Kyūshū Shinkansen

The Kyūshū Shinkansen (九州新幹線) is a Japanese high-speed railway line between Fukuoka and Kagoshima in Kyushu. The line is operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).[1]

The southern 127 km opened on 13 March 2004.

The northern 130 km section opened on 12 March 2011. Service began with a quiet start because of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[2]

References

  1. ↑ JapanVisitor.com, Kyushu Shinkansen; Yakoshima, Ryuta. "Kyushu Shinkansen and Background to Establishment," Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Japan Railway and Transport Review,, No. 57. March 2011, p. 33; retrieved 2012-3-12.
  2. ↑ 九州新幹線　(Kyushu Shinkansen) Archived 2012-09-17 at Archive.today Nihsinippon Shimbun, 11 March 2012; retrieved 2012-3-12.