Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito issues ''supervision order'' to JR Hokkaido today to provide support of over 100 billion yen. JR HokKaido will provide a total of 109.2 billion yen in support for capital investments such as the introduction of hybrid vehicles and the automation of maintenance equipment over the three years starting in the new fiscal year.
The company is requesting that drastic improvement measures be compiled for each line section by the end of fiscal 2026.