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Hisatsu Orange Railway to fully reopen on Oct 13 after July quake suspensions
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Hisatsu Orange Railway, a third-sector line linking Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures, said it will resume service on the Yatsushiro–Higo-Tanoura section on Oct 13, restoring the full Yatsushiro–Sendai route about two and a half months after July's earthquake. The transport ministry expects all rail suspensions caused by the quake to be lifted. Substitute buses on the suspended section will end on Oct 12.
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Hisatsu Orange Railway, a third-sector operator linking Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures, said on Oct 6 that it will resume service on the Yatsushiro–Higo-Tanoura section on Oct 13, according to Sankei Shimbun and Nishi-Nippon Shimbun. The restart will restore the full Yatsushiro–Sendai line about two and a half months after the suspensions caused by the July earthquake. [ 1 , 3 ]
The railway said station platforms were damaged and tracks deformed on the suspended section, the two outlets reported. Substitute buses running on the suspended section will end on Oct 12. [ 1 , 3 ]
JR Kagoshima Line, which connects at Yatsushiro Station, will reopen its suspended Uto–Yatsushiro section on Oct 10, bringing that line back into full service, according to the reports. The transport ministry expects all rail suspensions caused by the earthquake to be resolved, the outlets said. [ 1 , 3 ]
Tokyo Shimbun also reported the Oct 13 full-line reopening in its headline, but its article text was not available beyond page boilerplate listing unrelated stories, so it could not be read for further detail. [ 2 ]
Почему это важно
The reopening restores the only rail link in the section between Kumamoto and Kagoshima, ending a two-and-a-half-month gap for passengers who have relied on substitute buses. According to the transport ministry, it also means the last of the quake-related rail suspensions in the country is expected to be cleared, closing out the recovery of rail services from the July earthquake.
Ключевые факты
- Hisatsu Orange Railway will resume the Yatsushiro–Higo-Tanoura section on Oct 13. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The full Yatsushiro–Sendai line will be restored about two and a half months after the July earthquake. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Platforms were damaged and tracks deformed on the suspended section, according to the railway. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Substitute buses running on the suspended section will end on Oct 12. [ 1 , 3 ]
- JR Kagoshima Line's Uto–Yatsushiro section, which connects at Yatsushiro Station, will reopen on Oct 10, restoring that line fully. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The transport ministry expects all rail suspensions caused by the earthquake to be resolved. [ 1 , 3 ]
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- Hisatsu Orange Railway announced on Oct 6 that it will resume the Yatsushiro–Higo-Tanoura section on Oct 13, restoring the full Yatsushiro–Sendai line. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The suspensions followed the earthquake in July. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Station platforms were damaged and tracks deformed in the suspended section, the railway said. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Substitute buses on the suspended section end on Oct 12. [ 1 , 3 ]
- JR Kagoshima Line's Uto–Yatsushiro section reopens on Oct 10. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The transport ministry expects all quake-related rail suspensions to be lifted. [ 1 , 3 ]
Пока неясно
- Details of the July earthquake, including its date, magnitude and the full extent of damage to the railway, are not given in the documents. The documents refer only to a July earthquake and to platform and track damage; no further specifics are provided.
- Most of the Tokyo Shimbun article text is not available. Document 2 carries only a headline and page boilerplate listing unrelated stories, so its coverage could not be read beyond the headline.
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- Sankei Shimbun publishes the railway's announcement of the Oct 13 reopening. [ 1 ]
- Tokyo Shimbun publishes a headline reporting the same Oct 13 full-line reopening. [ 2 ]
- Nishi-Nippon Shimbun publishes the announcement with the same details. [ 3 ]
- JR Kagoshima Line's Uto–Yatsushiro section is to reopen, restoring that line fully, according to the railway and the report. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Substitute buses on the suspended Hisatsu Orange Railway section are to end. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Hisatsu Orange Railway is to resume the Yatsushiro–Higo-Tanoura section, restoring the full Yatsushiro–Sendai line. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]