Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train to be decorated with lights to commemorate 10th anniv.
January 31, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
This image shows the concept for the Shooting Star Shinkansen to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line s full-scale opening. (Courtesy of JR Kyushu) FUKUOKA Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) announced on Jan. 27 that it would operate one special bullet train decorated with lights on the night of March 14 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line s full-scale opening on this southwestern Japan island. The special 800 series shinkansen train will run from Kagoshima-Chuo Station in Kagoshima Prefecture to Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture on the night of March 14 but with no passengers. The decorations on both outside and inside the Nagareboshi Shinkansen or Shooting Star Shinkansen will include people s wishes.