https://tabiris.com/archives/yamada2024/>JR East and Iwate Prefectural Bus are running a "demonstration" that involves being able to ride an express bus on a railway ticket>the bus is between 5 and 35 minutes faster than the fastest train depending on stops because the train takes a roundabout route through the mountains>12 buses/day vs 5 trainsAre they trying to demonstrate reasons to close the Yamada Line?
