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Heisei Chikuho Railway (平成筑豊鉄道) resumed the train operation on Tagawa Line (田川線) in the section between Saigawa Station (HC24: 犀川, Fukuoka) and Yusubaru Station (HC21: 油須原, Fukuoka) on Saturday, July 18, 2020, that has been disrupted due to the effects of the heavy rain disaster in July, 2020.
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Eizan Railway (叡山電鉄) is disrupting operations of Kurama Line (鞍馬線) between Ichihara Station (E14: 市原, Kyoto) and Kurama Station (E17: 鞍馬, Kyoto) for the time being due to the effects of the heavy rain disaster in July, 2020. Landslides, many fallen trees, and collapsed utility poles have occurred near Kibuneguchi Station. They expect that it will take a considerable number of days to restart operation on this sections.
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Toranomon Hills Station (虎ノ門ヒルズ, H06), a new station built between Kamiyacho Station and Kasumigaseki Station on Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (Tōkyō), launched operations on June 6, 2020. The station is located in the redevelopment area centered around Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, and a bus terminal for the “Tokyo BRT (bus high-speed transport system)” that connects the waterfront and the city center will be constructed. People can transfer to Toranomon Station on Ginza Line (G07) via the underground passage or above ground. In addition, with the opening of Toranomon Hills Station, the station numbers between Kasumigaseki Station and Kitasenju Station on Hibiya Line has been changed. On the same day, Ginza…
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BTS Skytrain Sukhumvit Line (รถไฟฟ้าบีทีเอส สายสุขุมวิท) in Bangkok metropolitan expanded northward from the current terminus – Kasetsart University Station to Wat Phra Sri Mahathat Station on June 4, 2020. The following 4 new stations are included in this section. Royal Forest Department Station (กรมป่าไม้, N14) Bang Bua Station (บางบัว, N15) 11th Infantry Regiment Station (กรมทหารราบที่ 11, N16) Wat Phra Sri Mahathat Station (วัดพระศรีมหาธาตุ, N17)
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The Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau took over the Hokushin Kyūkō Line (北神急行線, between Tanigami <谷上> and Shin-Kōbe <新神戸> Stations) that was operated by the private company Hokushin Kyūkō Railway from the Hankyu Railway Group, and started business as the Kobe Subway Hokushin Line (神戸市営地下鉄北神線) on June 1, 2020. As before, the trains will continue to run from Tanigami Station to Seishin-chūō Station on the Seishin-Yamate Line. This is the first case in Japan that a private railway has been municipalized. Fares have been reduced across all lines, for example, the normal fare from Tanigami Station to Sannomiya Station was revised from 550 yen to 280 yen, which is about half…
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A new station, ‘Shin-tarō Station (新田老)’, has been established between Settai and Tarō stations (Iwate) on the Sanriku Railway Rias Line, and started business on May 18, 2020. The station was planned as a new base for Miyako City and was integrated with the new building of Taro General Office of Miyako City. The platform is directly connected to the 3rd floor of the building and is accessible to people using an elevator.
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Metrolink, a light rail system running on Greater Manchester, opened on March 22, 2020 a new line ‘Trafford Park Line’, which connects Cornbrook stop and intu Trafford Centre stop. It branch off the existing route at Pomona stop, west of Cornbrook stop, and cross Trafford Park, the emerging industrial district. They constructed 6 new stops. You can access easilly to “Old Trafford” – Manchester United home ground (Warfside stop), “Northern War Museum” – recording World War I (Imperial War Museum stop) and “intu Trafford Centre” – one of the largest shopping complex in Europe (the same name stop).
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TBM in Bordeaux, France, expanded from the terminus of the Tramway Line D, Mairie du Bouscat, to the Cantinolle stop in the northwestern suburbs on February 29, 2020, and opened 9 new stops. A new section from the Quinconces stop in the center of Bordeaux to the Mairie du Bouscat stop was newly established on December 2019, and they started operation as a Line D along with a part of the existing Line C. This extension corresponds to the second section.
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JR Geibi Line (芸備線) between Tōjō (東城) and Bingo-ochiai (備後落合) stations, which had been suspended due to a derailment accident, resumed operation from the first train on April 24, 2020. On March 9, an accident happened that a train climbed up on the earth and sand that flowed into the track between Tōjō and Bingo-yawata (備後八幡) stations, so they were suspending operation to remove the vehicle and perform restoration work.
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JR East has expanded the station numbering on Chūō Line (中央本線) to the section between Hatsukari (初狩) and Kobuchizawa (小淵沢) stations by March 23, 2020, which is already performed between Sagamiko (相模湖) and Ōtsuki (大月) stations. The numbering (CO33 – 51), which is the serial number from Otsuki Station, is posted on the station sign on the platforms. in addition, the station name is written in 4 languages (Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean).
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