Law for Partial Amendments to the Law for Japanese Government Railways Fares and Charges
法令番号: 法律第257号
公布年月日: 昭和26年10月31日
法令の形式: 法律
I hereby promulgate the Law for Partial Amendments to the Law for Japanese Government Railways Fares and Charges.
Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor
This thirty-first day of the tenth month of the twenty-sixth year of Showa (October 31, 1951)
Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru
Law No.257
Law for Partial Amendments to the Law for Japanese Government Railways Fares and Charges
The Law for Japanese Government Railways Fares and Charges (Law No.112 of 1948) shall be partially amended as follows:
In Article 3 item 1, "145 sen" shall be amended as "185 sen" ; "105 sen" as "130 sen" ; "60 sen" as "70 sen" ;and "40 sen" as "45 sen" .
In 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" shall be amended as "The Japanese National Railways shall, in case it decides the third class fares for season or commuter tickets, do so in accordance with the provisions of the following items" , the same Article shall be made paragraph 2 of the same Article and the following shall be added thereto as paragraph 1 of the same Article:
Fares for season or commuter tickets shall be decided by the Japanese National Railways.
The heading of Article 6 shall be amended as "(Express Charges, Berth Charges and Other Charges)" , and the following one paragraph shall be added to the same Article:
2 The Japanese National Railways may, in case it has equipped the passenger cars with the berths and other special accommodations, decide the berth charges or other special charges for use thereof.
In Article 9-(2) "Article 6 paragraph 2," shall be added next to "Article 5," and item 5 of the same Article shall be amended as follows:
5. Berth charges and other special charges under Article 6 paragraph 2.
Annexed Table 1, Annexed Table 2 and Annexed Table 3 shall be amended as follows:
Annexed Table 1
Ordinary Passenger Fares for Ferry Services under the Provision of Article 4
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
Annexed Table 2
Express Charges under the Provisions of Article 6 Paragraph 1
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
Annexed Table 3
Rates and Charges for Carload Shipments under the Provision ofArticle 7 Paragraph 2 (Per metric ton)
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
Supplementary Provision:
This Law shall come into force as from November 1, 1951.
Minister of Transportation YAMAZAKI Takeshi
President of Economic Sabilization Board YOSHIDA Shigeru
Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru