems
On the same day, after the signing ceremony, President Sugiura said, "I am extremely pleased to announce that today we have reached an amicable settlement with some residents along the Nagoya Shinkansen Line, who have been fighting for more than 10 years over the issue. JNR has been working with the residents of Nagoya in good faith on the details of this settlement. JNR will faithfully implement the content of the settlement and will continue to make efforts to implement environmental measures for the Shinkansen in the future, fully respecting the intent of the settlement. JNR's statement to the press
Kakudate Line and Aniai Line to be converted in November 4/28
The joint council of both lines decides to convert the two existing lines to Akita Nairiku Jukan Railway on November 1.
JNR to Commemorate 60th Anniversary of His Majesty the Emperor's Enthronement by Selling Orange Cards and Commemorative Tickets 4/28
Local transportation lines, Kakudate and Aniai, will be converted to Akita Nairiku Jukan Railway on November 1.
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Aichi Railroad, "SL First Century" train (C56160 + 5 Series 12 coaches) operates between Nagoya and Taketoyo.
100 Years of Aichi Railroads Fair" at Sasajima Station 4/29-5/5
FY 1986 1243rd meeting of Japan National Railways Audit Committee 4/30
Various issues to be discussed
Subcommittee of the Administrative Reform Council recommends complete privatization of the railway companies 4/30
The Subcommittee on Special Corporations of the Provisional Administrative Reform Council submits a report calling for the complete privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Company within five years to the Council Chairman.
SL "The First Century" to operate between Nagoya and Kisogawa 4/30
Hankyu Corporation [Elevated] Ikeda Station 4/30
Iwate Kaihatsu Railway Begins sightseeing bus business 4/
Omi Railway Merged with Omi Bus Co.
Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railway Bus business transferred to Takamatsu Bus Co. Takamatsu Bus renamed Kotoden Bus (now Kotoden Bus) 4/
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