Japanese Central Railway School

was a Japanese National Railways educational institution in Kokubunji, Tokyo.

Overview The school was not recognised as a university or college by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, even though Shinji Sogō, the 4th president of JNR, made serious efforts to raise the school to the status of "JNR University" so that its students could be university graduates.Koji KAWAKITA, "Shinji Sogo The Fourth President of JNR, and His Ideal of Education" p.1 Professors from the University of Tokyo, Hitotsubashi University, and others were employed as part-time teaching staff. It was said that the school provided the equivalent of a university education under Sogō's administration.

Courses of study could last anywhere from a few days to three years, covering subjects such as train operation, train inspections and track maintenance. At its peak, it had more than 1000 students.中央鉄道学園　(Chūō Tetsudō Gakuen)〈Japanese Central Railway School〉 It was the place for training new staff members, retraining employees who were changing roles or positions, and educating the work force on new policies or equipment.KANGO-KYOIKU Volume 10, Issue 6 （June 1969）pp.33-35 Published Date 1969/6/1

The school was closed due to the privatization and division of Japan National Railways in 1987.Campus Festival of Japanese Central Railway School Another building now occupies the site, but some parts of the earlier structure are preserved as "the remains of Tōsandō Musashimichi". The remains of Tōsandō Musashimichi

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External links Aerial Views of Japanese Central Railway School (then and now) The monument on the site where Japanese Central Railway School existed｜2018/03/15