The environments surrounding the local private railways are becoming more and more severe because the amount of subsidy has been reduced or the payment of subsidy has completely stopped due to the severe financial situation of today's local public bodies and because after the Railway Business Act was revised, it is now possible to discontinue railway lines simply by notification.
昨今の地方公共団体の財政状態の悪化により補助金が減少あるいは停止されること、鉄道事業法の改正により届出だけで廃止が可能になったことが、地方私鉄を取り巻く環境をさらに厳しいものとしている。