This is because JR West--unlike its predecessor, JNR--is a for-profit company. It is only interested in running services that people use.
And by "support" I do not mean with tax revenue, propping up unproductive lines in stagnating regions...
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...I mean what the surplus revenue from urban *ridership* could support--the way it works in Japan. This means that the core of the plan...
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...is about improving transit *in those major cities.* Perhaps if a city like Moncton starts booming, it could join the club.
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But, I wouldn't hold my breath. Further discussions in this vein will focus less on the train side, more on the econ side.
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