In the fiscal year 2021, railway lines covering a length of 116 kilometers were closed in Japan. Rural areas were particularly affected by the abolition of train lines in recent years.
Length of discontinued railway routes in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021
(in kilometers)
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MLIT (Japan). (June 10, 2022). Length of discontinued railway routes in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253855/japan-length-discontinued-railway-routes/
MLIT (Japan). "Length of discontinued railway routes in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in kilometers)." Chart. June 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253855/japan-length-discontinued-railway-routes/
MLIT (Japan). (2022). Length of discontinued railway routes in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253855/japan-length-discontinued-railway-routes/
MLIT (Japan). "Length of Discontinued Railway Routes in Japan from Fiscal Year 2012 to 2021 (in Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253855/japan-length-discontinued-railway-routes/
MLIT (Japan), Length of discontinued railway routes in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253855/japan-length-discontinued-railway-routes/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Length of discontinued railway routes in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in kilometers) [Graph], MLIT (Japan), June 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253855/japan-length-discontinued-railway-routes/