In addition, while the Railway Business Act used to be under the control of Ministry of Transport, the Act on Rail Tracks used to be controlled collectively by Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Construction (Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Construction were unified and became Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in 2001).
また鉄道事業法は旧運輸省、軌道法は旧運輸省と旧建設省の共同管轄と管轄する省庁も異なっていた（運輸省と建設省は2001年に統合され国土交通省となっている）。