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Japanese Railway History 4Nationalisation of Railways and Dispute over Reconstruction to Standard Gauge?Mitsuhide Imashiro Minami Kiyoshi Railway Nationalisation Policy and Establishment of Railway Construction Act After the opening of the first Japanese railway between Shimbashi and Yokohama in 1872, the Meiji government wanted to construct and run a national railway network for itself. However, because modern government was still young and suffering from financial difficulties, it could not construct sufficient lines to meet the demand in various districts. Therefore, the government app