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    1. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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      Let's start with a close examination of a profitable railway company in a small Japanese city and its rural hinterland: the Kotohira Railway

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    2. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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      Abbreviated as "Kotoden," this railway is based in Takamatsu, Shikoku--a city with a metro area population below 1 million

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    3. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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      So, roughly 1/5 the population of Boston's metro area. Takamatsu is served by two JR Shikoku lines and three Kotoden lines.

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    4. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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      The primary Kotoden line is their namesake Kotohira Line--let's trace it inbound, starting at Kotoden Kotohira Station: 1441 riders per daypic.twitter.com/a8p0FucO8J

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    5. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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      Next is Enai (235/day), Hazama (237/day), Okada (505/day), and Kurikuma (551/day)pic.twitter.com/tGIiGtjEAJ

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    6. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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      Then Hayuka (155), Takinomiya (647, two pics), and Ayagawa (1119, adjacent to an "Aeon" shopping mall)pic.twitter.com/PIfiQ2QRac

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    7. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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      Next is Sue (670), Hatada (274), Kazashigaoka (398), and Okamoto (869)pic.twitter.com/A1mh6vXjX3

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    8. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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      Enza (1472), Ichinomiya (1573), Kukodori (1137), Busshozan (2964)pic.twitter.com/keYN3Na8sU

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    9. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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      Ota (3913), Sanjo (2450), Ritsurin Koen (2740)...pic.twitter.com/J0f5m1uKY8

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    10. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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      ...before reaching the Kotoden hub at Kawaramachi (12284/day), where you can transfer to the other two Kotoden lines or shop at their storepic.twitter.com/iYmLpnBj4q

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      Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017

      The line continues past Kawaramachi to Kataharamachi (4886) and Takamatsu Chikko (10824), a scenic terminal next to the city's castlepic.twitter.com/XNi72f71iG

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        2. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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          Kotoden's other lines have roughly the same range in ridership: busy stops hitting 4 digits, quieter stops hitting 3 digits (some just 2!)

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        3. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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          How does this compare with Boston? First, a quick disclaimer: Boston's commuter rail ridership only counts *inbound* boards...

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        4. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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          ...since it is assumed that (and scheduled accordingly) most trips are suburb-to-downtown in AM, reverse in PM, instead of two-way all day

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        5. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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          In other words: ridership totals that I present for Boston are lower than what is actually there--but not by very much.

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        6. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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          South Station is the busiest stop--consider it Boston's Kawaramachi--on the commuter rail, with 21,772 daily boardspic.twitter.com/ACeeWwyT2L

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        7. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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          The second busiest--Boston's Takamatsu Chikko--is North Station, with 16,436 daily boardspic.twitter.com/xQwEFwCaB7

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        8. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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          So, Boston's two terminals are much busier than Kotoden's terminals--but the rest of Boston's network is a bit anemic by comparisonpic.twitter.com/W64fVDDyvt

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        9. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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          On balance? Boston's doing pretty well given the prevailing culture, infrequent schedules, and outdated technology

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        10. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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          Addressing these problems--switching from peak-heavy to all-day timetables, replacing locomotives with DMUs, etc--would boost ridership

          2 replies 2 retweets 4 likes
        11. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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          Is the demand there? Given the overcrowding on *existing* commuter rail in Boston, I would assume so--people want more service!pic.twitter.com/vjSuTvJS7L

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        12. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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          Is this enough for profitability in Boston? Unfortunately, no--for two crucial reasons, as far as I can tell.

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        13. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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          The first problem for Boston is that its network is much more extensive than Kotoden's, in terms of mileage--more costly to maintain!

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        14. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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          The second problem is that Kotoden is already a private company which owns its track, its stations, other real estate etc...

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        15. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
          Replying to @380kmh

          ...this gives it a flexibility that Boston doesn't have (for now). So--what WOULD be enough to make Boston's commuter rail profitable?

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        16. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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          Remember that we've been comparing Boston to a city 20% of its size. A five-fold increase in ridership is a crucial hurdle here.

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        17. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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          Is that particularly likely? Depends on how commuter rail is improved. Would it be easy? Definitely not.

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        18. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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          But it is definitely possible, given the popularity of the existing system and the degree to which it can be improved.

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        19. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
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          Anyway--that wraps it up for this investigation. Stay tuned for investigations of other lines, profitable and subsidized alike...

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        20. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 1 Mar 2017
          Replying to @380kmh

          ...as we explore the boundaries of profitable ridership. #TrainTwitter

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        21. End of conversation

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