Regarding the West Kyushu Shinkansen connecting Saga Prefecture and Nagasaki Prefecture, which will open on the 23rd of this month, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism issued a certificate of approval to JR Kyushu on the 8th, stating that the safety of the railway facilities was confirmed.
The Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen is part of the Kyushu Shinkansen West-Kyushu Route, which connects the section between Hakata Station and Nagasaki Station, and the approximately 66-kilometer section connecting Takeo Onsen Station in Saga Prefecture and Nagasaki Station in Nagasaki Prefecture opened on the 23rd of this month. increase.
Regarding the West Kyushu Shinkansen, JR Kyushu applied for a completion inspection of railway facilities such as tracks and signals to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the inspection based on the law was carried out from 17th to 26th last month.
As a result, on the 8th, Takashi Yamauchi, Director of the Shinkansen Preparation Office, Railway Business Headquarters, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, handed over a certificate of approval to JR Kyushu President Yoji Komiya.
In an interview with reporters, President Furumiya said, "I feel refreshed after receiving the certificate of acceptance. I hope that the number of tourists will increase as a result of the opening of the business."