
JR East Suspends Banetsu West Line Service Between Inawashiro and Aizu-Wakamatsu
JR Kyushu will resume Kyushu Shinkansen services between Shin-Minamata and Kagoshima-Chuo stations on August 7.
Service will be reduced to six round trips per day. All cars except Green Cars will be non-reserved seating, and trains will stop at every station. Green Cars, restrooms, and washrooms will not be available for use. JR Kyushu has announced the timetable through August 16 and will announce services from August 17 onward once they are decided.
Although restoration work is progressing on the section between Kumamoto and Shin-Minamata stations, JR Kyushu expects that resuming service during August will be difficult.