The revisions of the railway business act in Japan result many abolition cases of unprofitable railways.Kintetsu corporation expressed a conversion of Utsube and Hachioji lines from railways to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). But we must discuss whether unprofitable railways must be continued or abolished, based on the costbenefit analysis. There are many cases of realizing continuations of railways, since the local governments take into account that social benefits of unprofitable railways above operating profits of these railways. Based on the costbenefit analysis of Utsube and Hachioji Lines, we must discuss a measure that the local governments set up the third sector railway company, then citizens invest in this company. This measure leads realizing maximum social
不採算鉄道の社会的便益 - 内部・八王子線の事例に焦点を当てて -
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