Shinkansen services halted in western Japan after train hits person

Shinkansen services halted for 2 hours in western Japan after train hits person

Bullet train services in western Japan were halted for about two hours Monday evening after railway workers noticed that a person had been hit by a running train, JR West said. The Sanyo Shinkansen Line operations between Osaka and Fukuoka prefectures were suspended from around 5:50 p.m. after workers found…

Shinkansen services halted in western Japan after train hits person

Shinkansen bullet train services in western Japan are halted after a person was hit by a train in Hiroshima Prefecture, JR West said.

At around 5:50 p.m. on the 28th, it was discovered that a vehicle had come into contact with a person on the Sanyo Shinkansen between Fukuyama and Shin-Onomichi in Nishitocho, Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and service was suspended on both the inbound and outbound lines between Shin-Osaka and Hakata. Service resumed about two hours later. A total of 24 trains were canceled on both the inbound and outbound lines, and 69 trains were delayed…