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Shinkansen - Japan’s High-speed Bullet Train. Shinkansen Lines. Kyushu Shinkansen Phase 1. Kyushu Shinkansen Phase 2 (Planned). Other Shinkansen lines. Kyushu Shinkansen Here!!. Tokyo. Kyoto. Osaka. Shinkansen Lines. Hakata. Phase 2 130 Km. Shin-Yatsushiro. Phase 1 127 Km.
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Shinkansen Lines Kyushu Shinkansen Phase 1 Kyushu Shinkansen Phase 2 (Planned) Other Shinkansen lines Kyushu Shinkansen Here!! Tokyo Kyoto Osaka
Shinkansen Lines Hakata Phase 2 130 Km Shin-Yatsushiro Phase 1 127 Km Kagoshima-Chuo
TravelTimeReducedbyShinkansen Kumamoto ~ Kagoshima-Chuo 3h. 49min. 4:00 Hakata ~ Kumamoto 3:00 2h. 34min. 2h. 11min. Travel time 2:00 58min. Approx. 1h. 20min. 1h. 4min. Approx. 45min. 1:00 1h. 13min. 1h. 15min. 40min. Approx. 35min. 24min. 0:00 Before Shinkansen introduction (by conventional express train) Now Shinkansen partial operation (Shin-Yatsushiro ~ Kagoshima-Chuo) Future Shinkansen full operation at 260km/h (Hakata~ Kagoshima Chuo) Future Shinkansen full operation at estimated 300km/h (Hakata~ Kagoshima Chuo)
Passenger Increase After Shinkansen Introduction Shin-Yatsushiro ~ Kagoshima-Chuo Section (persons) 10000 8000 8,846 9,040 Number of passengers 6000 Approx. 230% 4000 3,874 2000 0 1st year (FY2004) 2nd year (FY2005*) Before partial opening of Kyushu Shinkansen (FY2003) *March 13 ~ June 30, 2005