In the case of JR, the national study group, which has been discussing the ideal way of local railways that continue to be in the red, targets sections with a "transportation density" of less than 1000 people, which indicates the average number of people carried per day, to buses, etc. We have put together a recommendation that discussions should proceed, including conversion.
According to the materials published on the websites of JR companies, routes with a transportation density of less than 1000 people in 2019, before the spread of the new corona infection, exclude sections that have already been discontinued or converted to buses. There are 61 nationwide.
The details.
JR Hokkaido
Within the jurisdiction of JR Hokkaido, there are a total of nine sections on the following eight routes.
▽ Fukagawa-Rumoi of "Rumoi Line".
▽ Kushiro-Nemuro, Takikawa-Furano on the "Nemuro Line".
▽ Nayoro-Wakkanai on the "Soya Line".
▽ Higashi-Kushiro-Abashiri on the "Semmo Line".
▽ "Muroran Line" Numanohata-Iwamizawa.
▽ Tomakomai-Mukawa on the "Hidaka Line".
▽ Oshamambe-Otaru on the "Hakodate Line".
▽ From Kamikawa to Abashiri on the "Sekihoku Line".
JR East
Within the jurisdiction of JR East, there are a total of 50 sections on the following 29 lines.
▽ "Chuo Main Line" from Tatsuno to Shiojiri in Nagano Prefecture.
▽ "Echigo Line" from Kashiwazaki to Yoshida in Niigata Prefecture.
▽ "Joetsu Line" from Echigo Yuzawa to Gala Yuzawa in Niigata Prefecture.
▽ From Sagae to Aterazawa in Yamagata Prefecture on the "Aterazawa Line".
▽ "Ou Main Line" from Shinjo in Yamagata prefecture to Yuzawa in Akita prefecture.
▽ "Oito Line" Shinano Omachi-Hakuba, Hakuba-Minami-Otari in Nagano Prefecture.
▽ Yahiko-Yoshida in Niigata Prefecture on the "Yahiko Line".
▽ Naganohara Kusatsuguchi-Omae in Gunma Prefecture on the "Agatsuma Line".
▽ "Uetsu Main Line" from Sakata in Yamagata Prefecture to Ugohonjo in Akita Prefecture.
▽ "Suigun Line" Hitachi-Daigo in Ibaraki Prefecture-Hitachi-Daigo, Hitachi-Daigo in Ibaraki Prefecture-Iwaki-Hana in Fukushima Prefecture, and Iwaki-Hanagi in Fukushima Prefecture-Asakanagamori.
▽ "Ban-etsu West Line" Kitakata-Nozawa in Fukushima Prefecture, Nozawa in Fukushima Prefecture-Tsugawa in Niigata Prefecture, and Tsugawa-Gosen in Niigata Prefecture.
▽ Iwaki-Ononiimachi in Fukushima Prefecture on the "Ban-Etsuto Line".
▽ "Koumi Line" from Kobuchisawa in Yamanashi prefecture to Koumi in Nagano prefecture.
▽ "Kururi Line" from Kururi to Kazusa-Kameyama in Chiba Prefecture.
▽ "Hachinohe Line" Aomori Prefecture Shark-Iwate Prefecture Kuji.
▽ "Rikuu East Line" Furukawa-Naruko Onsen in Miyagi Prefecture, Naruko Onsen in Miyagi Prefecture-Top of Yamagata Prefecture, and Top of Yamagata Prefecture-Shinjo.
▽ "Ofunato Line" from Ichinoseki in Iwate Prefecture to Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture.
▽ Iiyama-Togari Nozawa Onsen at Nagano Station on the "Iiyama Line", Togari Nozawa Onsen in Nagano Prefecture-Tsunami in Niigata Prefecture, and Tsunan in Niigata Prefecture-Echigo-Kawaguchi.
▽ "Kamaishi Line" Hanamaki-Tono in Iwate Prefecture, Tono-Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture.
▽ "Gono Line" Higashi Noshiro-Noshiro in Akita Prefecture, Noshiro in Akita Prefecture-Fukaura in Aomori Prefecture, and Fukaura-Goshogawara in Aomori Prefecture.
▽ "Tsugaru Line" Aomori-Small Country in Aomori Prefecture, Naka-Oguni-Minmaya in Aomori Prefecture.
▽ "Hanawa Line" Iwate Prefecture's Koma-Arayashimmachi, Iwate Prefecture's Arayashimmachi-Akita Prefecture's Kasumi Hanawa, and Akita Prefecture's Kasumi Hanawa-Odate.
▽ "Yonesaka Line" Yonezawa-Imaizumi in Yamagata Prefecture, Imaizumi-Oguni in Yamagata Prefecture, and Oguni-Oguni in Yamagata Prefecture-Sakamachi in Niigata Prefecture.
▽ "Ominato Line" Noheji-Ominato in Aomori Prefecture.
▽ "Tadami Line" Aizu Sakashita-Aizu Kawaguchi in Fukushima Prefecture, Aizu Kawaguchi-Tadami in Fukushima Prefecture, and Tadami in Fukushima Prefecture-Koide in Niigata Prefecture.
▽ "Kitakami Line" Kitakami in Iwate Prefecture- "Hot Yuda", "Hot Yuda" in Iwate Prefecture-Yokote in Akita Prefecture.
▽ "Kesennuma Line" from Maeyachi to Yanaizu in Miyagi Prefecture.
▽ Shinjo-Amarume in Yamagata Prefecture on the "Rikuu West Line".
▽ "Yamada Line" Morioka-Kamiyonai, Kamiyonai-Miyako, Iwate Prefecture.
JR West
Within the jurisdiction of JR West, there are a total of 25 sections on the following 13 routes.
▽ "Obama Line" from Tsuruga in Fukui prefecture to Higashi-Maizuru in Kyoto prefecture.
▽ "Echizen Hanado-Kuzuryu Lake" in Fukui Prefecture on the "Echizen Kita Line".
▽ "Oito Line" from Minami-Otari in Nagano Prefecture to Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture.
▽ "Sanin Line" Hyogo Prefecture Kinosaki Onsen-Hamasaka, Hyogo Prefecture Hamasaka-Tottori Prefecture Tottori, Shimane Prefecture Masuda-Yamaguchi Prefecture Nagato City, and Yamaguchi Prefecture Nagato City-Kogushi, Nagato City-Senzaki.
▽ "Kakogawa Line" Nishiwaki City-Tanikawa, Hyogo Prefecture.
▽ "Kishin Line" Hyogo Prefecture Harima Shingu-Kamitsuki, Hyogo Prefecture Kamitsuki-Okayama Prefecture Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture Tsuyama-Chugoku-Katsuyama, and Okayama Prefecture Chugoku-Katsuyama-Niimi.
▽ "Geibi Line" Bingo-Ochiai in Okayama Prefecture-Tojo in Hiroshima Prefecture, Bingo-Ochiai in Hiroshima Prefecture, Bingo-Ochiai in Hiroshima Prefecture-Bingo-Shōbara, Bingo-Shōbara in Hiroshima Prefecture, and Bingo-Shōbara in Hiroshima Prefecture Fukagawa.
▽ "Fukuen Line" from Fuchu to Shiomachi in Hiroshima Prefecture.
▽ "Imbi Line" from Higashi-Tsuyama in Okayama Prefecture to Chizu in Tottori Prefecture.
▽ "Kisuki Line" Shinji in Shimane Prefecture-Izumo Yokota, Izumo Yokota-Bingo Ochiai in Hiroshima Prefecture.
▽ "Yamaguchi Line" Miyano in Yamaguchi Prefecture-Tsuwano in Shimane Prefecture, Tsuwano in Shimane Prefecture-Masuda.
▽ Onoda-Inou, Suzumeda-Nagato Motoyama in Yamaguchi Prefecture on the "Onoda Line".
▽ "Mine Line" from Asa to Nagato City in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
JR shikoku
Within the jurisdiction of JR Shikoku, there are a total of four sections on the following three lines.
▽ "Yosan Line" from Mukaibara to Iyo-Ozu in Ehime Prefecture.
▽ "Mugi Line" Anan-Mugi, Mugi-Awa-Kainan in Tokushima Prefecture.
▽ "Yodo Line" from Kita-Uwajima in Ehime prefecture to Wakai in Kochi prefecture.
JR Kyushu
Within the jurisdiction of JR Kyushu, there are a total of 11 sections on the following eight routes.
▽ "Nippou Main Line" from Saiki in Oita prefecture to Nobeoka in Miyazaki prefecture.
▽ "Chikuhi Line" from Imari to Karatsu in Saga Prefecture.
▽ "Chikuhou Main Line" from Keisen to Haruda in Fukuoka Prefecture.
▽ "Hohi Main Line" Miyaji in Kumamoto Prefecture-Bungo-Taketa in Oita Prefecture, Bungo-Taketa in Oita Prefecture-Miemachi.
▽ "Hisatsu Line" Kumamoto Prefecture Yashiro-Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture Hitoyoshi-Kagoshima Prefecture Yoshimatsu, and Kagoshima Prefecture Yoshimatsu-Hayato.
▽ "Kito Line" from Yoshimatsu in Kagoshima prefecture to Miyakonojo in Miyazaki prefecture.
▽ Ibusuki-Makurazaki in Kagoshima Prefecture on the "Ibusukimakurazaki Line".
▽ "Nichinan Line" Aburatsu in Miyazaki Prefecture-Shibushi in Kagoshima Prefecture.
JR Central
On the other hand, JR Central has not released data on the transportation density for each section, but according to the person in charge, there are less than 1000 people from Matsusaka to Ise-Okitsu in Mie Prefecture on the ▽ "Meisho Line".