The railway networks of 17 railway companies mentioned below, which were as long as 2812 miles (about 4500km), were acquired over the period from 1906 to 1907 by the nationalization act.
これにより、1906年から翌年の1907年（明治40年）にかけて、下記の17社の2,812.0マイル（約4,500km）が買収された。