Japan JR Stations

[r3b3cc4]

Can anyone suggest an easy way to tell from Google Maps if a train station in Japan is part of the JR line? i can tell the major station are bigger slightly shaded red/pink blocks but i can't tell if they are JR or private..
I've tried using hyperdia but it's still difficult to determine

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

 

[here2go]

I don't know the answer, but this guy should. The Man in Seat Sixty-One - the train travel guide....
Please let us know how you go.

 

[Sprucegoose]

JR is private and runs 70% of the network.

where do you want to go? Check the JR timetable

 

[r3b3cc4]

thanks
i'm not trying to work out how / where to get to places, but more in terms of how close the accommodation is to the JR station. Anyways problem solved, if you zoom in they are the teal lines with black bars/stripes. Otherwise typing in 2 destinations into Google map will sometimes show you the actual JR line itself.

 

[r3b3cc4]

I don't know the answer, but this guy should.
Please let us know how you go.

thanks for the link! indeed very helpful have bookmarked this