The state of the Tokyo station where the confusion still continues is like this, the cause is a power failure of the Tokaido Shinkansen

Speaking of Tokaido Shinkansen, Japan's aorta. It is an indispensable existence that not only businessmen who move between Tokyo and Nagoya / Osaka, but also everyone uses it.

A power outage occurred at 13:49 today at the upper and lower line between Shinagawa station and Odawara station on this Tokaido Shinkansen. Although operation was restarted at 17:13, the influence of about 4 hours is large, and still it is still confused in Tokyo station.

Details are as below.
The blackout occurred around 13:50. The overhead wire broke in Yokohama City and a fire occurred near the legal plane, which caused a blackout between Shinagawa and Odawara on both the upper and lower lines.

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A blackout occurred between Shinagawa and Odawara on the Tokaido Shinkansen around 1:49 pm on 29th and stopped operating on the up and down line. According to JR Tokai etc., disconnection of overhead wire was found in Yokohama city. Five trains are stuck on the track in the same section. Although the company is investigating the cause, the restoration is not established and it seems that it will take time to resume driving. The interruption section has expanded from the beginning.
According to JR Tokai, power outage occurred around 1:49 pm, and as a result I found out that the overhead line was broken in the vicinity of Hazawa Town, Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City.
According to the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Kanagawa Station, nearly the same time as the blackout occurred, residents of the neighborhood reported that "the bullet train's overhead line has run out and the sparks are scattering, the banks are on fire" . Baked about 200 square meters, the fire caught fire by 2:33 pm. The site is said to be a place hard to enter from the outside, and the police in the police station seems to have burned to the dead grass by the spark from the catenary line.
Shinagawa - Odawara power failure due to wire breakage, automatic train stops running in the same section. Two downhill and three uphill were stuck on the track. (16: 42)

Operation was resumed at 17 o'clock.
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According to JR Tokai, on the 29th at 1:50 pm, the overhead wire broke at the Tokaido Shinkansen in Hanazawa Town, Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City, and a fire occurred nearby. As a result of this influence, a blackout occurred between Shinagawa and Odawara, and the Shinkansen temporarily stopped driving on the up and down lines. The Shinkansen restarted driving on all lines at 5:13 pm.
According to the company, five trains were temporarily stuck on the railroad line between Shinagawa and Odawara stations, and about 3,100 passengers were confined in the car, including one that stopped at Shin-Yokohama station.

And after 20 o'clock, 6 hours since the blackout occurred, 3 hours had passed since the operation resumed, but the confusion still continues. This is the state of the Tokaido Shinkansen ticket gate of Tokyo Station.


A list of trains that were canceled before everyone is looking up.


Since both the up and down lines are affected, the arrival train seems to be delayed by more than 1 hour.


It is not a ticket at hand, it depends on this departure timetable table. However, it may be transferred from the original departure track.


People who just look at departure guidance. There is nothing we can do for people who ride anymore.



People are crowded at checkout station.


By the way, the bullet train is not operated from 0:00 am to 6:00 am as a result of noise control and maintenance and inspection time. Originally, the last train leaving Tokyo is No. 269 Nozomi from 21:20, but what will happen today?