{"id":168637,"date":"2025-02-04T10:08:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T01:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&p=168637&lang=en"},"modified":"2025-02-04T10:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T01:08:51","slug":"snow-impact-on-transportation","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/snow-impact-on-transportation\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow Impact on Transportation in Fukuoka and Saga (Updated)"},"content":{"rendered":"

As of 7:30 AM on February 4, some route bus services have been suspended due to snow.<\/p>\n

Expressways<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u2022 Fukuoka Urban Expressway<\/strong> \u2013 No restrictions
\n\u2022 Kitakyushu Urban Expressway<\/strong> \u2013 No restrictions
\n\u2022 Highways<\/strong>: Nagasaki Bypass (Upbound to Isahaya) \u2013 Closed between Nishiyama Town and Nagasaki-Tarami IC due to snow<\/p>\n

Public Transportation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Nishitetsu Buses<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Local Routes \u2013 In the Kurume, Saga, and Omuta areas, the Ukiha branch line has been suspended.<\/p>\n

Highway Buses<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Fukuoka\u2013Nagasaki (Showamachi route) \u2013 Operating with detours.
\n\u2022 Other routes \u2013 Conditional operation. Potential detours, significant delays, mid-route terminations, or return to starting points may occur depending on road conditions.<\/p>\n

Subways & Railways<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Fukuoka City Subway \u2013 Normal operation
\n\u2022 Kitakyushu Monorail \u2013 Normal operation
\n\u2022 JR Kyushu
\nConventional Lines (Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, Oita, Saga, Nagasaki areas) \u2013 No cancellations or delays due to snow.
\nKyushu Shinkansen \u2013 No impact from snow.
\nWest Kyushu Shinkansen \u2013 No impact from snow.
\n\u2022 Nishitetsu Tenjin-Omuta Line \u2013 Normal operation
\n\u2022 Chikuho Electric Railway \u2013 Normal operation<\/p>\n

Air Travel<\/strong>
\nA total of 21 flights to and from Fukuoka Airport have been canceled, including routes to Tokyo (Haneda), Nagoya, Okinawa, and Fukue.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/strong> RKB<\/a><\/p>\n

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