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September

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JNR's Last Fare Revision 9/1

     JNR Revises FaresJNR revises passenger fares and charges with an average increase of 8.4

 Disaster Drills in Various Locations 9/1

     JNR conducts disaster drills at various locations on the assumption that a major earthquake has occurred.

 Kansai Main Line trains resume service between Ogawara and Kamo 9/1

     Train service resumed on the section of the line that was closed due to torrential rains on July 21, and materials for the Fukuchiyama Line were deployed to the bridge that was washed away to facilitate early restoration.

 Tennoji Railway Bureau broadcasts on FM 9/1

     The Tennoji Railway Administration Bureau opened the "JNR FM Station Network," which broadcasts sightseeing information in the vicinity of Horyuji Station on the Monsai Main Line. Frequency 77MHZ, broadcasting from 9:00 to 17:00

 According to the labor union organization summary as of January 1, JNR has 131,000 members, a decrease of 13,000 in January, while the number of members of the Reform Labor Union Association increased to 94,000 on September 1.

The number of applicants for voluntary retirement as of September 1 was 5,241 (2,916 of whom have already resigned), and the number of those assigned to the "Human Resources Utilization Center" was 15,210.

TEPCO held an induction ceremony for 127 JNR employees 9/1

Preliminary education (correspondence training) for 600 employees scheduled to transfer to the National Tax Agency started at the Central Railway Academy 9/1

Construction begins on station improvements for the Kagoshima route of the Shinkansen Line 9/1

     The government-ruling party's committee to study financial resources for the Shinkansen Line holds a meeting of the director-generals of the Transport Ministry (now the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism), the Finance Ministry (now the Ministry of Finance), and other ministries and agencies on September 1 and approves installation of waiting rooms at Kumamoto and Nishi-Kagoshima (now Kagoshima Chuo) stations on JNR's planned Shinkansen line route from Fukuoka to Kagoshima.

 Japan National Railways Reform Law-related Cabinet Orders Decided 9/1

     The Japanese government, at a meeting of Administrative Vice-Ministers on September 1, passed a Cabinet Order on the passage of eight laws related to Japan National Railways (JNR). The Cabinet meeting on Sept. 1 approved the "Order for Enforcement of the Act on Special Measures for Promotion of Reemployment of Japan National Railways Voluntary Retired Employees and Japan National Railways Liquidation Corporation Employees" and other related cabinet orders, which will be officially approved at the Cabinet meeting on Sept. 2.

 　The Special Measures Law Enforcement Order requests 25 government-approved corporations, including the Japan Maritime Disaster Prevention Center, to recruit JNR voluntary retirees.

Koumi Line [station abolition] photo deck 9/1←7/6

Sakai Line [Abolition of temporary embarkation and disembarkation area] Boat landing 9/1

One person was killed and eight others injured in an attack by an armed group of local leaders of the Shinkoku-ro (labor union) 9/1

     Before dawn on 9/1, five Japanese National Railways (JNR) employee dormitories in Osaka and Hyogo prefectures where Shinkokuro executives live are attacked by a gang of suspected militants, killing one and seriously injuring eight (note: Shinkokuro is a split from the Revolutionary Marxist faction within JNR).

 Nagano Electric Railway begins using PTC at Suzaka and Shinshu-Nakano stations on the Kawato Line 9/1

National Railway Motive Power Workers’ Union officially notifies General estimation of its withdrawal from the General Council of Trade Unions 9/2

Japan National Railways Reform Bill to be submitted to extraordinary Diet session 9/3

The scope of the second round of wide-area transfers currently underway is expanded to include Morioka, Hiroshima, etc., and the application period is extended to the end of September.

New labor union "Japan National Railways Kanto Region Automobile Council" formed by about 500 employees of Kanto Regional Automobile Bureau 9/3

48 Non-Current Akita Bureau Employees Form Akita Railway Industry Council 9/3

Ministry of Transport decides to submit seven bills related to Japan National Railways reform to the next interminnial session of the Diet, which was abolished in the previous ordinary Diet session.

Heavy Rainfall Causes Confusion in Hokkaido 9/4

 

    Heavy rains in the northern Hokkaido region caused landslides and rivers to rise in many areas, disrupting service between Ikeda and Kushiro on the Nemuro Main Line and between Higashi-Kushiro and Enya on the Kushiro Main Line.

 

The government cabinet decided to convene the 107th extraordinary session of the Diet on September 11. 9/5

The Shigaraki Line's 5th meeting of the Council of Measures for the First Specified Local Interchange Line decides to convert the line to the third sector. 9/5

9/5

     Council of the 1st target line decides to convert the line to a regional railroad with a third-sector system by July next year.

 Keio Teito Railway Keio Line timetable revised 9/6

General Council of the General Council of Trade Unions accepts National Railway Motive Power Workers’ Union's notice of withdrawal from the General Council of Trade Unions 9/7

Seikan Tunnel rail line is signed. 9/8

     Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation (JRPC) holds a track-signing ceremony at the center of the Seikan Tunnel, following the signing of the track for the down line in June and the completion of the up line recently.

 Nagano Prefecture decided to accept 155 JNR employees.

Hokkaido Police Headquarters decides to hire 113 public safety officials 9/8

Kihara Line conference continues to be suspended. 9/9

     First target line council decides to continue suspending meetings for six months, citing that the density of wheeled traffic in FY1960 exceeded the standard of 2,000 passengers by 306.

 Cabinet approves 8 bills for reform of Japan National Railways, including the "Japan National Railways Reform Bill.

LDP holds a board of directors meeting and a general affairs meeting and decides to establish a "National Railways Reform Headquarters" headed by Prime Minister Nakasone (former Transport Minister Mitsuzuka serves as acting head) 9/10

Track Law partially revised. 9/10

     The Ministry of Transport revises the Cabinet Order and the Order for Enforcement of the Track Law to delegate part of the authority of the Ministers of Transport and Construction under the Track Law to prefectural governors.

 

Meitetsu Monorail Line fares revised 9/10

    Nagoya Railroad is monkey-barking. Monorail line fares are revised from 50 yen for one section and 100 yen for two sections to a flat fare of 150 yen for the entire line.

 Extraordinary Diet session begins. 9/11

 

Total number of excess members (beginning of FY6)	61,000 Including 20,000 voluntary retirees
Re-employment destination	Public sector, such as national government		30,000
	Breakdown	National	18,500
		Local Government	11,500
	Japan National Railways-related companies		21,000
	General companies		10,000

Caution：

　Note: At that time, the term "excess personnel" was used by the mass media, etc. However, since it is considered too inappropriate to use the term "excess human resources," we have used the term "overstaffing.

    The 107th extraordinary session of the Diet opens, with the main focus on Japan National Railways reform.

 Government submits 8 bills related to Japan National Railways reform to Diet. 9/11

Japan National Railways employees' "Reemployment Plan" is decided. 9/11 (Newspaper)

     Of the 61,000 eligible for reemployment, 30,000 are assigned to the national government and local governments, and a general quota of 21,000 to Japan National Railways-related companies and 10,000 to general companies is decided.

     8 lines approved for discontinuation of freight operations

    The Transportation Council of Japan,

    The Shinetsu Main Line between Numadare and Niigata Port,

    Sobu Main Line between Numadare and Niigata Port, Sobu Main Line between Naruto and Choshi, and Narita Line between Katori and Matsukishi,

    Narita Line between Katori and Matsukishi,

    Soga to Kimitsu on the Uchibo Line,

    Sanin Line between Nagato City and Hatao,

    Tagawa - Gotoji - Yomei on the Hita Hikosan Line

    Yamano Line between Minamata and Votono,

    Kawauchi to Satsuma-Oguchi on the Miyanojo Line,

    The Shinetsu Main Line is scheduled to be closed on October 20, and others on October 11.

 Transportation Council certifies as minor items loan, assignment, and transfer of the 2nd Specified Land Exchange Line Etsuminan Line, and discontinuation of freight operations on the Shinetsu Main Line freight branch line (between Sumidare and Niigata Port) and 7 other lines 9/11

5,000 rally against the split-up of Japan National Railways 9/11

     Approximately 5,300 citizens and labor union members opposed to the privatization of Japan National Railways held a "Hyogo Prefecture Citizens' Rally in Solidarity with the Struggle for Japan National Railways" in Kobe City. 9/11<br>

 Eight bills related to Japan National Railways reform submitted to the 107th extraordinary Diet session. 9/12

Japanese government officially decides basic policy on measures to deal with Japan National Railways' surplus personnel (Japan National Railways Employee Reemployment Plan).

2nd Ministerial Conference on Japan National Railways Mutual Aid Pension Issues held 9/12

Japan National Railways Reform Kansai Forum" held in Osaka, sponsored by "Japan National Railways for Tomorrow" 9/12

Kyoto Prefecture decides to accept 95 JNR employees (excluding 85 prefectural police) 9/12

Kobe City Decides to Accept 100 JNR Workers 9/12

Hakodate City Tram Fares Revised 9/12

     Hakodate City Transportation Bureau revises fares, raising the flat fare for the track line from 160 yen to 170 yen, an average increase of 5.75%.

 

Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau's Line 10 (Toei Subway Shinjuku Line) began operation between Funabori and Shinozaki. 9/14

According to the application for voluntary retirement as of September 15, the number of employees who submitted the application for certification of employees wishing to retire is 7,193 (of which 2,945 have already retired.) 9/15

Shiga Prefecture decides to accept 100 JNR employees 9/16

Japan National Railway Workers' Union members in Niigata file suit claiming that their reassignment to the Jinkatsu Center is invalid. 9/16

     Fifteen Japan National Railway Union members assigned to the Human Activity Center in the Niigata Railway Administration Office file a civil lawsuit with the Niigata District Court seeking invalidation of their reassignment and injunction against unfair discrimination.

 The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications abolishes Japan National Railways postal trains and railroad post offices on September 30.　9/16

103 employees are hired by Kyushu Electric Power Co. 9/17

National Railway union members in Niigata file suit claiming that their reassignment to the Human Resources Utilization Center is "invalid." 9/17 (Newspaper)

     15 members of the Japan National Railway Union (JNR) who were assigned to the Human Resources Utilization Center filed a civil suit against JNR in the Niigata District Court, claiming that the center is an unfair discrimination aimed at destroying JNR and demanding confirmation of the invalidity of the reassignment order and an injunction against unfair discrimination.

    Although a provisional injunction has been applied for at the regional headquarters, this is the first lawsuit filed by union members in Japan.

    According to the Niigata District Headquarters of the Japan National Railway Workers' Union, as of September 1, 284 employees were assigned to 47 locations, 146 of whom are members of the union, officers and activists of the local branches.

 Gifu Prefecture decided to accept 180 JNR employees 9/18

Nissan Motors decides to accept 876 JNR employees at its affiliate sales company. 9/18

First meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party's "National Railway Reform Promotion Headquarters" (headed by Prime Minister Nakasone) 9/19

Joint labor-management declaration with the Japan National Railway Workers' Union (JNR) is not signed in the regions. 9/19

    It was revealed that the LDP had instructed the railroad administration bureaus not to conclude a joint labor-management declaration at the local level, as long as the declaration had not been concluded with the headquarters.

    The company explained that there was a fear of unfair labor practice in concluding a labor-management agreement with local governments beyond the head office.

 National Council for the Protection of Japan National Railways rallies 8,000 people against the split-up and privatization of Japan National Railways 9/19

Aichi Loop Railway founded 9/19

     Aichi Loop Railway Company, a third-sector company that will take over the Okata Line, held its inaugural general meeting in Nagoya City.

 Okayama Prefecture decided to accept 115 JNR employees (including 55 public security personnel) 9/22

The Ise Line Specific Local Transportation Measures Council decides on an alternative transportation plan for JNR's Ise Line. 9/22

First meeting of the liaison conference of three organizations for the development of the Osaka area railroad network held. 9/22

Simultaneous guerrilla attacks occur on Japan National Railways lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area, burning out signal cables 9/24

     On the morning of 9/24, JNR communication and signaling cables are cut at 24 locations in the Tokyo metropolitan area by a gang of suspected militants, disabling 6 lines and affecting 1.5 million passengers.

 National Railways Reform Bill debated 9/25

     The House of Representatives plenary session begins substantive deliberations on seven bills related to Japan National Railways reform, the main focus of the ongoing extraordinary Diet session.

 The purpose of the bills related to national railway reform is explained and questions are asked at a plenary session of the House of Representatives, and the establishment of the "Special Committee on National Railway Reform" is decided. 9/25

     Prime Minister Nakasone responds, "Reform of the Japanese National Railways is the most important aim of the current administrative reform, and public support for it has been growing steadily. I am determined to see it through to fruition. Prime Minister Nakasone expressed his strong desire to see the reform bills submitted by the government enacted as soon as possible. The decision was then made to establish a "Special Committee on National Railways Reform," and former Transport Minister Kichizo Hosoda was elected chairman of the committee.

 Deliberations of the Special Committee on National Railways Reform begin (composed of 50 members, 30 from the LDP and 20 from opposition parties; former Transport Minister Kichizo Hosoda is elected chairman) 9/25

All-National Railway Motive Power Workers’ Union Osaka-Tennoji also files for provisional injunction. 9/25 (Newspaper)

     Members of the Allied Workers Unions of Osaka and Tennoji, who were assigned to the Human Resources Utilization Center, filed an application to the Osaka District Court seeking a provisional injunction to suspend the validity of the work order on the grounds that "it is unfair to remove them from their original duties and assign them to the Human Resources Utilization Center, where they are not allowed to do their original duties such as plowing grass.

68 people from Japan National Railways applied for jobs in Osaka City on 9/25.

    Sixty-eight people applied for the high school graduate recruitment examination following the privatization of Japan National Railways (JNR).

 Tottori Prefecture orders recruitment of Japan National Railways employees 9/25 <Newspaper>.

    The Tottori Prefectural Government has decided to accept 31 Japan National Railways (JNR) employees over the next four years, following the privatization of JNR.

 Departure Ceremony for Farewell Operation of Railway Mail Cars (9/25)

     Held at Shiodome Station (ending 114 years of history; last run on Kyushu Island on Sept. 28)

 Meitetsu changed its business name from "Toyota New Line" to "Toyota Line" 9/25

23rd regular meeting of the Federation of Transport Workers' Unions 9/25

Suicide of Japan National Railways employee 9/28

    A JNR Mito engineer jumped to his death from the roof of the JNR dormitory in Mito City. The suicide was the 36th suicide of a Japan National Railways (JNR) employee this year.

 Nine railroad engineering labor unions formed by facility-related employees in Tokyo, Hiroshima, etc. get together to form the Federation of Engineering Labor Unions 9/29

JNR extends second call for wide-area transfers until Oct. 31 9/29

JNR land sales already 1,400 ha. 9/29

Second meeting of the second countermeasures council for the Ise line of the 2nd Specified Land Crossing Line decides to make the line a third sector on February 2 next year 9/29

Meitetsu Meitetsu Toyota New Line renamed Toyota Line 9/29

Kinki Nippon Railway Higashi Osaka Line between Ikoma and Nagata opens for service.

Transportation Council approves the discontinuation of the Tominai Line and the Iburi Line as minor cases 9/30

Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications abolishes railroad mail service. 9/30

National Railway Workers' Union decides "labor-management cooperation" policy at Central Struggle Committee 9/30

     The National Railway Workers' Party (NLW) drastically changed the direction of its campaign policy for FY86, which focused on the anti-rationalization struggle and the campaign to expose human rights violations, to a more realistic policy of employment stability through "conclusion of the Declaration of Labor-Management Cooperation. However, there were many protests and the reality was mixed→Summary (in preparation)

 The Transportation Council approved the abolition of freight operations on 6 lines on 9/30.

     The Tsurumi Line from Anzen to Hama-Anzen

    Fukuchiyama Line Amagasaki - Fukuchiyama

    Kakogawa Line Kakogawa - Tanigawa

    Sakai Line Yonago - Sakaiminato

    Kure Line Mihara~Kaita City

    Discontinued passenger transportation services

    Bantan Line Shikama Port - Himeji

    Implementation is scheduled for November 1.