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Okinawa's Railway Introduction Difficult to Make Profitable - Demand Forecasts Fall Due to Population Decline - Cabinet Office Survey | Okinawa Times + Plus

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[Tokyo] The Cabinet Office has released the results of a 2024 survey on the introduction of rail to Okinawa. The cost-benefit ratio (B/C), which indicates profitability for the route connecting Itoman and Nago, did not reach 1, the benchmark for project implementation. The reasons for this are the decline in demand forecasts due to the decline in Okinawa's population and the soaring construction costs.
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[Tokyo] The Cabinet Office has released the results of a 2024 survey on the introduction of rail to Okinawa. The cost-benefit ratio (B/C), which indicates profitability for the route connecting Itoman and Nago, did not reach 1, the benchmark for project implementation. The reasons for this are the decline in demand forecasts due to the decline in Okinawa's population and the soaring construction costs.

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沖縄タイムス+プラス broke the news in on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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