
Kumamoto Electric Railway to Implement Major Service Reductions from February 3 Due to a Shortage of Train Drivers
JR West has resumed operations of the sightseeing train “Hanayome Noren”.
Operations had been suspended due to the Noto Peninsula earthquake and Oku-Noto heavy rains, but the train will run again as a charter-only special train for group tours. On March 7, it will operate as a travel product departing from Kansai by Nippon Travel Agency, and on March 8, as a charter tour by JR East View Tourism & Sales, aligning with the group-only temporary train “Connecting Hokuriku ~10th Anniversary ~” departing from Ueno. A departure ceremony will be held at Kanazawa Station on the first day of operations on the 7th, and a welcome event at Wakura Onsen Station.
After the reopening, irregular charter tours by travel agencies are planned.