High-speed train service Tokyo-Osaka partially suspended

High-speed train service between Tokyo and Osaka was partially suspended on Monday due to an accident involving two maintenance vehicles in central Japan, the operator said. Many passengers were affected.

Operations on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line may be suspended throughout Monday as renovation work is expected to continue into the evening, Central Japan Railway Co. said.

Trains were stopped between Nagoya and Hamamatsu, while services between Tokyo and Hamamatsu and Nagoya and Shin-Osaka partially resumed at 10 a.m.

A crowd has gathered outside ticket counters at JR Shin-Yokohama Station near Tokyo after the Shinkansen bullet train service between Tokyo and Nagoya was suspended due to a derailment of two maintenance vehicles. (Photo courtesy of a passenger)(Kyodo)

At around 3:40 a.m., a derailment occurred between Toyohashi and Mikawa-Anjo stations in Aichi Prefecture, leaving a maintenance worker with a forehead injury.

The Tokaido Shinkansen Line connects the cities of Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka, which form the three largest metropolitan areas in Japan.

Operations on the Sanyo Shinkansen line between Shin-Osaka and Hakata in Fukuoka Prefecture were also delayed due to the accident.

Photo taken in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, on July 22, 2024, shows a maintenance train that derailed on the Tokaido Shinkansen tracks between Toyohashi and Mikawa-Anjo stations. (Kyodo)

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, on the morning of July 22, 2024 shows the scene where two maintenance trains collided and derailed on the Tokaido Shinkansen tracks between Toyohashi and Mikawa-Anjo stations. (Kyodo)

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