The sale of tickets for reserved seats on the Nishikyushu Shinkansen, which will open on the 23rd of next month, began on the 23rd, and the first train was sold out in just 10 seconds from the start of acceptance.
The Nishikyushu Shinkansen will open next month between Takeo Onsen Station and Nagasaki Station in Saga Prefecture, but on the 23rd, one month before, the sales of tickets for the first day's reserved seats began all over the country.
JR Kyushu also accepted online reservations in advance, but railway fans who wanted tickets for the first day gathered at the window of JR Hakata Station from 10:00 a.m. before the sales started, and bought the tickets they wanted.
According to JR Kyushu, the outbound "Kamome No. 1" departing Takeo Onsen Station at 7:03 am, which is the first train, and the inbound "Kamome No. 2" leaving Nagasaki Station at 6:17 am. It was sold out in just 10 seconds from the start of sales.
JR plans to operate 55 trains on the first day of opening, including temporary trains.
A woman in her 50s who bought a ticket for train 5 said, "My son was lining up at 6:00 in the morning to get a numbered ticket, but since I had work, I took turns lining up at 8:00 to pick up a numbered ticket. I put it in. I want to tell you that I got it."
Also, a 19-year-old railroad fan who purchased a ticket for Train No. 3 said, "I'm happy that the Shinkansen passes through Ureshino Onsen in Saga."
The man who bought the first train ticket at Nagasaki Station
Also, at Nagasaki Station, a male office worker who had been lined up at the counter since around 7:00 pm on the 22nd was able to buy a ticket for the first train.
The man said with tears in his eyes, ``I was overwhelmed with emotion. I was.
Hajime Kayashima, the stationmaster of Nagasaki Station, said, "I really feel the expectations for the Shinkansen. I want to prepare well for another month and welcome customers."