#217: Kyushu Shinkansen (Semiweekly-pedia of Japan)

#217: Kyushu Shinkansen (category: high-speed rail)

The Kyushu Shinkansen is a route of the Shinkansen (refer to #119), high-speed rail lines in Japan. It connects Hakata Ward (refer to #133) in Fukuoka Prefecture with Kagoshima City in Kagoshima Prefecture, the southernmost prefecture in the Kyushu island (refer to #063).

Also, the other route of the Kyushu Shinkansen, connecting Hakata Ward with Nagasaki City (refer to #126), is currently under construction and the work is scheduled to be completed in 2023.

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