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JR Kyushu will resume operations on the Hisatsu Line between Yoshimatsu and Hayato stations from the first train on June 28.
Train operations had been suspended since August 7, 2025, due to damage caused by the August 2025 heavy rain in Japan. There will be no changes to the departure and arrival times or the number of trains for this section after service resumes, but one round trip (two trains) in the early morning hours will be extended to run between Kokubu and Hayato stations.
Meanwhile, the section between Yatsushiro and Yoshimatsu stations remains out of service due to damage from the July 2018 heavy rain in Japan.