The Hokuriku Shinkansen line between Kanazawa and Tsuruga will open on the 16th, and the first train from Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture to Tokyo Station will soon depart.
The ``Hokuriku Cheer Discount'' will begin on the 16th, and it will be interesting to see if it will stimulate tourism demand.
The approximately 125-kilometer section of the Hokuriku Shinkansen connecting Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture and Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture opened on the 16th, and commemorative ceremonies were held from early morning at each station along the line.
Of these, at Tsuruga Station, which is the starting station on the Fukui Prefecture side, JR West President Kazuaki Hasegawa said, ``Today's opening will move the hearts of many domestic and international users and will lead to moving the future.'' I look forward to seeing you there," he greeted.
Kagayaki No. 502, which will depart for Tokyo Station at 6:11 a.m., is waiting on the platform, and a large number of related parties are flocking to the platform.
With this extension, the time between Fukui and Tokyo will be 2 hours 51 minutes and 30 minutes at the shortest, and the time between Kanazawa and Osaka will be 2 hours 9 minutes and 20 minutes at the shortest, including limited express connections. .
The ``Hokuriku Support Discount'' will begin on the 16th, and is expected to have a ripple effect on the economy, including an increase in the number of tourists to the Hokuriku region.
The Hokuriku Shinkansen section to Kanazawa opened in 2015, but the Kanazawa-Tsuruga section was one year behind schedule due to construction delays, and the project cost was over 1.67 trillion yen.
On the other hand, there is no prospect that construction will begin on the further extension from Tsuruga to Osaka, which is based on the national development plan, due to costs estimated to exceed 2 trillion yen and delays in environmental impact assessment.