Thank you for posting this. Is the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Tsuruga, is that part of the same route covered by the Thunderbird Limited Express between Kanazawa and Osaka? It seems that the Hokuriku and Tokkaido Shinkansen lines are a lot closer together now with this extension, given the 20 to 25 minutes by train between Maibara and Tsuruga. Do you think the Hokuriku Shinkansen would ever be extended to Osaka?
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It has been decided that the extension route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tsuruga to Osaka will be via Obama City in Kyoto Prefecture, a different route from the current Thunderbird route. However, construction is running into difficulties due to high prices that are expected to double the original construction costs, environmental destruction along the proposed extension route, and groundwater issues in Kyoto City. However, since it has been decided, I think construction will go ahead. Completion will likely be after 2040.