On the 7th, following the policy of issuing a state of emergency to 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures in the Tokyo metropolitan area, a bus company in the suburbs of Tokyo decided to reduce the number of route buses to users. We are starting to make it known.
The bus company in Higashimurayama City, Tokyo, operates a total of 115 buses from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm on two routes, and is used for commuting to work and school.
Before the state of emergency was declared, the company decided to reduce the number of trains on weekdays from 7 days, and employees put a well-known paper on the timetable at each bus stop.
Weekday timetables will be changed to Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, and the number of trains will be reduced by about 20% during the morning hours of commuting to work or school and after 9 pm.
According to the company, during the period of the last state of emergency, the number of users decreased to 30% of the previous period, and after that, only 70% recovered, and the severe situation continues.
Hiroaki Yamamoto, president of the bus company, said, "I really want to suspend the operation because it will be in the red if it operates, but I have to maintain the foot of the area as a public transportation. I want you to show your leadership. "
During the period of the previous declaration, the number of buses operating on other route buses in Tokyo was reduced, and there is a possibility that it will spread in the future.