JR East Shinkansen trains suspended due to system failure

JR East Shinkansen trains suspended due to system failure

TOKYO, Japan - Employees of East Japan Railway Co. scramble to address problems and respond to passengers at Tokyo Station as all five lines of its Shinkansen bullet train services were suspended for 75 minutes due to a control system failure on the morning of Jan. 17, 2011, affecting at least 53,000 people.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001155967
  • Registered date
  • 2011/1/17 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2011 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1889 × 1162 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 468.55(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Disney-themed shinkansen bullet train

    Disney-themed shinkansen bullet train

    Tohoku Shinkansen Line bullet trains featuring Disney characters are pictured at JR Sendai Station in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi on Dec. 22, 2023. They started running between Sendai and Tokyo the same day to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Disney Resort.
      Disney-themed shinkansen bullet train

      Disney-themed shinkansen bullet train

      Tohoku Shinkansen Line bullet trains featuring Disney characters are pictured at JR Sendai Station in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi on Dec. 22, 2023. They started running between Sendai and Tokyo the same day to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Disney Resort.
        New sightseeing train in northeastern Japan

        New sightseeing train in northeastern Japan

        Photo shows the interior of East Japan Railway Co.'s new sightseeing train Hinabi, unveiled to the media at JR Morioka Station in Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 11, 2023. It will make its debut as a special train on Dec. 23, with specific routes and schedules for its later services to be announced in the near future.
          Nanjing South Bullet Train Station Parking Line Bullet Trains

          Nanjing South Bullet Train Station Parking Line Bullet Trains

          NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on the morning of September 28, 2023 shows bullet trains on the parking line of the Nanjing South Railway Station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. On September 28, 2023, according to the news of China National Railway Group Co., LTD., the railway Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Golden Week transport was launched on the 27th, and from September 27 to October 8, the national railway is expected to send 190 million passengers, with an average of 15.83 million passengers per day. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)
            Nanjing South Bullet Train Station Parking Line Bullet Trains

            Nanjing South Bullet Train Station Parking Line Bullet Trains

            NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on the morning of September 28, 2023 shows bullet trains on the parking line of the Nanjing South Railway Station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. On September 28, 2023, according to the news of China National Railway Group Co., LTD., the railway Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Golden Week transport was launched on the 27th, and from September 27 to October 8, the national railway is expected to send 190 million passengers, with an average of 15.83 million passengers per day. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)
              Nanjing South Bullet Train Station Parking Line Bullet Trains

              Nanjing South Bullet Train Station Parking Line Bullet Trains

              NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on the morning of September 28, 2023 shows bullet trains on the parking line of the Nanjing South Railway Station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. On September 28, 2023, according to the news of China National Railway Group Co., LTD., the railway Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Golden Week transport was launched on the 27th, and from September 27 to October 8, the national railway is expected to send 190 million passengers, with an average of 15.83 million passengers per day. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)
                Nanjing South Bullet Train Station Parking Line Bullet Trains

                Nanjing South Bullet Train Station Parking Line Bullet Trains

                NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on the morning of September 28, 2023 shows bullet trains on the parking line of the Nanjing South Railway Station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. On September 28, 2023, according to the news of China National Railway Group Co., LTD., the railway Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Golden Week transport was launched on the 27th, and from September 27 to October 8, the national railway is expected to send 190 million passengers, with an average of 15.83 million passengers per day. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)
                  Nanjing South Bullet Train Station Parking Line Bullet Trains

                  Nanjing South Bullet Train Station Parking Line Bullet Trains

                  NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on the morning of September 28, 2023 shows bullet trains on the parking line of the Nanjing South Railway Station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. On September 28, 2023, according to the news of China National Railway Group Co., LTD., the railway Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Golden Week transport was launched on the 27th, and from September 27 to October 8, the national railway is expected to send 190 million passengers, with an average of 15.83 million passengers per day. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)
                    Nanjing South Bullet Train Station Parking Line Bullet Trains

                    Nanjing South Bullet Train Station Parking Line Bullet Trains

                    NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on the morning of September 28, 2023 shows bullet trains on the parking line of the Nanjing South Railway Station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. On September 28, 2023, according to the news of China National Railway Group Co., LTD., the railway Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Golden Week transport was launched on the 27th, and from September 27 to October 8, the national railway is expected to send 190 million passengers, with an average of 15.83 million passengers per day. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)
                      Nanjing South Bullet Train Station Parking Line Bullet Trains

                      Nanjing South Bullet Train Station Parking Line Bullet Trains

                      NANJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on the morning of September 28, 2023 shows bullet trains on the parking line of the Nanjing South Railway Station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. On September 28, 2023, according to the news of China National Railway Group Co., LTD., the railway Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Golden Week transport was launched on the 27th, and from September 27 to October 8, the national railway is expected to send 190 million passengers, with an average of 15.83 million passengers per day. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)