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Japan's private rail lines outcompeted their government rail lines early on, and led the growth of rail throughout the country over the past few decades. There

• Larrikin 8y ago
  JR was owned by the government when all the important lines were laid out. The subway system is technically private but jointly owned by the local and national government. The private lines can be successful because of the major push the government did to lay the tracks and make a successful system.