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