Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension Picks Obama-Kyoto Route; Maizuru Halts Bid
The council promoting Maizuru as the route for the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension announced on the 10th that it would halt its activities, following the ruling parties' selection of the Obama-Kyoto route via Obama, Fukui, and Kyoto. The council, established in April, had touted Maizuru's disaster-response role as an energy and logistics hub. The chosen route includes a new station near JR Katsuragawa, with approval and construction start targeted by fiscal 2027.
In the plan to extend the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tsuruga to Shin-Osaka, the promotion council comprising Maizuru City and its assembly in Kyoto Prefecture announced on the 10th that it would stop its campaign to attract the Maizuru route. The ruling parties' preparation committee (Liberal Democratic Party and Nippon Ishin) has decided to adopt the 'Obama-Kyoto route' via Obama City in Fukui Prefecture and Kyoto.
The council, established in April this year, had argued that Maizuru, as an energy supply and logistics base, would play a critical role during disasters, emphasizing the advantages of the Maizuru route. In July, the ruling parties' committee selected the Obama-Kyoto route and plans to build a new station near JR Katsuragawa, targeting approval and construction start by fiscal 2027. With that decision, the council determined that the solicitation effort had reached a turning point and therefore ceased its activities.