On the 19th, JR Kyushu announced that approximately 600 locations on the Kyushu Shinkansen line between Kumamoto and Shin-Minamata, which remains suspended due to the Kumamoto earthquake on July 28th, have suffered structural damage, including damage to elevated bridges. This damage is particularly concentrated between Shin-Yatsushiro and Shin-Minamata in Kumamoto Prefecture, near the Hinagu Fault Zone, which is believed to have been active duri…
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On the 19th, JR Kyushu announced that approximately 600 locations on the Kyushu Shinkansen line between Kumamoto and Shin-Minamata, which remains suspended due to the Kumamoto earthquake on July 28th, have suffered structural damage, including damage to elevated bridges. This damage is particularly concentrated between Shin-Yatsushiro and Shin-Minamata in Kumamoto Prefecture, near the Hinagu Fault Zone, which is believed to have been active duri…