Starter: Kitase Line Railway: a rural line's loss nearly doubled
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The prompt
The Kitase Line is a 40-kilometer rural railway in Japan. Its yearly loss has nearly doubled in five years, and the prefecture that covers the loss asks what it should do. The exhibit shows the key figures.
Difficulty: Starter. Format: interviewer-led, with an exhibit. Industry: Public transport. Region: Japan. Interview length: about 25 minutes. The company is fictional and all figures are illustrative.
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