While the future of regional railways, which continue to be in the red, is an issue, JR East has announced the income and expenditure of 66 sections with particularly low usage last year (FY 2021).

The total deficit for all sections exceeds 67 billion yen, and we plan to proceed with discussions with local governments, including conversion to buses.

"Transport density" announced deficit amount for 66 sections with less than 2000 people

According to JR East, while the use of local railways is declining due to population decline and the impact of the new corona, there are 36 routes, There were 72 sections.



Of these, in fiscal 2019, we announced the balance of last year's 35 routes and 66 sections where the "transportation density" was less than 2000 people on the 24th.



According to the announcement, all 66 sections are in the red, and the total deficit amount is 67.9 billion yen.



Although we have reduced the deficit by about 1.4 billion yen compared to FY2019 before the spread of the new corona infection, we still have a large deficit.

Deficit amount for each section The maximum is over 4.9 billion yen

The largest deficit by section is the section between Murakami Station in Niigata Prefecture and Tsuruoka Station in Yamagata Prefecture on the Uetsu Main Line, and the deficit amount last year was 4.998 billion yen.



In addition, the "sales coefficient", which indicates how much it costs to earn 100 yen in transportation revenue, is the most profitable at 20,310 yen for the section between Naruko Onsen Station in Miyagi Prefecture and Mogami Station in Yamagata Prefecture on the Rikuu East Line. got worse.

It's a calculation that costs almost 200 times for an income of 100 yen.



Regarding local railways, which continue to be in the red, the national government is considering legal revisions for the future and strengthening support.



JR East has started explaining the income and expenditure situation to local governments, mainly in sections with particularly low usage, and plans to discuss sustainable regional transportation, including conversion to buses, in the future.

[Amount of deficit for each of the 66 sections]

On the 24th, JR East announced the 66 sections with particularly few users, and the "sales coefficient" that shows how much it costs to get the "deficit amount" and 100 yen fare revenue in the last fiscal year (FY2021). I've put together a list of situations.

The 66 sections are grouped by region, starting from the north.

▽The deficit amount is 1,986 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 3,226 yen between Aomori Prefecture in Aomori Prefecture and Nakameguni on the "Tsugaru Line".


Between Chugokuguni and Mimaya in Aomori Prefecture, the deficit amount is 587 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 8582 yen.



▽The deficit between Noheji and Ominato in Aomori Prefecture on the "Ominato Line" is 1,079 million yen, and the operating coefficient is 1,430 yen.



▽The deficit between Higashi-Noshiro and Noshiro in Akita Prefecture on the "Gono Line" is 195 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 2088 yen.


Between Noshiro in Akita Prefecture and Fukaura in Aomori Prefecture, the deficit amount is 1,692 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 4,852 yen.


Between Fukaura and Goshogawara in Aomori Prefecture, the deficit amount is 1,570 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 2,364 yen.


Between Goshogawara and Kawabe in Aomori Prefecture, the deficit amount is 758 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 1045 yen.



▽The deficit between Shinjo in Yamagata Prefecture and Yuzawa in Akita Prefecture on the "Ou Main Line" is 1,453 million yen, with an operating coefficient of 3,241 yen.


Between Yuzawa and Omagari in Akita Prefecture, the deficit amount is 1,759 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 1,308 yen.


The deficit between Higashi-Noshiro and Odate in Akita Prefecture is 3,105 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 1,950 yen.


Between Odate in Akita Prefecture and Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture, the deficit amount is 2,422 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 2,220 yen.



▽The deficit amount is 812 million yen between Koma and Araya Shinmachi in Iwate Prefecture on the "Hanawa Line", and the sales coefficient is 2197 yen.


Between Araya Shinmachi in Iwate Prefecture and Kazuno Hanawa in Akita Prefecture, the deficit amount is 613 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 12,471 yen.


Between Kazuno Hanawa and Odate in Akita Prefecture, the deficit amount is 676 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 1686 yen.



▽The deficit between Same in Aomori Prefecture and Kuji in Iwate Prefecture on the "Hachinohe Line" is 1,319 million yen, and the operating coefficient is 2,422 yen.



▽The deficit between Oiwake and Oga in Akita Prefecture on the "Oga Line" is 836 million yen, and the operating coefficient is 942 yen.



▽The deficit amount is 173 million yen between Morioka and Kamiyonai in Iwate Prefecture on the "Yamada Line", and the sales coefficient is 1658 yen.


Between Kamiyonai and Miyako, the deficit amount is 1,661 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 5,877 yen.



▽The deficit between Hanamaki and Tono in Iwate Prefecture on the "Kamaishi Line" is 1,204 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 1,232 yen.


The deficit between Tono and Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture is 1,283 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 2,487 yen.



▽The Ofunato Line between Ichinoseki in Iwate Prefecture and Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture has a deficit of 1,510 million yen and an operating coefficient of 1,522 yen.



▽ Between Kitakami in Iwate Prefecture and Hottoyuda on the Kitakami Line, the deficit amount is 972 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 3205 yen.


Between "Hot Yuda" in Iwate Prefecture and Yokote in Akita Prefecture, the deficit amount is 523 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 5859 yen.



▽The deficit between Niitsu and Shibata in Niigata Prefecture on the Uetsu Main Line is 905 million yen, with an operating coefficient of 1,254 yen.


The deficit between Murakami in Niigata Prefecture and Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture is 4,998 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 1,772 yen.


Between Sakata in Yamagata Prefecture and Ugo Honjo in Akita Prefecture, the deficit amount is 2,778 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 1997 yen.



▽The deficit between Shinjo and Amarume in Yamagata Prefecture on the "Rikuu West Line" is 891 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 2483 yen.



▽The deficit between Furukawa and Naruko Onsen in Miyagi Prefecture on the Rikuu East Line is 1,105 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 1,520 yen.


Between Naruko Onsen in Miyagi Prefecture and Mogami in Yamagata Prefecture, the deficit amount is 502 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 20,031 yen.


Between Mogami and Shinjo in Yamagata Prefecture, the deficit amount is 654 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 3078 yen.



▽ Between Maeyachi and Yanaizu in Miyagi Prefecture on the Kesennuma Line, the deficit amount is 214 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 2882 yen.



▽The deficit amount is 1,120 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 971 yen between Kogota and Onagawa in Miyagi prefecture of "Ishinomaki winding".



▽The deficit amount is 259 million yen between Sagae and Aterazawa in Yamagata Prefecture on the "Asazawa Line", and the operating coefficient is 1537 yen.



▽ Between Yonezawa and Imaizumi in Yamagata Prefecture on the Yonesaka Line, the deficit amount is 539 million yen, and the operating coefficient is 1646 yen.


Between Imaizumi and Oguni in Yamagata Prefecture, the deficit amount is 858 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 4070 yen.


The deficit between Oguni and Sakamachi in Niigata Prefecture is 536 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 4499 yen.

▽The deficit between Aizuwakamatsu and Kitakata in Fukushima Prefecture on the "Ban-etsu West Line" is 629 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 766 yen.


The deficit between Kitakata and Nozawa in Fukushima Prefecture is 786 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 2417 yen.


The deficit between Nozawa in Fukushima Prefecture and Tsugawa in Niigata Prefecture is 905 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 11,956 yen.


Between Tsugawa and Gosen in Niigata Prefecture, the deficit amount is 1,017 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 3,152 yen.



▽The deficit between Yahiko and Yoshida in Niigata Prefecture on the "Yahiko Line" is 124 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 1998 yen.



▽The deficit amount between Kashiwazaki and Yoshida in Niigata Prefecture on the "Echigo Line" is 1,277 million yen, and the operating coefficient is 1,673 yen.



▽The deficit amount is 472 million yen between Aizuwakamatsu and Aizusakashita in Fukushima Prefecture on the Tadami Line, and the sales coefficient is 758 yen.


The deficit between Aizusakashita and Aizukawaguchi in Fukushima Prefecture is 918 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 5667 yen.


Between Tadami in Fukushima Prefecture and Koide in Niigata Prefecture, the deficit amount is 715 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 7694 yen.



▽The deficit amount is 690 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 3298 yen between "Iwaki" in Fukushima Prefecture and Ono Shinmachi on the "Ban'etsu East Line".



▽ On the Koumi Line, between Kobuchizawa in Yamanashi Prefecture and Koumi in Nagano Prefecture, the deficit amount is 1,671 million yen, and the operating coefficient is 2,562 yen.


Between Koumi and Nakagomi in Nagano Prefecture, the deficit amount is 788 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 1415 yen.

▽ Between Hitachi Omiya and Hitachi Daigo in Ibaraki Prefecture on the "Suigun Line", the deficit amount is 1,285 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 2,205 yen.


Between Hitachi Daigo in Ibaraki Prefecture and Iwaki Hanawa in Fukushima Prefecture, the deficit amount is 441 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 5258 yen.


The deficit between Iwaki Hanawa and Azumi Nagamori in Fukushima Prefecture is 892 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 908 yen.



▽The deficit amount is 603 million yen between Hoshakuji and Karasuyama in Tochigi Prefecture on the "Karasuyama Line", and the operating coefficient is 1,121 yen.



▽ On the "Iiyama Line" between Toyono and Iiyama in Nagano Prefecture, the deficit amount is 674 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 889 yen.


Between Iiyama in Nagano Prefecture and Togari Nozawa Onsen, the deficit amount is 301 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 2995 yen.


Between Togari Nozawa Onsen in Nagano Prefecture and Tsunan in Niigata Prefecture, the deficit amount is 863 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 14,839 yen.


The deficit between Tsunan and Echigo-Kawaguchi in Niigata Prefecture is 851 million yen, with an operating coefficient of 2,354 yen.



▽The ``Joetsu Line'' between Minakami in Gunma Prefecture and Echigo Yuzawa in Niigata Prefecture has a deficit of 1,592 million yen and an operating coefficient of 2,278 yen.



▽ On the "Oito Line" between Shinano Omachi and Hakuba in Nagano Prefecture, the deficit amount is 965 million yen, and the operating coefficient is 1752 yen.


Between Hakuba and Minami Otari in Nagano Prefecture, the deficit amount is 426 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 7076 yen.



▽The deficit amount is 486 million yen between Naganohara Kusatsuguchi and Omae in Gunma Prefecture on the 'Azuma Line', and the sales coefficient is 3445 yen.



▽The deficit amount is 803 million yen between Tatsuno and Shiojiri in Nagano Prefecture on the "Chuo Main Line", and the sales coefficient is 4760 yen.



▽The deficit between Katori in Chiba Prefecture and Kashima Soccer Stadium in Ibaraki Prefecture on the "Kashima Line" is 583 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 923 yen.



▽The deficit amount between Kisarazu and Kururi in Chiba Prefecture on the "Kururi Line" is 806 million yen, and the operating coefficient is 1273 yen.


Between Kururi and Kazusa Kameyama in Chiba Prefecture, the deficit amount is 279 million yen, and the sales coefficient is 19,110 yen.



▽ Between Katsuura and Awakamogawa in Chiba Prefecture on the Sotobo Line, the deficit amount is 1,176 million yen, and the operating coefficient is 1,101 yen.



▽The 'Uchibo Line' between Tateyama and Awa-Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture has a deficit of 1,341 million yen and an operating coefficient of 1,226 yen.