The Tokaido Shinkansen, which was suspended for the entire day between Hamamatsu and Nagoya on the 22nd, will resume normal operation from the first train on the 23rd. In addition, two Nozomi trains will be added to each line, departing from Tokyo Station and Shin-Osaka Station in the 6:00 a.m. hour. JR Central announced this.
A maintenance vehicle on the Tokaido Shinkansen was rear-ended and derailed in the early hours of the 22nd in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture. According to the company, 328 trains in both directions were suspended on the 22nd due to the accident, affecting approximately 250,000 people. In addition, passengers flocked to the Hokuriku Shinkansen as a detour route connecting the Tokyo metropolitan area with Nagoya and west, causing continued congestion.
The accident on the Tokaido Shinkansen is believed to have been caused by both the manual and automatic brakes of a maintenance vehicle failing to operate on a downhill slope. The company is conducting an emergency inspection of the brakes on approximately 350 similar maintenance vehicles. (Hosozawa Reiki) Asahi Shimbun 2024/7/23 5:27
>>41 If that’s the case, they should turn it back into a national railway. They made it a profit-making enterprise. The company belongs to the shareholders. Or they could add that money to the shinkansen express ticket prices.
The main purpose of railways is not to make profits, but to operate according to timetables and ensure the safe movement of people and goods. Therefore, risks should not be increased by omitting necessary personnel and attention.
I don’t know much about it, but were the Hamamatsu-Toyohashi conventional trains, the Hokuriku Shinkansen, and the Sandabashi trains unusually crowded yesterday?
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