OSAKA, Feb 10 (News On Japan) –
Local authorities leaders have gathered to debate efforts to carry the long-envisioned San’in Shinkansen, which might join Osaka and Yamaguchi, nearer to actuality.
The workshop was organized by a municipal council comprising 52 native governments throughout two prefectures and 5 areas, with participation from nationwide lawmakers.
The proposed San’in Shinkansen would hyperlink Osaka with northern Kyoto and Hyogo earlier than extending to Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture. However, regardless of its designation as a primary plan in 1973, the mission has seen no progress for greater than half a century.
During the session, Kyoto University professor Satoshi Fujii delivered a lecture, presenting estimates that the combination of the San’in Shinkansen with the Hokuriku Shinkansen may considerably improve accessibility and generate financial advantages for Japan’s western coastal areas.
The municipal council goals to push the nationwide authorities for swift implementation of the mission.
Source: KTV NEWS