Transportation disruptions continued across Kyushu on July 30 following the powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture. JR Kyushu said Kyushu Shinkansen services between Chikugo-Funagoya and Kumamoto, originally expected to resume during the day, will remain suspended through July 30 as aftershocks have extended track and infrastructure inspections. A decision on operations from July 31 onward will depend on the results of ongoing inspections, while no timetable has been set for restoring service between Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chuo. Trains continue to operate at reduced frequency between Hakata and Chikugo-Funagoya. Several conventional rail lines also remain partially suspended, expressway closures continue across central Kyushu, and Nishitetsu has canceled highway buses between Fukuoka and Miyazaki and Kagoshima. Japan Airlines is operating extra Fukuoka-Kagoshima flights through July 31. Source: NHK News / MLIT
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