Kyushu Shinkansen to Resume Between Kumamoto and Shin-Yatsushiro on September 18
Listen to the story
JR Kyushu is a train company in Japan.
An earthquake hit Kumamoto and stopped trains.
The Kyushu Shinkansen is a fast train line.
It could not run between Kumamoto and Shin-Yatsushiro.
JR Kyushu said the train will start again.
The first train will run on September 18.
This is the first train of the day.
JR Kyushu had a press conference about this news.
The company will run some trains slowly at first.
This is called 'cautious operation'.
Other local trains are still stopped.
JR Kyushu wants to start these trains in mid-October.
People are happy the trains will run again.
The earthquake caused big damage to the tracks.
Workers fixed the tracks so trains can run.
Vocabulary4 words
- Kyushu Shinkansen
- a fast train line in Kyushu, Japan
- first train
- the very first train that runs each day
- press conference
- a meeting where a company tells news to reporters
- cautious operation
- running slowly and carefully
Quiz
Answer key
1. An earthquake 2. September 18 3. No, some will run slowly at first
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
JR Kyushu is a train company in _____.
An _____ hit Kumamoto and stopped trains.
The Kyushu _____ is a fast train line.
It could not run between Kumamoto and _____.
JR Kyushu said the train will start _____.
The first train will run on September _____.
JR Kyushu had a press _____ about this news.
The company will run some trains _____ at first.
Other local trains are still _____.
JR Kyushu wants to start these trains in mid-_____.