In March 2011, the Kyushu Shinkansen experienced a quiet opening day when the Great East Japan Earthquake struck the day before its full line opening. In 2016, a train derailed during the Kumamoto Earthquake and was scrapped. Then, in 2026, the scrapped train was “revived” Read More …
A Shinkansen appeared in front of JR Hakata Station on the 8th! It’s the Kyushu Shinkansen “Tsubame,” which was damaged and derailed in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake. To coincide with milestones such as the 15th anniversary of the full opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen line, Read More …
Early on the morning of the 29th, a Shinkansen train was seen traveling along a national highway. The Kyushu Shinkansen “Tsubame” train departed from the General Rolling Stock Depot in Minami Ward, Kumamoto City, and was turning at an intersection on National Route 3. Even Read More …
At JR Kyushu’s Kumamoto General Rolling Stock Depot, the transportation of the Kyushu Shinkansen “Tsubame,” a train damaged in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake, was open to the public. This train had been stored for many years due to distortion of its bogies caused by a Read More …
To mark the 15th anniversary of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line’s full line opening back in 2011, a major commemorative project has been announced. The train will be made using carriages that were scrapped due to the earthquake. What’s more, it’s an unprecedented project that won’t Read More …