Kyushu Shinkansen - Kyūshū Shinkansen

Japanese: 九州新幹線 - きゅうしゅうしんかんせん
Kyushu Shinkansen - Kyūshū Shinkansen
This is one of the so-called new Shinkansen lines (nationwide Shinkansen railway network). The plan for the new Shinkansen line is roughly divided into the Nagasaki Route, which runs from Hakata to Nagasaki, and the Kagoshima Route, which runs from Hakata south to Kagoshima. Construction of the Kagoshima Route began in September 1991 for a section, and in 2001 for the entire route. It was originally built as a new line with Shinkansen railway standards (so-called super express), but was changed to a standard gauge new line (so-called full standard) in 2000. Construction began first on the 127.6 km section between Shin-Yatsushiro and Kagoshima-Chuo, which was delayed from the original plan due to the difficulty of tunnel excavation in the soft Shirasu plateau, but it was partially opened in March 2004 as a six-car 800 series Tsubame train (operated by Kyushu Railway Company). The maximum speed is 260 km per hour, and the fastest train covers the same section in 34 minutes. As a result, the parallel Kagoshima Main Line between Yatsushiro and Kawauchi was separated from JR Kyushu and became a third-sector company called Hisatsu Orange Railway. The Kagoshima route was fully opened on March 12, 2011. It connected to the Sanyo Shinkansen, connecting Shin-Osaka and Kagoshima-Chuo by Shinkansen. Construction on the Nagasaki route between Takeo Onsen and Isahaya has already started, but construction between Isahaya and Nagasaki has been postponed, making things difficult.
→ Related topics Kagoshima Chuo [Station] | Hakata [Station] | Hisatsu Orange Railway [Stock]

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Japanese:
いわゆる整備新幹線(全国新幹線鉄道網)のうちの1路線。整備計画では,博多から長崎へ向かう〈長崎ルート〉と,博多から南下し鹿児島に至る〈鹿児島ルート〉に大別される。このうち〈鹿児島ルート〉は1991年9月に一部区間が着工,2001年には全区間着工。当初は新幹線鉄道規格新線(いわゆるスーパー特急)としての着工だったが,2000年に標準軌新線(いわゆるフル規格)へと変更された経緯がある。先に着工となった新八代〜鹿児島中央間127.6kmは,地盤が軟弱なシラス台地でのトンネル掘削が難工事となり,当初計画からは遅れたものの2004年3月,800系車両・6両編成の〈つばめ〉として部分・先行開業(運行は九州旅客鉄道)。最高速度は時速260km,最速列車は同区間を34分で結ぶ。これに伴い,並行在来線となる鹿児島本線は八代〜川内間がJR九州から経営分離され,第3セクター〈肥薩おれんじ鉄道〉となった。2011年3月12日,鹿児島ルートは全線開業した。山陽新幹線に乗り入れ,新大阪〜鹿児島中央間が新幹線で結ばれた。長崎ルートは,武雄温泉〜諫早間が着工済みだが,諫早〜長崎の着工は見送られており難航している。
→関連項目鹿児島中央[駅]|博多[駅]|肥薩おれんじ鉄道[株]

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