日本国有鉄道は25年度には健全経営であったが、本年度は朝鮮動乱による資材高騰や職員給与改定により経費が増加した。独立採算の原則から運賃値上げが必要となり、国鉄から旅客・貨物運賃とも3.5割増の申請があった。運輸審議会での公聴会と慎重審議の結果、旅客運賃2.5割増、貨物運賃3割増が妥当とされた。これは補正予算案とも合致するため、政府は運賃法改正案を提出した。なお、遠距離旅客の負担緩和や定期旅客への配慮、貨物運賃の物価への影響も考慮している。
参照した発言:
第12回国会 参議院 運輸委員会 第1号
| 航路別 | 三等運賃 | 二等運賃 | 一等運賃 |
| 円 | 円 | 円 | |
| 青森函館間 | 200 | 400 | 1,400 |
| 宇野高松間 | 40 | 80 | |
| 仁方堀江間 | 130 | 260 | |
| 宮島口宮島間 | 10 | ||
| 大畠小松港間 | 20 | ||
| 下関門司港間 | 20 |
| Section | 3rd Class | 2nd Class | 1st Class |
| Aomori-Hakodate | /200 | /400 | /1,400 |
| Uno-Takamatsu | 40 | 80 | |
| Niigata-Horie | 130 | 260 | |
| Miyajimaguchi-Miyajima | 10 | ||
| Obatake-Komatsuko | 20 | ||
| Shimonoseki-Mojiko | 20 |
| 種別 | 地帶別 | 三等料金 | 二等料金 | 一等料金 |
| 円 | 円 | 円 | ||
| 特別急行料金 | 600キロメートルまで | 500 | 1,000 | 1,500 |
| 1,200キロメートルまで | 750 | 1,500 | 2,250 | |
| 1,201キロメートル以上 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | |
| 急行料金 | 300キロメートルまで | 150 | 300 | 450 |
| 600キロメートルまで | 250 | 500 | 750 | |
| 1,200キロメートルまで | 400 | 800 | 1,200 | |
| 1,201キロメートル以上 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,500 | |
| 準急行料金 | 150キロメートルまで | 50 | 100 | 150 |
| 300キロメートルまで | 80 | 160 | 240 | |
| 600キロメートルまで | 130 | 260 | 390 | |
| 601キロメートル以上 | 200 | 400 | 600 |
| Kind | Boundary | 3rd | 2nd | 1st |
| Limited Express | Up to 600 kms. | /500 | /1,000 | /1,500 |
| Up to 1,200 kms. | 750 | 1,500 | 2,250 | |
| 1,201 kms. and above | 1,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | |
| Express | Up to 300 kms. | 150 | 300 | 450 |
| Up to 600 kms. | 250 | 500 | 750 | |
| Up to 1,200 kms. | 400 | 800 | 1,200 | |
| 1,201 kms. and above | 500 | 1,000 | 1,500 | |
| Semi-Express | Up to 150 kms. | 50 | 100 | 150 |
| Up to 300 kms. | 80 | 160 | 240 | |
| Up to 600 kms. | 130 | 260 | 390 | |
| 601 kms. and above | 200 | 400 | 600 |
| 等級 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| キロ程 | |||||||||||
| キロメートルまで | 円 | 円 | 円 | 円 | 円 | 円 | 円 | 円 | 円 | 円 | 円 |
| 10 | 237 | 180 | 138 | 109 | 95 | 90 | 81 | 71 | 65 | 57 | 50 |
| 20 | 312 | 237 | 181 | 144 | 125 | 119 | 106 | 94 | 85 | 75 | 66 |
| 30 | 387 | 294 | 224 | 178 | 155 | 147 | 131 | 116 | 105 | 93 | 82 |
| 40 | 462 | 351 | 268 | 212 | 185 | 175 | 157 | 138 | 126 | 111 | 98 |
| 50 | 536 | 408 | 311 | 247 | 215 | 204 | 182 | 161 | 146 | 129 | 114 |
| 60 | 611 | 464 | 354 | 281 | 244 | 232 | 208 | 183 | 166 | 147 | 130 |
| 70 | 686 | 521 | 398 | 315 | 274 | 261 | 233 | 206 | 187 | 165 | 145 |
| 80 | 761 | 578 | 441 | 350 | 304 | 289 | 259 | 228 | 207 | 183 | 161 |
| 90 | 835 | 635 | 484 | 384 | 334 | 317 | 284 | 251 | 227 | 200 | 177 |
| 100 | 910 | 692 | 528 | 419 | 364 | 346 | 309 | 273 | 248 | 218 | 193 |
| 120 | 998 | 758 | 579 | 459 | 399 | 379 | 339 | 299 | 271 | 240 | 212 |
| 140 | 1,086 | 825 | 630 | 500 | 434 | 413 | 369 | 326 | 295 | 261 | 230 |
| 160 | 1,174 | 892 | 681 | 540 | 470 | 446 | 399 | 352 | 319 | 282 | 249 |
| 180 | 1,262 | 959 | 732 | 581 | 505 | 480 | 429 | 379 | 343 | 303 | 268 |
| 200 | 1,350 | 1,026 | 783 | 621 | 540 | 513 | 459 | 405 | 367 | 324 | 286 |
| 220 | 1,438 | 1,093 | 834 | 661 | 575 | 546 | 489 | 431 | 391 | 345 | 305 |
| 240 | 1,525 | 1,159 | 885 | 702 | 610 | 580 | 519 | 458 | 415 | 366 | 323 |
| 260 | 1,613 | 1,226 | 935 | 742 | 645 | 613 | 548 | 484 | 439 | 387 | 342 |
| 280 | 1,700 | 1,292 | 986 | 782 | 680 | 646 | 578 | 510 | 462 | 408 | 360 |
| 300 | 1,788 | 1,359 | 1,037 | 822 | 715 | 679 | 608 | 536 | 486 | 429 | 379 |
| 320 | 1,875 | 1,425 | 1,088 | 863 | 750 | 713 | 638 | 563 | 510 | 450 | 398 |
| 340 | 1,963 | 1,492 | 1,138 | 903 | 785 | 746 | 667 | 589 | 534 | 471 | 416 |
| 360 | 2,050 | 1,558 | 1,189 | 943 | 820 | 779 | 697 | 615 | 558 | 492 | 435 |
| 380 | 2,138 | 1,625 | 1,240 | 983 | 855 | 812 | 727 | 641 | 581 | 513 | 453 |
| 400 | 2,225 | 1,691 | 1,291 | 1,024 | 890 | 846 | 757 | 668 | 605 | 534 | 472 |
| 420 | 2,308 | 1,754 | 1,338 | 1,061 | 923 | 877 | 785 | 692 | 628 | 554 | 489 |
| 440 | 2,390 | 1,816 | 1,386 | 1,099 | 956 | 908 | 813 | 717 | 650 | 574 | 507 |
| 460 | 2,473 | 1,879 | 1,434 | 1,137 | 989 | 940 | 841 | 742 | 673 | 593 | 524 |
| 480 | 2,555 | 1,942 | 1,482 | 1,175 | 1,022 | 971 | 869 | 767 | 695 | 613 | 542 |
| 500 | 2,638 | 2,005 | 1,530 | 1,213 | 1,055 | 1,002 | 897 | 791 | 717 | 633 | 559 |
| 550 | 2,844 | 2,161 | 1,649 | 1,308 | 1,138 | 1,081 | 967 | 853 | 774 | 683 | 603 |
| 600 | 3,050 | 2,318 | 1,769 | 1,403 | 1,220 | 1,159 | 1,037 | 915 | 830 | 732 | 647 |
| 650 | 3,245 | 2,466 | 1,882 | 1,493 | 1,298 | 1,233 | 1,103 | 974 | 883 | 779 | 688 |
| 700 | 3,440 | 2,614 | 1,995 | 1,582 | 1,376 | 1,307 | 1,170 | 1,032 | 936 | 826 | 729 |
| 750 | 3,635 | 2,763 | 2,108 | 1,672 | 1,454 | 1,381 | 1,236 | 1,091 | 989 | 872 | 771 |
| 800 | 3,830 | 2,911 | 2,221 | 1,762 | 1,532 | 1,455 | 1,302 | 1,149 | 1,042 | 919 | 812 |
| 850 | 4,018 | 3,053 | 2,330 | 1,848 | 1,607 | 1,527 | 1,366 | 1,205 | 1,093 | 964 | 852 |
| 900 | 4,205 | 3,196 | 2,439 | 1,934 | 1,682 | 1,598 | 1,430 | 1,262 | 1,144 | 1,009 | 891 |
| 950 | 4,393 | 3,338 | 2,548 | 2,021 | 1,757 | 1,669 | 1,493 | 1,318 | 1,195 | 1,054 | 931 |
| 1,000 | 4,580 | 3,481 | 2,656 | 2,107 | 1,832 | 1,740 | 1,557 | 1,374 | 1,246 | 1,099 | 971 |
| 1,100 | 4,955 | 3,766 | 2,874 | 2,279 | 1,982 | 1,883 | 1,685 | 1,487 | 1,348 | 1,189 | 1,050 |
| 1,200 | 5,330 | 4,051 | 3,091 | 2,452 | 2,132 | 2,025 | 1,812 | 1,599 | 1,450 | 1,279 | 1,130 |
| 1,300 | 5,705 | 4,336 | 3,309 | 2,624 | 2,282 | 2,168 | 1,940 | 1,712 | 1,552 | 1,369 | 1,209 |
| 1,400 | 6,080 | 4,621 | 3,526 | 2,797 | 2,432 | 2,310 | 2,067 | 1,824 | 1,654 | 1,459 | 1,289 |
| 1,500 | 6,455 | 4,906 | 3,744 | 2,969 | 2,582 | 2,453 | 2,195 | 1,937 | 1,756 | 1,549 | 1,368 |
| 1,600 | 6,830 | 5,191 | 3,961 | 3,142 | 2,732 | 2,595 | 2,322 | 2,049 | 1,858 | 1,639 | 1,448 |
| 1,700 | 7,205 | 5,476 | 4,179 | 3,314 | 2,882 | 2,738 | 2,450 | 2,162 | 1,960 | 1,729 | 1,527 |
| 1,800 | 7,580 | 5,761 | 4,396 | 3,487 | 3,032 | 2,880 | 2,577 | 2,274 | 2,062 | 1,819 | 1,607 |
| 1,900 | 7,955 | 6,046 | 4,614 | 3,659 | 3,182 | 3,023 | 2,705 | 2,387 | 2,164 | 1,909 | 1,686 |
| 2,000 | 8,330 | 6,331 | 4,831 | 3,832 | 3,332 | 3,165 | 2,832 | 2,499 | 2,266 | 1,999 | 1,766 |
| 2,100 | 8,705 | 6,616 | 5,049 | 4,004 | 3,482 | 3,308 | 2,960 | 2,612 | 2,368 | 2,089 | 1,845 |
| 2,200 | 9,080 | 6,901 | 5,266 | 4,177 | 3,632 | 3,450 | 3,087 | 2,724 | 2,470 | 2,179 | 1,925 |
| 2,300 | 9,455 | 7,186 | 5,484 | 4,349 | 3,782 | 3,593 | 3,215 | 2,837 | 2,572 | 2,269 | 2,004 |
| 2,400 | 9,830 | 7,471 | 5,701 | 4,522 | 3,932 | 3,735 | 3,342 | 2,949 | 2,674 | 2,359 | 2,084 |
| 2,500 | 10,205 | 7,756 | 5,919 | 4,694 | 4,082 | 3,878 | 3,470 | 3,062 | 2,776 | 2,449 | 2,163 |
| 2,600 | 10,580 | 8,041 | 6,136 | 4,867 | 4,232 | 4,020 | 3,597 | 3,174 | 2,878 | 2,539 | 2,243 |
| 2,700 | 10,955 | 8,326 | 6,354 | 5,039 | 4,382 | 4,163 | 3,725 | 3,287 | 2,980 | 2,629 | 2,322 |
| 2,800 | 11,330 | 8,611 | 6,571 | 5,212 | 4,532 | 4,305 | 3,852 | 3,399 | 3,082 | 2,719 | 2,402 |
| 2,900 | 11,705 | 8,896 | 6,789 | 5,384 | 4,682 | 4,448 | 3,980 | 3,512 | 3,184 | 2,809 | 2,481 |
| 3,000 | 12,080 | 9,181 | 7,006 | 5,557 | 4,832 | 4,590 | 4,107 | 3,624 | 3,286 | 2,899 | 2,561 |
| 以上100キロメートルまでを増すごとに | 375 | 285 | 217 | 173 | 150 | 142 | 127 | 112 | 102 | 90 | 80 |
| Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Kms | |||||||||||
| Up to | yen | yen | yen | yen | yen | yen | yen | yen | yen | yen | yen |
| 10 | 237 | 180 | 138 | 109 | 95 | 90 | 81 | 71 | 65 | 57 | 50 |
| 20 | 312 | 237 | 181 | 144 | 125 | 119 | 106 | 94 | 85 | 75 | 66 |
| 30 | 387 | 294 | 224 | 178 | 155 | 147 | 131 | 116 | 105 | 93 | 82 |
| 40 | 462 | 361 | 268 | 212 | 185 | 175 | 157 | 138 | 126 | 111 | 98 |
| 50 | 536 | 408 | 311 | 247 | 215 | 204 | 182 | 161 | 146 | 129 | 114 |
| 60 | 611 | 464 | 354 | 281 | 244 | 232 | 208 | 183 | 166 | 147 | 130 |
| 70 | 686 | 521 | 398 | 315 | 274 | 261 | 233 | 206 | 187 | 165 | 145 |
| 80 | 761 | 578 | 441 | 350 | 304 | 289 | 259 | 228 | 207 | 183 | 161 |
| 90 | 835 | 635 | 484 | 384 | 334 | 317 | 284 | 251 | 227 | 200 | 177 |
| 100 | 910 | 692 | 528 | 419 | 364 | 346 | 309 | 273 | 248 | 218 | 193 |
| 120 | 998 | 758 | 579 | 459 | 399 | 379 | 339 | 299 | 271 | 240 | 212 |
| 140 | 1,086 | 825 | 630 | 500 | 434 | 413 | 369 | 326 | 295 | 261 | 230 |
| 160 | 1,174 | 892 | 681 | 540 | 470 | 446 | 399 | 352 | 319 | 282 | 249 |
| 180 | 1,262 | 959 | 732 | 581 | 505 | 480 | 429 | 379 | 343 | 303 | 268 |
| 200 | 1,350 | 1,026 | 783 | 621 | 540 | 513 | 459 | 405 | 367 | 324 | 286 |
| 220 | 1,438 | 1,093 | 834 | 661 | 575 | 546 | 489 | 431 | 391 | 345 | 305 |
| 240 | 1,525 | 1,159 | 885 | 702 | 610 | 580 | 519 | 458 | 415 | 366 | 323 |
| 260 | 1,613 | 1,226 | 935 | 742 | 645 | 613 | 548 | 484 | 439 | 387 | 342 |
| 280 | 1,700 | 1,292 | 986 | 782 | 680 | 646 | 578 | 510 | 462 | 408 | 360 |
| 300 | 1,788 | 1,359 | 1,037 | 822 | 715 | 679 | 608 | 536 | 486 | 429 | 379 |
| 320 | 1,875 | 1,425 | 1,088 | 863 | 750 | 713 | 638 | 563 | 510 | 450 | 398 |
| 340 | 1,963 | 1,492 | 1,138 | 903 | 785 | 746 | 667 | 589 | 534 | 471 | 416 |
| 360 | 2,050 | 1,558 | 1,189 | 943 | 820 | 779 | 697 | 615 | 558 | 492 | 435 |
| 380 | 2,138 | 1,625 | 1,240 | 983 | 855 | 812 | 727 | 641 | 581 | 513 | 453 |
| 400 | 2,225 | 1,691 | 1,291 | 1,024 | 890 | 846 | 757 | 668 | 605 | 534 | 472 |
| 420 | 2,308 | 1,754 | 1,338 | 1,061 | 923 | 877 | 785 | 692 | 628 | 554 | 489 |
| 440 | 2,390 | 1,816 | 1,386 | 1,099 | 956 | 908 | 813 | 717 | 650 | 574 | 507 |
| 460 | 2,473 | 1,879 | 1,434 | 1,137 | 989 | 940 | 841 | 742 | 673 | 593 | 524 |
| 480 | 2,555 | 1,942 | 1,482 | 1,175 | 1,022 | 971 | 869 | 767 | 695 | 613 | 542 |
| 500 | 2,638 | 2,005 | 1,530 | 1,213 | 1,055 | 1,002 | 897 | 791 | 717 | 633 | 559 |
| 550 | 2,844 | 2,161 | 1,649 | 1,308 | 1,138 | 1,081 | 967 | 853 | 774 | 683 | 603 |
| 600 | 3,050 | 2,318 | 1,769 | 1,403 | 1,220 | 1,159 | 1,037 | 915 | 830 | 732 | 647 |
| 650 | 3,245 | 2,466 | 1,882 | 1,493 | 1,298 | 1,233 | 1,103 | 974 | 883 | 779 | 688 |
| 700 | 3,440 | 2,614 | 1,995 | 1,582 | 1,376 | 1,307 | 1,170 | 1,032 | 936 | 826 | 729 |
| 750 | 3,635 | 2,763 | 2,108 | 1,672 | 1,454 | 1,381 | 1,236 | 1,091 | 989 | 872 | 771 |
| 800 | 3,830 | 2,911 | 2,221 | 1,762 | 1,532 | 1,455 | 1,302 | 1,149 | 1,042 | 919 | 812 |
| 850 | 4,018 | 3,053 | 2,330 | 1,848 | 1,607 | 1,527 | 1,366 | 1,205 | 1,093 | 964 | 852 |
| 900 | 4,205 | 3,196 | 2,439 | 1,934 | 1,682 | 1,598 | 1,430 | 1,262 | 1,144 | 1,009 | 891 |
| 950 | 4,393 | 3,338 | 2,548 | 2,021 | 1,757 | 1,669 | 1,493 | 1,318 | 1,195 | 1,054 | 931 |
| 1,000 | 4,580 | 3,481 | 2,656 | 2,107 | 1,832 | 1,740 | 1,557 | 1,374 | 1,246 | 1,099 | 971 |
| 1,100 | 4,955 | 3,766 | 2,874 | 2,279 | 1,982 | 1,883 | 1,685 | 1,487 | 1,348 | 1,189 | 1,050 |
| 1,200 | 5,330 | 4,051 | 3,091 | 2,452 | 2,132 | 2,025 | 1,812 | 1,599 | 1,450 | 1,279 | 1,130 |
| 1,300 | 5,705 | 4,336 | 3,309 | 2,624 | 2,282 | 2,168 | 1,940 | 1,712 | 1,552 | 1,369 | 1,209 |
| 1,400 | 6,080 | 4,621 | 3,526 | 2,797 | 2,432 | 2,310 | 2,067 | 1,824 | 1,654 | 1,459 | 1,289 |
| 1,500 | 6,455 | 4,906 | 3,744 | 2,969 | 2,582 | 2,453 | 2,195 | 1,937 | 1,756 | 1,549 | 1,368 |
| 1,600 | 6,830 | 5,191 | 3,961 | 3,142 | 2,732 | 2,595 | 2,322 | 2,049 | 1,858 | 1,639 | 1.448 |
| 1,700 | 7,205 | 5,476 | 4,179 | 3,314 | 2,882 | 2,738 | 2,450 | 2,162 | 1,960 | 1,729 | 1,527 |
| 1,800 | 7,580 | 5,761 | 4,396 | 3,487 | 3,032 | 2,880 | 2,577 | 2,274 | 2,062 | 1,819 | 1,607 |
| 1,900 | 7,955 | 6,046 | 4,614 | 3,659 | 3,182 | 3,023 | 2,705 | 2,387 | 2,164 | 1,909 | 1,686 |
| 2,000 | 8,330 | 6,331 | 4,831 | 3,832 | 3,332 | 3,165 | 2,832 | 2,499 | 2,266 | 1,999 | 1,766 |
| 2,100 | 8,705 | 6,616 | 5,049 | 4,004 | 3,482 | 3,308 | 2,960 | 2,612 | 2,368 | 2,089 | 1,845 |
| 2,200 | 9,080 | 6,901 | 5,266 | 4,177 | 3,632 | 3,450 | 3,087 | 2,724 | 2,470 | 2,179 | 1,925 |
| 2,300 | 9,455 | 7,186 | 5,484 | 4,349 | 3,782 | 3,593 | 3,215 | 2,837 | 2,572 | 2,269 | 2,004 |
| 2,400 | 9,830 | 7,471 | 5,701 | 4,522 | 3,932 | 3,735 | 3,342 | 2,949 | 2,674 | 2,359 | 2,084 |
| 2,500 | 10,205 | 7,756 | 5,919 | 4,694 | 4,082 | 3,878 | 3,470 | 3,062 | 2,776 | 2,449 | 2,163 |
| 2,600 | 10,580 | 8,041 | 6,136 | 4,867 | 4,232 | 4,020 | 3,597 | 3,174 | 2,878 | 2,539 | 2,243 |
| 2,700 | 10,955 | 8,326 | 6,354 | 5,039 | 4,382 | 4,163 | 3,725 | 3,287 | 2,980 | 2,629 | 2,322 |
| 2,800 | 11,330 | 8,611 | 6,571 | 5,212 | 4,532 | 4,305 | 3,852 | 3,399 | 3,082 | 2,719 | 2,402 |
| 2,900 | 11,705 | 8,896 | 6,789 | 5,384 | 4,682 | 4,448 | 3,980 | 3,512 | 3,184 | 2,809 | 2,481 |
| 3,000 | 12,080 | 9,181 | 7,006 | 5,557 | 4,832 | 4,590 | 4,107 | 3,624 | 3,286 | 2,899 | 2,561 |
| For every additional 100 kms. or fraction thereof | 375 | 285 | 217 | 173 | 150 | 142 | 127 | 112 | 102 | 90 | 80 |