Rail Travel Demand Firm in Japan Summer Holidays
Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)--The six passenger service firms of the Japan Railways Group said Monday that a total of about 13.21 million people used Shinkansen bullet trains and limited express services during the Bon summer holiday period from Aug. 7 to Sunday, almost unchanged from a year earlier. Passenger traffic for 46 major sections remained strong, apparently supported by business an...
Tokyo, August 17 - Passenger traffic on Japan Railways Group's Shinkansen bullet trains and limited express services during the August 7 to August 13 Bon summer holiday period totaled approximately 13.21 million, barely changing compared to the previous year, according to a report by Jiji Press. Passenger traffic remained robust on 46 major routes, primarily driven by business and tourism demand.
However, a significant earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture in the southwestern Kyushu region caused a dip in travel demand in affected areas, with no major transport disruptions reported elsewhere. On the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, operated by Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai), passenger numbers increased by 1% from last year, reaching around 4.14 million, with an all-time high of up to 13 Nozomi trains per hour under a revised timetable.
Meanwhile, on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line managed by Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu), services between Kumamoto and Shin-Minamata stations, both located in Kumamoto Prefecture, are still halted following the earthquake, while passenger traffic between Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture and Kumamoto Station dropped by 39.8%.
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