省しょう線せん

noun

Ministry of Railways line

Historical term for a railway line operated by the pre-war Ministry of Railways (鉄道省). Not used for modern JR lines.

See also: 鉄道省

• 戦せん前ぜん、東とう京きょうの省しょう線せんは多おおくの通つう勤きん客きゃくを運はこんでいた。

  Before the war, the Ministry of Railways lines in Tokyo carried many commuters.

noun

Ministry of Railways electric train

Historical abbreviation of 省線電車, referring specifically to electric trains run by the Ministry of Railways, especially in urban areas.

• 省しょう線せん電でん車しゃは、のちに国こく電でんと呼よばれるようになった。

  The Ministry of Railways electric trains later came to be called 国電 (National Railways trains).