Train runs linking Tokyo, Chiba halted for 9 hours after fire

Train runs linking Tokyo, Chiba halted for 9 hours after fire

TOKYO, Japan - Station attendants at East Japan Railway Tokyo Station explain a suspension of operations of the Keiyo Line between central Tokyo and Chiba city to passengers on Sept. 28.

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