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Outlook for restarting operation on partial section of Hisatsu Orange Railway (updated on August 5, 2020)

横山 勝巳 / Yokoyama Katsumi

Hisatsu Orange Railway (肥薩おれんじ鉄道) is disrupting operations between Yatsushiro Station (八代, Kumamoto) and Minamata Station (水俣, Kumamoto) due to the effects of the heavy rain disaster in July, 2020. The substitute bus transportation is available between Yatsushiro Station and Minamata Station.

Outlook for restarting operation on partial section of Hisatsu Orange Railway
Outlook for restarting operation on partial section of Hisatsu Orange Railway

The train operation will be resumed on Saturday, August 8, 2020 between Sashiki Station (佐敷, Kumamoto) and Minamata Station.