THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 10, 2021 at 18:09 JST
The headquarters of East Japan Railway Co. (Takashi Ogawa)
Railway company operators on stand-by to schedule extra late-night train runs during the Tokyo Olympics were told they need not bother now that it has been decided to bar spectators to events held in the capital and its three neighboring prefectures.
The initial request involved 20 railway operators and 64 train lines. In addition to additional late-night and early-morning runs, the companies were also asked to push back last trains to accommodate events scheduled to end after 11 p.m.
The railway companies will shortly announce new train schedules for the period covering the Olympics that kick off July 23.
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced July 9 it is cancelling plans to push back the last train on 21 lines.
The company said it is negotiating with the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee about late-night Tohoku Shinkansen runs to Sendai, northeastern Japan, where a number of soccer games are slated for Miyagi Stadium and fans will be allowed to attend.
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