Tokyo Public Transport Informations needed

[lolerle]

Hello everybody

I am a student from Zurich and I am working on a project about the public transport of tokyo. The project is only about the rail system (not cars or buses, or whatever). I need informations like:
-the different rail and metro companies existing in Tokio
-the different trains existing in Tokio
-the speed of the trains
-the length of the trains
-the length of the rails
-the problems of Tokios public transport
-the success of Tokios public transport

Well, there is a little problem.. I don't find any Informations in the Web and there are no books either about the public transport.
I wanted to ask you guys, if you know some helpful Websites or books, or if you could give Informations about these topics..
I would be very glad to hear from you because I am really stuck in front of a wall here.. And I need to finish my project in 2 weeks..

Thanks for your help
Tim

[RadioKid]

I believe you already checked this wiki.

Rail transport in Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Among the private lines listed in the site, these are Tokyo related lines.

Tobu Railway *
Seibu Railway *
Keisei Electric Railway *
Keio Corporation *
Odakyu Electric Railway *
Tokyu Corporation *
Keikyu Corporation *
Tokyo Metro (Toei) *
Tokyo Metro (Eidan) *

In the wiki, Metro (subway) was shown as a company but it is actually combination of two company; Eidan and Toei.

These private lines , JR and Toden are the Railroad companies in Tokyo.

Metro (Toei ) and Toden are run by Tokyo Government.
follow the link below.

Toei Transportation Information

[RadioKid]

I remember new one.

TSUKUBA EXPRESS

[lolerle]

Thank you for the fast answer, but I don't understand everything exactly.. /:

So there are:
7 or 8 private railway lines (overground) which are run by JR and Toden?
and 2 private underground companies (Toei and Eidan) run by government?

[Sangetsu]

Originally Posted by lolerle

Thank you for the fast answer, but I don't understand everything exactly.. /:

So there are:
7 or 8 private railway lines (overground) which are run by JR and Toden?
and 2 private underground companies (Toei and Eidan) run by government?

The subways are privately owned, or the majority of the line is privately owned. JR at one time a nationally-owned system, and though the government still owns part, the majority of the railroad is privately owned, and privately managed.

Then there is the privately owned Yurikamome robot train, which runs from Shimbashi to Toyosu. This line will take many people to the Olympics in 2020.

[lolerle]

Thank you very much )
Now I understand the different private companies of Tokyo.
There came up another small question. How strong is the government involved into these private companies?
How is the public transport coordinated, is there a special organisation or the government? or is it done by the several private companies?
and I'm also not clear about the money. The government does not finance the private companies? not even JR?

I'm sorry for my lots of questions, but I really need to get forward in this work I'm doing here..

[Sangetsu]

Originally Posted by lolerle

Thank you very much )
Now I understand the different private companies of Tokyo.
There came up another small question. How strong is the government involved into these private companies?
How is the public transport coordinated, is there a special organisation or the government? or is it done by the several private companies?
and I'm also not clear about the money. The government does not finance the private companies? not even JR?

I'm sorry for my lots of questions, but I really need to get forward in this work I'm doing here..

The subways and railways are privately owned and funded, for the most part. The government of Japan still owns a minority share of JR, and most of the JR lines were built back when JR was government-run. Unfortunately, the government administration of JR was not very efficient, and JR was a money-losing operation until it was eventually privatized. JR is much similar to JT (Japan Tobacco), which was also formerly a government run company.

Upon privatization, the new owners of JR closed some of the lines in more rural areas, reduced some staff, and upgraded the busier lines and stations. Many people in the countryside complained about losing their train stations, and this has made them more dependent on cars. Recently there has been talk of raising the inspection and registration charges for Kei cars (subcompact cars popular in the rural areas), but this likely won't happen because of the lack of public transportation in the countryside.

The main role of government now is to provide safety inspections and set licensing requirements.