Photo/Illutration The Tokaido Shinkansen N700S (Provided by JR Tokai)

Here’s the latest on disruptions to rail and air services due to Typhoon No. 10.

SHINKANSEN SERVICES

Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) said Tokaido Shinkansen services between Tokyo and Mishima in Shizuoka Prefecture will resume around noon on Aug. 31. The company said it had inspected that portion of track and confirmed its safety.

But operations between Mishima and Nagoya were to remain suspended throughout the day.

Between Nagoya and Shin-Osaka, Shinkansen services have been operating from the first train.

But at 9:28 a.m., the rain gauge between Gifu-Hashima in Gifu Prefecture and Maibara in Shiga Prefecture reached a level where operations on both the inbound and outbound lines along the section had to be suspended. 

For Sept. 1, the company said all-day service will be canceled between Mishima and Nagoya from the first train.

The number of trains between Tokyo and Mishima, as well as between Nagoya and Shin-Osaka, will be significantly reduced, JR Tokai added.

The company said there is a possibility that all or some Tokaido Shinkansen services will be suspended for an extended period on Sept. 2 as well.

Operations on the Sanyo Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka and Hakata were continuing but with a reduced number of trains.

The company canceled direct service with the Tokaido Shinkansen. However, direct service with the Kyushu Shinkansen resumed from the first train.

Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) on Aug. 31 said all sections of the Kyushu Shinkansen, which connects Hakata and Kagoshima-Chuo, as well as all sections of the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen, which connects Takeo-Onsen and Nagasaki, were operating as usual from the first train.

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) said the Joetsu Shinkansen and Tohoku Shinkansen operated as usual on Aug. 31.

The Hokuriku Shinkansen also operated as usual. In addition to the normal operation, four extra trains, two inbound and two outbound, will be operated to accommodate the increased number of passengers due to the suspended operation of the Tokaido Shinkansen.

LOCAL TRAINS

For local trains, JR West suspended operations on many lines in the Chugoku region on Aug. 31.

Some lines remained in operation with reduced frequency. Others were expected to resume services from the afternoon of Aug. 31.

Train services in the Kinki and Hokuriku regions were generally operating as normal from the first train, the company said.

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. canceled all its Romance car express trains on Aug. 31.

FLIGHTS

As of 8 a.m. on Aug. 31, Japan Airlines Co. announced it would cancel 22 domestic flights to and from airports in the Kyushu, Shikoku, Chugoku and Kansai regions and Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.

All Nippon Airways Co. said it was cancelling a total of 39 domestic flights to and from airports mainly in the Kyushu and Kansai regions scheduled for Aug. 31, as well as two flights connecting Kansai Airport and Shanghai.

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