Heisei Chikuho Railway served 3.42 million passengers in the year to March 1993, but that plummeted to 1.25 million in the year to March 2025. Amid financial difficulties, the railway now stands at a crossroads. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/japan-kyushu-rural-railway-survival/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rail #fukuoka #kyushu #heiseichikuhorailway