Because the number of passengers did not meet the target estimate, the administration of the Yawata City North-South Bus Route decided to extend the test operation period until the end of June 2009, although the administration decided to discontinue the route after this testing period without re-launching the route as a regular service ('The Asahi Shinbun (Newspaper)' South Kyoto Edition: The announcement by the Yawata City administration office posted at Yawata City City Hall on March 5, 2009).
乗客数が目標に達しなかったため、6月まで運行を継続して廃止予定（『朝日新聞』南京都版　2009年3月5日付、八幡市役所の案内看板）