Passenger groups and affected municipalities sought injunctions that forced the railroad to temporarily continue service, but as soon as court rulings cleared the way, management abruptly ended passenger service, at noon on July 3, 1957.
旅客グループや関係自治体が鉄道会社に一時的に運行を継続する命令を求めたが、法廷はそれを退け、経営者は1957年7月3日正午に突如旅客営業を終了した。