East Japan Railway Company (JR East) has submitted a notification to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism regarding the abolition of railway services on the Kururi Line between Kururi Station and Kazusa-Kameyama Station in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The section is scheduled to be discontinued in April 2027.
The average number of passengers passing between the two stations was 55 per day as of 2021. Following discussions with Kimitsu City and Chiba Prefecture, the company had already expressed its intention to discontinue the section. At the Kimitsu City Regional Public Transportation Council held on December 22, 2025, an operation plan for a substitute bus service, taking into account feedback from residents at explanatory meetings, was reported. JR East also stated that it would bear the costs related to the operation and running of the substitute bus service for 18 years.
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