100% this - there are massive developments around major stations & you can see it even in rural areas. A local operator just so appears to have a hotel next to

100% this - there are massive developments around major stations & you can see it even in rural areas. A local operator just so appears to have a hotel next to their railway station or run the gift shop in the museum where their buses go. Or they might run a famous all-female theater troupe & generate extra demand on their line: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takarazuka_Revue https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takarazuka_Revue "The Takarazuka Revue Company is a division of the Hankyu Railway company; all members of the troupe are employed by Hankyu." I like this essentially symbiotic relationship as it seems to motivate the companies to do things right.