Derailed Bullet-Train Shut Second Day After Southern Japan Quake

  • Kyushu Rail declines to comment on when service to be restored
  • No injuries in derailment of out-of-service train last night
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Kyushu Railway Co., which operates trains on Japan’s southwestern island, halted all bullet-line services after an earthquake derailed out-of-service coaches last night near Kumamoto station.

The railway is leaving the accident site untouched amid aftershocks and pending a full investigation of the derailing, said Yusuke Nanri, a Kyushu Railway spokesman. He declined to comment on when the company would be able to restore service.