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Kyushu Shinkansen Fully Operational 52 Days After Kumamoto Earthquake

When a powerful earthquake strikes Kumamoto, the Kyushu Shinkansen grinds to a halt, severing the tracks that connect families and towns. For fifty two days, passengers wait as JR Kyushu races to repair each damaged section. At Kumamoto Station, one woman's quiet reunion may finally be within reach.

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今年ことし7がつ熊本県くまもとけんおおきい地震じしんがありました。九州きゅうしゅう新幹線しんかんせんは、線路せんろなどがこわれて運転うんてんができなくなりました。JR九州きゅうしゅうは、なおわったところから、運転うんてんはじめていました。
地震じしんから52にちぎた18にち熊本駅くまもとえき新水俣駅しんみなまたえきあいだ工事こうじわって、全部ぜんぶ場所ばしょ運転うんてんができるようになりました。
えきにいた女性じょせいは「新幹線しんかんせんうごいていないあいだは、親戚しんせきいにくことができませんでした。運転うんてんはじまって、とてもうれしいです」とはなしていました。

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In July this year, a large earthquake occurred in Kumamoto Prefecture. The Kyushu Shinkansen was unable to operate because the tracks and other infrastructure were damaged. JR Kyushu began operations in areas that had been repaired. On the 18th, 52 days after the earthquake, construction between Kumamoto Station and Shin-Minamata Station was completed, allowing operations to resume in all areas. A woman at the station said, 'While the Shinkansen wasn't running, I couldn't visit my relatives. I'm very happy that operations have resumed.'

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