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Resumed operation of JR Hōhi Line between Higo-ōzu and Aso after 4 years and 4 months

横山 勝巳 / Yokoyama Katsumi

JR Hōhi Line (豊肥本線) was resumed train operation on Saturday, August 8, 2020 between Higo-ōzu Station (肥後大津, Kumamoto) and Aso Station (阿蘇, Kumamoto), which has been disrupted due to the disaster of the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake.

Resumed operation of JR Hōhi Line between Higo-ōzu and Aso after 4 years and 4 months
Resumed operation of JR Hōhi Line between Higo-ōzu and Aso after 4 years and 4 months

As a result, Hōhi Line resumed operation on all lines between Kumamoto and Ōita for the first time in about 4 years and 4 months from April 2016.