I hereby promulgate the Law governing Japanese Government Railways Fares and Chages. Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor This seventh day of the seventh month of the twenty third year of Showa (July 7, 1948) Prime Minister ASHIDA Hitoshi Law No.112 Law Governing Japanese Government Railways Fares and Charges

(General Provisions) Article 1. Passenger fares and freight rates, together with rates, fares and charges related thereto (in the railways and ferry services) of the Japanese National Railways, shall be established and maintained pursuant to the provisions of this Law. The fares, rates and charges specified in the preceding paragraph shall be established upon the principle that such fares, rates and charges should: 1. Be just and reasonable; 2. Cover the cost of the service rendered; 3. Promote indusrty; 4. Assist in stabilization of wages and prices.

(Passenger Fares and Charges) Article 2. Passenger fares shall be established for two categories, namely, those for single trip ticket and those for season or commuter tickets. The fares for single trip tickets shall be for first, second and third class service.

(Ordinary Passenger Fares) Article 3. The ordinary passenger fares shall be established in accordance with the following items: 1. The fares for third class service shall be 1 yen 45 sen per operated kilometer to and including 150 km. and 1 yen 5 sen per kilometer for distances exceeding 150 kilometers. 2. Second class fares shall be three times third class fares, and first class fares six times third class fares.

(Ferry Passenger Service) Article 4. The ordinary passenger fares for ferry service shall be as shown in Table I, annexed hereto.

(Fares for Season Tickets) Article 5. Fares for season or commuter tickets shall be decided by the Japanese National Railways in accordance with the provisions of the following items: 1. Fares for season or commuter tickets of one or three months duration shall be calculated on the basis of not more than 50 per cent of the corresponding single ticket fare. 2. Fares for season or commuter tickets of six months duration shall be calculated on the basis of not more than 40 per cent of the corresponding single ticket fare.

(Express and Semi-Express) Article 6. Fares and charges for limited express express and semi-express service shall be as shown in Table II, annexed hereto.

(Freight Rates and Charges) Article 7. Rates and charges for freight service shall be of two classes, namely, those for carload shipments and those for less-than-carload shipments. The rates and charges for carload shipments, classified according to the provisions of the "Freight Classification Table" effective at time of shipment, shall be as shown in Table III, annexed hereto. Rates and charges for less-than-carload shipments shall be established by the Japanese National Ryo after taking into consideration the freight rates and charges for carload Shipment.

(Slight Charges in Fares Rates and Charges) Article 8. Changes in fares, rates and charges for services rendered by the Japanese National Railways, which are of a routine character not materially affecting the gross income or revenue of Japanese National Railway as a whole, shall be made by the Japanese National Railways.

(Mandatory Provisions) Article 9. The fares, rates and charges for transportation of passengers and freight shipments other than stipulated in this Law, and detailed procedure concerning enforcement of passenger fores, freight rates and charges stipulated in this Law shall be decided by the Japanese National Railways. The provisions of the present Article, however, shall not be interpreted as interfering with the enforcement of the provisions of the Railway Business Law (Law No.65 of 1900).

Supplementary Provisions:

Article 10. The enforcement date of this Law shall be decided upon Txtile regard to each provision, by Cabinet Order within the period of twenty days as from the day of its promulgation.

Article 11. The Railway Business Law shall be partly as follows: In Article 3, paragraph 2, the words "of railways other than the Government railways" shall be added, after the words "fares and rates" and the words "one month" shall read "seved days."

Article 12. Cabinet Order concerning the exemption from application of the provisions of Article 3, paragraph 2 of the Railway Operation Law (Cabinet Order No.113 of 1947) under Imerial Ordinance No.452 of 1945 issued in accordance with the acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration shall be adolished.

Annexed Table I. Ferry line passenger fares under the provisions of Art.4 Section 3rd class 2nd class 1st class Annexed Table II. Express train charges under the Provisions of Art.6 Annexed Table III Tariff for C. L. consignments in accordonce with the provisions of Art.7 (Per ton) 10 95 73 55 44 38 37 33 29 26 23 21 20 127 97 74 59 51 49 44 39 35 31 27 30 160 122 93 74 64 61 55 48 44 39 74 40 192 146 112 89 77 73 66 58 53 46 41 50 224 171 130 103 90 86 77 68 61 54 48 60 256 195 149 118 103 98 88 77 70 62 55 70 289 220 168 133 116 110 99 817 79 70 62 80 321 224 186 148 129 122 109 97 88 77 68 90 353 269 205 163 142 135 120 106 96 85 75 100 385 293 224 178 154 147 131 116 105 93 82 120 442 321 245 195 169 161 144 127 115 102 90 140 459 349 267 212 184 175 157 138 125 111 98 160 496 377 288 229 199 189 169 149 135 120 106 180 533 406 310 246 214 203 182 160 145 128 113 200 570 434 331 263 228 217 194 171 156 137 121 220 607 462 353 280 243 231 207 183 166 146 129 240 644 490 374 297 258 245 219 194 176 155 137 260 681 518 395 314 273 259 232 205 186 164 145 280 718 546 417 331 288 273 245 216 196 173 153 300 755 574 438 348 302 287 257 227 206 182 161 320 792 602 460 365 317 301 270 238 216 191 168 340 829 631 481 382 332 316 282 249 226 199 176 360 866 659 503 399 347 330 295 260 236 208 184 380 903 687 524 416 362 344 308 271 246 217 192 400 940 715 546 433 376 358 320 282 256 226 200 420 974 740 565 448 390 370 331 293 265 234 207 440 1,007 766 585 464 403 383 343 303 274 242 214 460 1,041 791 604 479 417 396 354 313 284 250 221 480 1,074 817 623 495 430 409 366 323 265 258 228 500 1,108 842 643 510 443 421 377 333 302 266 225 550 1,192 906 691 548 477 453 406 358 325 286 253 600 1,275 969 740 587 510 485 434 383 347 306 271 650 1,359 1,033 789 626 544 517 462 408 370 327 289 700 1,443 1,097 837 664 577 549 491 433 393 347 306 750 1,527 1,160 886 703 611 580 519 458 416 367 324 800 1,610 1,224 934 741 644 612 548 483 438 387 342 850 1,694 1,288 983 760 678 644 576 509 461 407 365 900 1,788 1,351 1,031 818 711 676 605 534 484 427 377 950 1,862 1,415 1,080 857 745 708 633 559 507 447 395 1,000 1,945 1,479 1,129 895 778 740 662 584 530 467 413 1,100 2,113 1,606 1,226 972 845 803 719 634 575 507 448 1,200 2,280 1,733 1,323 1,049 912 867 776 684 621 548 484 1,300 2,448 1,861 1,420 1,126 979 931 833 735 666 588 519 1,400 2,615 1,988 1,517 1,203 1,046 994 890 785 712 628 555 1,500 2,783 2,115 1,614 1,280 1,113 1,058 947 835 757 668 590 1,600 2,950 2,242 1,711 1,357 1,180 1,121 1,003 883 803 708 626 1,700 3,118 2,370 1,809 1,435 1,247 1,185 1,060 936 848 749 661 1,800 3,285 2,497 1,906 1,512 1,314 1,249 1,117 986 894 789 697 1,900 3,453 2,624 2,003 1,589 1,381 1,312 1,174 1,036 940 829 732 2,000 3,620 2,752 2,100 1,666 1,448 1,376 1,231 1,086 985 869 768 2,100 3,788 2,879 2,197 1,743 1,515 1,440 1,288 1,137 1,031 909 803 2,200 3,955 3,006 2,294 1,820 1,582 1,503 1,345 1,187 1,076 950 839 2,300 4,123 3,134 2,392 1,897 1,649 1,567 1,402 1,237 1,122 990 874 2,400 4,290 3,261 2,489 1,974 1,716 1,631 1,459 1,287 1,167 1,030 910 2,500 4,458 3,388 2,586 2,051 1,783 1,694 1,516 1,338 1,213 1,070 945 2,600 4,625 3,515 2,683 2,128 1,850 1,758 1,575 1,388 1,256 1,110 981 2,700 4,793 3,643 2,780 2,205 1,917 1,822 1,630 1,435 1,304 1,151 1,017 2,800 4,960 3,770 2,877 2,282 1,984 1,885 1,687 1,488 1,350 1,191 1,052 2,900 5,123 3,897 2,974 2,359 2,051 1,494 1,744 1,539 1,395 1,231 1,088 3,000 5,295 4,025 3,072 2,436 2,118 2,013 1,801 1,589 1,441 1,271 1,123 For every additional 100 km or fraction thereof 167 128 98 77 67 64 57 50 46 40 35 Minister of Transportation OKADA Seiichi Prime Minister ASHIDA Hitoshi