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JR East and Others Are Conducting a Usage Survey on the Outlying Section of the Agatsuma Line in Gunma Prefecture, Which Is Operating at a Deficit of over 400 Million Yen, to Help Decide Whether to Continue or Discontinue the Line.
Regarding the section of the JR Agatsuma Line (Gunma Prefecture) between Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi and Omae stations, which suffers from low passenger numbers and serious operating losses, a study committee comprised of JR East and local municipalities along the line has decided to conduct a usage survey. Previously, bus service experiments targeting high school students, who make up the majority of users, have been conducted…
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Regarding the section of the JR Agatsuma Line (Gunma Prefecture) between Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi and Omae stations, which suffers from low passenger numbers and serious operating losses, a study committee comprised of JR East and local municipalities along the line has decided to conduct a usage survey. Previously, bus service experiments targeting high school students, who make up the majority of users, have been conducted…