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Public-Private Railway Fully Reopens in Kumamoto Six Years After Flooding

Summary by The Japan Times
The 6-kilometer section between Hitoyoshi Onsen Station and Higo Nishinomura Station reopened after restoration work.

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This website is from Cedarnews.net. We are the first to reach you through our website. The Kumagawa Railway, a third-sector railway company in Hitoyoshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, which suffered significant damage to its tracks and other infrastructure from the heavy rains in Kumamoto in July 2020, and had been suspending service on some sections, resumed full service on the 20th, after approximately 6 years and 2 months. Cedarnews الإخباري. ال…

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The Kumagawa Railway, a third-sector railway company in Hitoyoshi City that had been partially suspended since being damaged by the heavy rains in Kumamoto in July 2020, resumed operations on the 20th, for the first time in 6 years and 2 months, on its entire 24.8-kilometer line between Hitoyoshi Onsen (Hitoyoshi City) and Yunomae (Yunomae Town). A special commemorative train departed from Hitoyoshi Onsen Station at 9:50 a.m., and waiting...

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The Kumagawa Railway, which suffered significant damage from the heavy rains of July 2020 and has had some sections of its line suspended, held an event to welcome the trains with waves ahead of its full reopening on September 20th, attracting a large crowd. Six years ago, in July 2020, heavy rains caused the Kuma River to overflow, resulting in extensive damage to the Kumagawa Railway, including the collapse of the Kuma River Fourth Bridge. Whi…

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