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Japan: Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen nears completion

2021-12-08T07:00:00

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Due to open in autumn 2022, the 66 km Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen is isolated from the rest of Japan’s high speed network. Mike Bent investigates.

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