However, local private railways other than above are strongly affected by decline in population, and most small-and-medium-sized railways, except those which have tourism resources along its route and thus have good tourism business such as Fujikyuko Co., Ltd., are running at a loss.
しかし、それ以外の地方私鉄は、人口減、過疎化の影響を強く受けており、富士急行など沿線に観光資源を有し観光事業が好調な事業者を除くと黒字になっている所は少ない。