168赛车官网开奖 Tokyo-Nagoya bullet trains resume after typhoon disruption

Shinkansen bullet trains between Tokyo and Nagoya returned to normal from their first scheduled services on Saturday following a full-day suspension due to the passing of a powerful typhoon, with travelers crowding railway stations as they returned from their Bon summer holidays. Operator JR Central ran extra trains between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka on its Tokaido Shinkansen Line in the morning to cope with the high volume of passengers. On Friday, the company canceled all bullet trains between Tokyo and Nagoya, one of the busiest sections of the country's high-speed train network, due to concerns about heavy rains and strong winds caused by Typhoon Ampil. Operations for some bullet trains on parts of the Tohoku, Joetsu, Yamagata and other lines also returned to normal on Saturday, as the typhoon moved away from the Tokyo area and Tohoku region in northeastern Japan. JR Tokyo Station is crowded on Aug. 17, 2024, as Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services resume following a suspension due to the approach of a powerful typhoon. (Kyodo) Tokyo Station was flooded with people intending to travel on shinkansen from the morning. A 41-year-old from Saitama near Tokyo was scheduled to fly to the Shikoku region in western Japan on Friday with his family but had to switch to a train after the flight was canceled. Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways said they canceled hundreds of international and domestic flights to and from Tokyo's Haneda airport and Narita airport, east of the capital. "It was hard rebooking our accommodation and securing seats on the shinkansen," he said as he expressed relief the trains were running. "I was worried the trains may not move today again." Nagoya Station was just as crowded, with Tokyo resident Yasuhiko Nishiguchi saying he was unable to return home on Friday. Having been in a similar situation when Shizuoka Prefecture experienced heavy rain last year, he said he made sure to have ample time to deal with train disruptions. The return rush of holidaymakers also came on the first weekend since the withdrawal of a weeklong government call for increased earthquake preparedness based on an advisory over a potential megaquake along the Pacific coast. The alert officially ended Thursday after no new major seismic activity was detected in the vicinity of the Nankai Trough. Following the Aug. 8 advisory, hotels and ryokan, or Japanese-style inns, in coastal areas in central and western Japan, were hit by hundreds of cancelations. Related coverage: Powerful typhoon veers east of Tokyo, disrupts holiday travel Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen to halt Aug. 16 as typhoon nears eastern Japan