With exactly one month until the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Tsuruga, ticket sales for the opening day began on the 16th, and at JR Fukui Station there were many people who had obtained tickets for the ``1st train''. I could see how happy they were.
There is one month left until the 16th of next month, when the Kanazawa-Tsuruga section of the Hokuriku Shinkansen opens, and ticket sales for reserved seats on the opening day began at 10 a.m. on the 16th.
In front of the Midori-no-madoguchi counter at JR Fukui Station, more than 30 railway fans formed a line even before the tickets went on sale, waiting with praying expressions on their faces.
Just before 10 a.m., when the sales began, they were guided one by one by a station staff member and happily came out of the ticket window after successfully purchasing tickets for the ``No. 1 train.''
A man from Kyoto who was at the front of the line rejoiced, saying, ``I'm overwhelmed with emotion because I got a ticket for the 1st train.'' I waited in line for three days in the cold.''
A university student from Fukui City who was able to buy a ticket seventh in line said, ``I felt the weight of the ticket for the 1st train.I was tired from standing in line all night, so I just want to go home and sleep.'' .