noun
JNR city electric train service
Historical term for urban electric train services operated by the former Japanese National Railways (JNR), before privatization in 1987. Now largely replaced by JR lines.
国電は1987年の国鉄分割民営化でJRに引き継がれた。
The JNR city electric train service was taken over by JR upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways in 1987.
Abbreviation of 国有電車 (こくゆうでんしゃ, 'state-owned electric train').