Hokuriku Shinkansen reopened on all lines.
The Hokuriku Shinkansen, which had been suspended for some sections due to Typhoon No. 19, resumed operation on the entire line on the 25th, and passengers and tourists heard relief.
The Hokuriku Shinkansen was not able to drive between Nagano Station and Joetsu Myoko Station in Niigata Prefecture due to the flooding of the vehicle center in Nagano City. Driving resumed.
On the morning of the 25th, at the JR Nagano Station platform, people who were heading for Kanazawa, where driving resumed, boarded the Shinkansen.
A woman in her 60s who visits Kanazawa for sightseeing said, “I was always worried that I might not be able to travel as planned, but I was finally relieved.”
In addition, at the ticket gate of the Shinkansen, approximately 20 tourists from the prefecture and other tourists from the prefecture greeted passengers, and the tourist pamphlet was handed out while saying, “Nagano Prefecture is doing its best”. It was.
Junko Yumoto, a mountain ryokan in Yamanouchi, said, “Since 80% of reservations have been canceled for about a week after the disaster, it is really appreciated that we can resume driving. I want many people to visit Nagano.” It was.
On the other hand, the number of Hokuriku Shinkansen trains has been reduced to approximately 90% so far, with 11 vehicles decreasing from Asama connecting Tokyo Station and Nagano Station due to the lack of vehicles. I want to make it possible to drive. "