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Taiwan shinkansen attendants in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Chiu Shu-chuan (L) is pictured during a training session aboard a bullet train between Hakata and Kagoshima-Chuo station of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line in southwestern Japan on Jan. 16, 2014. Chiu is one of five attendants on Taiwanese bullet trains built with Japanese technology who started on-the-job training aboard Kyushu Railway Co. shinkansen trains the same day.

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Tohoku Shinkansen service to fully resume

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2011, shows the Hayabusa advanced model of the shinkansen (front) in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The bullet train service on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line between Sendai and Ichinoseki, which has been suspended in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster, is scheduled to resume on April 29, linking Tokyo and Shin-Aomori for the first time since the suspension. As the Kyushu Shinkansen Line fully opened between Hakata and Kagoshima-Chuo on March 12, bullet train services will link Aomori at the northern tip of the Honshu main island, and Kagoshima at the southern tip of the southwestern main island of Kyushu, for the first time.

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Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - A digital sign for the ''Sakura'' bullet train service, indicating ''reserved seats'' and the destination, ''Kagoshima-Chuo'' station, is unveiled during a public event at a West Japan Railway Co. facility in the town of Nakagawa in Fukuoka Prefecture on October 2010.

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N700 Series of bullet train cars

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken in July 2010 shows the N700 Series of bullet train cars that will be employed on West Japan Railway Co.'s shinkansen train line connecting Osaka and Kagoshima prefectures. The fastest bullet train aims to connect Shin-Osaka and Kagoshima Chuo stations in 3 hours and 47 minutes when the operation of the train service is expected to be launched on March 12, 2011.

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(5)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame leaves Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, for Shin-Yatsushiro Station in Kumamoto Prefecture, as the service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro on March 13.

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(4)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Two railway fans takes pictures of Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame in an orange farm in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, on March 13, as the train service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.

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(2) Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame departs from Kagoshima-Chuo Station with Mt. Sakurajima in the background on March 13 as the service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.

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(1)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame No. 1 (L) arrives at Kagoshima-Chuo Station as Tsubame No. 40 leaves the station on March 13. Part of the Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.

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(3)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame comes out of a tunnel March 13 as the service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture. At the opening ceremony at Kagoshima-Chuo station, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Nobuteru Ishihara said the launch of the Kyushu Shinkansen ''will activate economies along the line and attract more tourists to the region.''

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Man nabbed after starting fire on bullet train in southwest Japan

An electronic signboard at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, notifies passengers of a delay in shinkansen bullet train services on Nov. 8, 2021. A man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to start a fire on a shinkansen train bound for Kagoshima-chuo Station, which was running in Kumamoto Prefecture at the time of the incident.

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Man nabbed after starting fire on bullet train in southwest Japan

An electronic signboard at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, notifies passengers of a delay in shinkansen bullet train services on Nov. 8, 2021. A man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to start a fire on a shinkansen train bound for Kagoshima-chuo Station, which was running in Kumamoto Prefecture at the time of the incident.

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Part of bullet train line resumes in quake-hit area

Passengers alight from a shinkansen bullet train at JR Kagoshima-Chuo Station in the southwestern Japan city of Kagoshima on April 20, 2016. Kyushu Railway Co. resumed shinkansen services for the first time in six days between JR Shin-Minamata station and Kagoshima-Chuo station, following a series of powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part of bullet train line resumes in quake-hit area

A shinkansen bullet train arrives at JR Kagoshima-Chuo Station in the southwestern Japan city of Kagoshima on April 20, 2016. Kyushu Railway Co. resumed shinkansen services for the first time in six days between JR Shin-Minamata station and Kagoshima-Chuo station, following a series of powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part of bullet train line resumes in quake-hit area

Passengers board a shinkansen bullet train at JR Kagoshima-Chuo Station in the southwestern Japan city of Kagoshima on April 20, 2016. Kyushu Railway Co. resumed shinkansen services for the first time in six days between JR Shin-Minamata station and Kagoshima-Chuo station, following a series of powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part of bullet train line resumes in quake-hit area

Photo taken April 20, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a bullet train running in Minamata in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. Kyushu Railway Co. resumed operating shinkansen trains for the first time in six days between JR Shin-Minamata station and Kagoshima-Chuo station, following a series of powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part of bullet train line resumes in quake-hit area

Photo taken April 20, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a bullet train running in Minamata in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. Kyushu Railway Co. resumed operating shinkansen trains for the first time in six days between JR Shin-Minamata station and Kagoshima-Chuo station, following a series of powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyushu Shinkansen having mixed effect on local economies

TOKYO, Japan - Kagoshima Chuo Station on Kyushu Shinkansen Line in the city of Kagoshima is crowded with more passengers than expected on Jan. 18 just after the launch of its service. (Kyodo)

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Tohoku Shinkansen service to fully resume

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2011, shows the Hayabusa advanced model of the shinkansen (front) in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The bullet train service on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line between Sendai and Ichinoseki, which has been suspended in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster, is scheduled to resume on April 29, linking Tokyo and Shin-Aomori for the first time since the suspension. As the Kyushu Shinkansen Line fully opened between Hakata and Kagoshima-Chuo on March 12, bullet train services will link Aomori at the northern tip of the Honshu main island, and Kagoshima at the southern tip of the southwestern main island of Kyushu, for the first time. (Kyodo)

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Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - A digital sign for the ''Sakura'' bullet train service, indicating ''reserved seats'' and the destination, ''Kagoshima-Chuo'' station, is unveiled during a public event at a West Japan Railway Co. facility in the town of Nakagawa in Fukuoka Prefecture on October 2010.(Kyodo)

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Mickey shinkansen bullet train in Japan

Photo taken May 17, 2019, shows Kyushu Railway Co.'s shinkansen bullet train featuring Mickey Mouse at a platform of Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The train is scheduled to run between Hakata and Kagoshima Chuo Station in Kagoshima Prefecture through late November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mickey shinkansen bullet train in Japan

Photo taken May 17, 2019, shows Kyushu Railway Co.'s shinkansen bullet train featuring Mickey Mouse at a platform of Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The train is scheduled to run between Hakata and Kagoshima Chuo Station in Kagoshima Prefecture through late November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame No. 1 (L) arrives at Kagoshima-Chuo Station as Tsubame No. 40 leaves the station on March 13. Part of the Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

People gather to see the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in front of JR Kagoshima Chuo Station in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on April 27, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torchbearer runs in the torch relay in front of JR Kagoshima Chuo Station in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on April 27, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torchbearer runs in the torch relay in front of JR Kagoshima Chuo Station in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on April 27, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

People gather to see the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in front of JR Kagoshima Chuo Station in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on April 27, 2021.

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New sightseeing train in southwestern Japan

A ceremony is held at JR Kagoshima-chuo Station in Kagoshima Prefecture on Oct. 16, 2020, as Kyushu Railway Co. starts operations of its new sightseeing train "36 plus 3" on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu.

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New sightseeing train in southwestern Japan

A ceremony is held at JR Kagoshima-chuo Station in Kagoshima Prefecture on Oct. 16, 2020, as Kyushu Railway Co. starts operations of its new sightseeing train "36 plus 3" on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu.

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New coronavirus

Schoolgirls wear masks near Kagoshima Chuo Station, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 20, 2020, amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

People wear masks at Kagoshima Chuo Station, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 20, 2020, amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

People wear masks at Kagoshima Chuo Station, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 20, 2020, amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Many trains are suspended at JR Kagoshima-Chuo Station in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, due to heavy rain on July 3, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

People walk through heavy rain in front of JR Kagoshima-Chuo Station in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on July 3, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy rain in Japan

A screen at JR Kagoshima Chuo Station in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, informs passengers of suspensions of train services due to heavy rain on July 2, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(5)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame leaves Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, for Shin-Yatsushiro Station in Kumamoto Prefecture, as the service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro on March 13. (Kyodo)

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(4)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Two railway fans takes pictures of Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame in an orange farm in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, on March 13, as the train service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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(3)Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame comes out of a tunnel March 13 as the service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture. At the opening ceremony at Kagoshima-Chuo station, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Nobuteru Ishihara said the launch of the Kyushu Shinkansen ''will activate economies along the line and attract more tourists to the region.'' (Kyodo)

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(2) Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame departs from Kagoshima-Chuo Station with Mt. Sakurajima in the background on March 13 as the service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture. (Kyodo)