Kanmon Railway Tunnel “Kiju” commemorative ticket sales JR Kyushu November 15th 11:15
JR Kyushu's Kanmon Railway Tunnel connecting Kyushu and Honshu celebrated its 77th anniversary on the 15th, and commemorative tickets began to be sold at two stations in Kitakyushu City.
The Kanmon Railway Tunnel is the world's first submarine tunnel that connects Kyushu and Honshu. Since 77 years ago.
In commemoration of this, JR Kyushu started selling commemorative tickets from 15th at Moji Station and Mojiko Station in Moji-ku, Kitakyushu City, both close to the tunnel.
Of these, at Moji Station, more than 30 people were lined up before the start of sales, and when sales began at 5:30 am on the 15th, they purchased commemorative tickets on a mount with photos designed in the tunnel. .
The commemorative ticket is 770 yen that includes a set of one-way tickets from Moji Station to Shimonoseki Station and from Mojiko Station to Shimonoseki Station. Will be sold.
A man in his forties in Okagaki-machi, Fukuoka, who purchased a memorial ticket with the number “0001” on the back at the top at Moji Station, “I lined up from 1 am. "