Travelers flooded airports and major train stations in Japan on Friday to head to their hometowns in the first New Year holiday season since the government downgraded the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal flu. To ease overcrowding, Central Japan Railway and West Japan Railway have made many of their shinkansen … Read more
SAN JOSE — A transit agency has bought a prime downtown San Jose property near the right-of-way for a bullet train line that would connect to a greatly upgraded rail station — paying much more than the site’s previous price. The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has bought a property with addresses of 32 and 60 … Read more
Sapporo – Unexpected construction delays and a tight labor market have made finishing the Hokkaido Shinkansen route to Sapporo by the end of the 2030 fiscal year problematic, although officials continue to say it will open on schedule. Along with the Rapidus semiconductor plant in Chitose, the Hokkaido Shinkansen is a nationally supported project that … Read more
Fukui – A new section of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line between Kanazawa and Tsuruga stations, both in central Japan, will open on March 16, 2024, its operators said Wednesday. The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line will be extended from Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture to Tsuruga Station via Fukui Station, both in neighboring Fukui Prefecture. The fastest … Read more