Japan is home to over 8,567 train stations comprising 30,625km of rail that crisscrosses the country. Japan Railways Group (JR) controls 20,135km of rail as of 1996 with the other 7,133km being operated by private local railway companies. Trains are considered the main mode of transport for many citizens and residents of Japan – in the fiscal year 2021, 18.81 billion people were transported via railway transportation in Japan, …