{"id":170024,"date":"2025-04-01T17:18:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T08:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=170024&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-04-01T17:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T08:18:09","slug":"jr-kyushu-and-kumamoto-agree-restoration-hisatsu-line","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/jr-kyushu-and-kumamoto-agree-restoration-hisatsu-line\/","title":{"rendered":"JR Kyushu And Kumamoto Agree on Restoration of Hisatsu Line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JR Kyushu and Kumamoto Prefecture have finalized plans to restore the Hisatsu Line between Yatsushiro and Hitoyoshi, which has been suspended since the 2020 floods. The agreement includes the discontinuation of three stations, including Setoishi, and allocates roughly \u00a540 billion for reconstruction and ridership promotion. Operations are expected to resume around FY2033. The decision follows extensive discussions on cost-sharing and infrastructure strategy since 2022. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/lnews\/kumamoto\/20250331\/5000024917.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-170068\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_jr-hisatsu-line_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C793&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"JR Kyushu And Kumamoto Agree on Restoration of Hisatsu Line\" width=\"1400\" height=\"793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_jr-hisatsu-line_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_jr-hisatsu-line_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_jr-hisatsu-line_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C580&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_jr-hisatsu-line_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C435&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JR Kyushu and Kumamoto Prefecture have finalized plans to restore the Hisatsu Line between Yatsushiro and Hitoyoshi&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":170072,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-170024","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-hitoyoshi","location-kumamoto-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/170024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170024"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}