New bullet train extension comes into service.
The first train for the newly extended Hokuriku Shinkansen line left Tokyo Station early on Saturday.
The line now connects Tokyo and Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture. The new section covers 125 kilometers and six stations between Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture through Tsuruga.
East Japan Railway Company President Fukasawa Yuji celebrated the departure of the first train at Tokyo Station with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
