If a railway station carries more than 1,000 passengers per day, then it is worth developing.

The road distance from Odate to Antler is 30 kilometers, and the approximate distance is the same if the railway is built.

And on this road, there are at least 1,000 people going back and forth every day, and if you count the two-way ticket, you have to multiply it by two, and the number of people will be doubled.

According to the current railway freight in Japan, it is about 20~30 yen per kilometer on average.

For a round trip of 30 kilometers, you can contribute about 1,500 yen per person per day.

If calculated on a daily basis, this part of the fare revenue alone is about 1.5 million yen, which is a very significant amount.

Of course, this is only a rough calculation, and the actual railway fare in Japan is actually very complicated to calculate.

Like a taxi, it has a starting fare within a few kilometres, after which an additional fare will be charged.

There are also adult tickets and children's tickets, regular tickets and limited express tickets, but the approximate data is about the same.

These fares add up to about 1,500 yen per person per day, which is more than 30,000 yen a month.

According to the monthly salary of most people, the proportion of commuting expenses seems to be too large.

But don't forget, there is an additional transportation subsidy in the company's salary for individuals, as is the case with Shirakawa Electric at Antlers.

Excluding this part of the cost, the actual commuting expenses per person are not so exaggerated.

So neither Shirakawa Kaede nor Nagata Masashi are worried, the fare will put additional pressure on passengers.

And 1.5 million is only the minimum daily income of this railway, because there will not be only two stations from Tai Kwun to Antlers.

There are other stops in between, so that the passengers who would otherwise be on the way are also included.

In addition, the income fare of the railway is a part, and don't forget that Keio and Tokyu have other side jobs.

For example, retail department stores, such as real estate, such as tourism.

Real estate may not be a popular investment industry in the Northeast, but the other two are still in trouble.

For example, in the case of retail department stores, it is not too much to set up a haberdashery store at each stop along the route.

With so many people, there will always be a variety of needs, and food, drinks, reading materials, emergency supplies, and so on are all marketable.

In addition, the tourism industry in Tohoku is not useless, and Masashi Nagata and Kazuo Ogawa are quickly calculating the gains and losses in their minds.

To be honest, even though the current conditions seem to be quite good, they still have concerns in their hearts.

Why? Because the cost of the railway is too high.

From Tai Kwun to Antlers, if you want to build a railway, it must not be the old tram tracks.

It is the kind of tram that starts slowly in the sound of "dangdang".

If you want to solve the traffic problem of Antlers and reduce people's commuting time, it must be a train that can match the speed of the subway or some JR lines.

The ideal speed in Shirakawa Kaede's mind is about 80km/h~100km/h, which is too fast and unnecessary, after all, this is not a long distance.

However, the construction cost of such a railway is also very high, and according to the current cost, the construction cost of a kilometer railway is expected to be about 20~3 billion yen.

The total cost of the 30-kilometer railway is about 800~90 billion yen, which is undoubtedly a huge amount for any of you here.

"Nagata-san, Ogawa-san, don't worry. In the construction of the railway, the local government of Akita and even Shirakawa Holdings will give some support, both in terms of policy and funding. ”

"Oh~" Nagata is interested in them, and the signal released by Shirakawa Kaede's words is a little interesting.

"That's right," Kikuji Sasaki, who was sitting at the top, nodded approvingly, "In order to support Akita's transportation business, it is naturally incumbent on the contemptible."

Whether it is the construction subsidy from the Ministry of Transport or the local government, there will be appropriate funding support. ”

Shirakawa Kaede wanted to build a railway in Odate and Antlers, and the first person to consult with him was Sasaki Kikuji.

He is well aware that such infrastructure projects must be done with the help of the government, even if Japan allows the existence of private railways.

But with policy support and government endorsement, it is possible to build the railway.

So Shirakawa Kaede made a detailed analysis of the benefits that the antlers would bring to all aspects after building the antlers, and promised other benefits.

Coupled with Abe's pleading, it was only in the end that Kikuharu Sasaki was impressed by his grand plan.

Yes, the benefits of Antlers building a fast iron are much more than that, and this is only part of Shirakawa Kaede's plan.

However, although he proposed the plan, the most active of them was not Kaede Shirakawa, but the mayor of Antlers, Abe Shin.

In order to build this railway, he almost sat down with Kikuji Sasaki at that time.

Although there is no superior-subordinate relationship between the mayor and the governor, Abe Shin doesn't mind bowing his head and being small for this matter.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly in the end.

And now after listening to the promises of Kaede Shirakawa and Kikuharu Sasaki, Masashi Nagata and Kazuo Ogawa are also a little moved.

Huge investments are indeed risky, but if everyone shares them, then you can think about it.

"I take the liberty of asking, how much money can Shirakawa-san and Sasaki-san share?"

Now that you're tempted, let's sum it up together and see if this investment can be made.

Nagata needs to assess how much support Akita can give here.

Kikuji Sasaki and Kaede Shirakawa glanced at each other, and the former was the first to speak.

"The Ministry of Transport is expected to subsidize about 5 billion yuan, and the Akita local government is about 10 billion yuan."

"Shirakawa Holdings is also expected to have an investment quota of 5 billion." This is the answer given by Shirakawa Kaede after careful consideration.

Of course, he had to rely on King Keio and Tokyu to engage in transportation, and he himself beat the side drum at most.

Besides, this is not his area of expertise, so he won't dominate the crowd.

Akita Prefectural Office 150, Shirakawa Holdings 5,090 billion removed 20 billion and left a gap of 70 billion.

Nagata Masashi and Kazuo Ogawa glanced at each other, and they had a rough idea.

The two families share 70 billion, of course they can afford it, and even one family can pay 90 billion.

But investment will not be so simple, and there will be many considerations.

"The sincerity of Shirakawa-san and Sasaki-san, we already know.

However, the investment and construction of railways still need to do more field investigations in order to make the most suitable choice. ”

In the construction of this kind of local railway, Nagata is very cautious in their hearts.

Because the railroad looks at the long-term gains, not the short-term gains in the immediate years.

In addition, the future development and demographic changes of the Northeast are also a place where they are concerned.

With their position and vision, they look at problems from a more accurate perspective than ordinary people.

There's no doubt that Tokyo is the center of neon after all.

As Tokyo becomes more and more developed, the gap between it and remote areas is getting wider and wider, will there still be so many people here in the future?

With a population, how can you guarantee that it will not be attracted to big cities?

These are all important factors affecting infrastructure investment, and Nagata also sees it very clearly.

"Of course, that's the way it should be."

Shirakawa Kaede didn't count on it, relying on his own mouth alone, a few pieces of information to persuade others to invest a huge amount of money in Akita.

"Regarding the geographical environment and passenger flow of the two places, Keio and Tokyu still need to do a more detailed investigation."

Without investigation, there is no right to speak, he understands.

"But would you like to hear about the next steps in the development of the antlers?"

"Eh" Masashi Nagata and Kazuo Ogawa both looked surprised.

Aren't you here today to talk about the operation and construction of the new line, and other projects?

The two glanced at each other, and both looked serious, "I would like to hear about it." ”

Is all Shirakawa Kaede wants to do is build a railway from Oit-Antler?

Of course not.

What he wanted to do was to take the whole antlers to soar and include the antlers in one of the plans for future layouts.

During this period of time, he thought about it and felt that the only way out for the antlers to develop was not industry, but tourism.

There is no doubt that the antlers are destined to be inferior to other cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area, both in terms of resources and geographical location.

Shirakawa Kaede is not arrogant enough to rely on himself to have the ability to drive the leapfrog development of the antler industry.

If you want to give full play to the advantages of the antlers, you can only overtake in corners and adapt to local conditions.

"Nagata-san, Ogawa-san, please see, this is a detailed introduction to the antlers.

The natural resources, geography and climate are very similar to Nagano's Karuizawa and in some places even surpass it.

For example, in the heavy snow in winter, if the antlers are built into a ski resort, it will definitely be bigger and more exciting than Karuizawa's.

Hot springs, many of Karuizawa's hot springs are artificially developed.

However, the hot springs of the antlers are all naturally formed, and there are more of them than the former.

There are eight ornamental waterfalls in the water system and antlers, and the number of them is far greater than that of Karuizawa.

In autumn, the beech trees with antlers and the maple trees all over the mountains are definitely one of the most unforgettable sights.

In addition, there is Lake Tazawa to the south and Lake Towada to the north, both of which are ornamental lakes with their own characteristics.

In terms of natural resources alone, the antlers are definitely no worse than Karuizawa. ”

After listening to Shirakawa Kaede's introduction and supplementing the information in his hand, Nagata Masashi and Kazuo Ogawa both gasped.

They were shocked by Shirakawa Kaede's generosity, "So Shirakawa-san wants to make the antlers a second Karuizawa?" ”

"No" Shirakawa Kaede shook his head firmly, "The antlers can only become a small Karuizawa, but not a second Karuizawa, at least temporarily." ”

Ah, this.

Listening to the tone just now, they thought that Shirakawa Kaede wanted to compete with Karuizawa ambitiously.

It turned out to be just a "small light well", and the so-called "small" word is actually the meaning of cottage.

However, although the goal was set a little cowardly, Nagata Masashi and they were inexplicably relieved.

They are most afraid that Shirakawa Kaede will be carried away and become a little unrealistic.

But now it seems that the other party is still very sober, so they have a greater interest in learning about this plan.

All investments must be made on an achievable basis before further development is possible.

"Then let's ask Shirakawa-san to tell us more about the development plan for the antlers."

Nagata and Kazuo Ogawa sat up straight, and they already had a hunch that the so-called construction of the railroad was just an additive, and that there were bigger plans waiting for them.

And when it comes to the development plan of the antlers, Abe Shin is even more excited and trembling.

When Shirakawa Kaede revealed his plan in front of him and Kikuharu Sasaki, Abe Shin almost knelt down for Shirakawa Kaede on the spot.

Sure enough, he is worthy of being a superhero and a rich man in Akita Prefecture, and his vision is definitely not comparable to ordinary people.

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PS: I went out to travel for three days, and I still insisted on code words, have you ever seen such a dedicated salted fish author?

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