On the JR Keiyo Line, which connects Chiba City and Tokyo Station, the rapid and commuter rapid trains in the morning and evening hours will be canceled and trains will stop at each station. 20 cities and towns submitted a request to JR East asking for reconsideration.
JR East has announced that next month's timetable revision will cancel the Keiyo Line's rapid and commuter rapid services in the morning and evening hours, and change them to local trains, but in response to local opposition, early morning upstream trains will be canceled. Only two rapid trains will continue to operate.
In response, on the 8th, Mayor Kamiya of Chiba City visited JR East's headquarters in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, and made a joint request with 20 cities and towns in Chiba Prefecture, including Kisarazu City, Mobara City, and Togane City, which are directly connected to the Keiyo Line. I have submitted a document.
The request states that the current timetable revision is "absolutely unacceptable," and that the timetable be reconsidered in order to maintain the ability to reach Tokyo quickly, as well as understanding the magnitude of the impact of the timetable revision and making plans for the future. We ask that you proceed with caution and gain a thorough understanding of the area along the line.
Local economic groups also jointly submitted a similar request.
According to Chiba City, a JR East executive said, ``We need to make decisions about how routes should be based on user trends.We need to think comprehensively, as there are not only stations where rapid trains stop, but also stations where they do not. "There is," he said.