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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月がつ、熊本県くまもとけんで大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、線路せんろなどが壊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、直なおし終おわった所ところから、運転うんてんを始はじめていました。
地震じしんから52日にちが過すぎた18日にち、熊本駅くまもとえきと新水俣駅しんみなまたえきの間あいだで工事こうじが終おわって、全部ぜんぶの場所ばしょで運転うんてんができるようになりました。
駅えきにいた女性じょせいは「新幹線しんかんせんが動うごいていない間あいだは、親戚しんせきに会あいに行いくことができませんでした。運転うんてんが始はじまって、とても嬉うれしいです」と話はなしていました。

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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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