As of April 1, 2024, 44.13 thousand electric conventional line carriages were in operation in Japan. While the majority of electric conventional line rail cars were operated by various public and private railways companies, Shinkansen bullet train carriages were solely under the operation of the Japan Railways (JR) Group.
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