Season
Season 11 Episode
- Season 6 Sunrise Seto and Izumo: The Last of the Overnight Sleeper Trains
- Season 6 Echigo Tokimeki Railway: A Railway for Everyone
- Season 6 A Guide to Tokyo's Airport Access Lines
- Season 6 Kintetsu Railway's Hinotori: Challenging the Shinkansen with Comfort
- Season 6 Takanawa Gateway Station: The New Gateway to Tokyo
- Season 6 Securing the Future of Japan's Local Railways
- Season 6 The Blue Ribbon & Laurel Prize: Japan's Best New Trains
- Season 6 Bicycle Onboard: Cycling with JR East
- Season 6 Heisei Chikuho Railway: A Tourist Train Recovering From the Pandemic
- Season 6 Tsugaru Railway: Surviving the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Season 6 JR Freight: In Business for the Long Haul
- Season 6 Beyond the Pandemic: Discussing the Railway With Industrial Designer Mitooka Eiji
- Season 6 JR West: Redefining the Role of the Railway Post Pandemic
- Season 6 Tenryu Hamanako Railroad: Working with the Community to Revitalize the Railway
- Season 6 Reviewing the New Trains of 2020
Japan Railway Journal - Season 6 Episode 6 Securing the Future of Japan's Local Railways
8.00 28 minutes Across Japan there are 95 local railways, many of which are now struggling to survive. The aging population, a declining birth rate, an increase in motorists and the poor financial situation of local governments has made things difficult for the railway industry. In addition, the impact of the coronavirus is taking its toll. Now, local railways are reexamining the significance of their role in local communities, and how best to work with these communities and local governments to ensure their survival. Join us as we take a look at case studies from previous episodes, and talk to a researcher from a major think tank that has been researching ways to improve local railways nationwide.
