Kyūshū Shinkansen

The  is a Japanese high-speed railway line between  Fukuoka and Kagoshima in Kyushu. The line is operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).JapanVisitor.com,  Kyushu Shinkansen; Yakoshima, Ryuta.  "Kyushu Shinkansen and Background to Establishment,"  Japan Railway and Transport Review,, No. 57. March 2011, p. 33; retrieved 2012-3-12. 

The southern 127 km opened on 13 March 2004. 

The northern 130 km section opened on 12 March 2011. Service began with a quiet start because of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.九州新幹線　(Kyushu Shinkansen)  Nihsinippon Shimbun, 11 March 2012; retrieved 2012-3-12.

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