Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
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Japanese railway construction public corporation
Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
The Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (鉄道建設・運輸施設整備支援機構, Tetsudō Kensetsu Un'yu Shisetsu Seibi Shien Kikō), or JRTT, is an Independent Administrative Institution (独立行政法人, Dokuritsu gyōsei hōjin) created by an Act of the National Diet, effective 1 October 2003. JRTT was founded by integrating the Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation (JRCC) and the Corporation for Advanced Transport and Technology (CATT).
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As its name implies, JRTT is involved in construction and technical support for railway and other transportation projects throughout Japan. JRTT has undertaken numerous railway construction projects during its existence, including:
In 2011, the National Diet passed legislation requiring JRTT to use its retained earnings from other businesses for the purpose of Shinkansen construction and capital expenditures at its subsidiary railway companies.
^"相鉄・東急直通線 開業日に関するお知らせ" [Notice regarding opening date of Sotetsu/Tokyu direct line] (PDF). sotetsu.co.jp (in Japanese). 16 December 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2024.