Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref. in mid-March

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref. in mid-March

Passengers selected via lottery board a shinkansen bullet train at JR Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 3, 2024, ahead of the March 16 start of a commercial service between Tsuruga and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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