The rolling Stock Industries have made a great contribution to modernization of the Japanese industries and advancing their technology as one of the major industrial sectors since a railway was firstly introduced, cooperating with the railway operators. The development of Japanese rail technology has brought about the most advanced rail cars such as the high speed trains named “Shinkansen” or varieties of commuters with highly dense operation.
| 1872: |
The first railway was inaugurated between Tokyo and Yokohama |
| 1875: |
Manufacturing of freight cars and coaches was started at a national plant |
| 1890: |
The private companies financially well based were established to begin to manufacture rolling stock |
| 1894: |
The first Japan made locomotive was completed |
| 1896: |
The first electric rail cars in Japan were manufactured |
| 1927: |
The metro line between Asakusa and Ueno in Tokyo was inaugurated |
| 1938: |
Council of materials supply for rolling stock industries, origin of the present association, was established |
| 1948: |
Institute of rolling stock industries was organized, following disbanding the council |
| 1964: |
The high speed trains “Shinkansen” started the revenue service for the first time in the world |
| 1973: |
Japan Association of Rolling Stock Industries was formed, after the institute was dissolved |
| 1982: |
The MAGLEV developed by Japan National Railway succeeded in a trial running afloat with the men on board, firstly in the world |
| 1987: |
Japan National Railway was privatized into seven private companies ( JR companies ) |
| 1996: |
The high speed trains that can travel at the speed of 300km/hour were manufactured and put into the Shinkansen lines |
| 1997: |
The advanced MAGLEV employing super conductivity magnets started trial running at Yamanashi test course newly constructed |
