Bullet trains in northeastern Japan halted due to inspection

Bullet trains in northeastern Japan halted due to inspection

JR Sendai Station in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is crowded with passengers on June 17, 2025, after the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train service was suspended in both directions on the Tokyo-Sendai section, following a malfunction that saw a train stop between stations.

Train Maintenance in Nanjing

Train Maintenance in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 28, 2025 - A worker inspects a train at the maintenance garage of the Nanjing South Bullet train service station in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan. 28, 2025.

Train Maintenance in Nanjing

Train Maintenance in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 28, 2025 - A worker inspects the pantograph on the roof of a bullet train in the maintenance garage of the Nanjing South Bullet train service station in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan. 28, 2025.

Train Maintenance in Nanjing

Train Maintenance in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 28, 2025 - A worker inspects the pantograph on the roof of a bullet train in the maintenance garage of the Nanjing South Bullet train service station in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan. 28, 2025.

Train Maintenance in Nanjing

Train Maintenance in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 28, 2025 - Workers clean a train in the maintenance garage of the Nanjing South Bullet train service station in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan. 28, 2025.

Train Maintenance in Nanjing

Train Maintenance in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 28, 2025 - A worker inspects a train at the maintenance garage of the Nanjing South Bullet train service station in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan. 28, 2025.

Train Maintenance in Nanjing

Train Maintenance in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 28, 2025 - A worker inspects a train at the maintenance garage of the Nanjing South Bullet train service station in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan. 28, 2025.

Train Maintenance in Nanjing

Train Maintenance in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 28, 2025 - A worker inspects a train at the maintenance garage of the Nanjing South Bullet train service station in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan. 28, 2025.

High-speed Trains Maintenance

High-speed Trains Maintenance

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - A ground service mechanic inspects a bullet train at the maintenance garage of the Nanjing South Bullet Train service station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

High-speed Trains Maintenance

High-speed Trains Maintenance

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - A ground service mechanic inspects a bullet train at the maintenance garage of the Nanjing South Bullet Train service station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

High-speed Trains Maintenance

High-speed Trains Maintenance

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - A ground service mechanic inspects a bullet train at the maintenance garage of the Nanjing South Bullet Train service station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

High-speed Trains Maintenance

High-speed Trains Maintenance

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - A ground service mechanic inspects a bullet train at the maintenance garage of the Nanjing South Bullet Train service station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

High-speed Trains Maintenance

High-speed Trains Maintenance

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - A ground service mechanic inspects a bullet train at the maintenance garage of the Nanjing South Bullet Train service station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

High-speed Trains Maintenance

High-speed Trains Maintenance

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - A ground service mechanic inspects a bullet train at the maintenance garage of the Nanjing South Bullet Train service station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

High-speed Trains Maintenance

High-speed Trains Maintenance

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - A ground service mechanic inspects a bullet train at the maintenance garage of the Nanjing South Bullet Train service station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

High-speed Trains Maintenance

High-speed Trains Maintenance

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - A ground service mechanic inspects a bullet train at the maintenance garage of the Nanjing South Bullet Train service station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

High-speed Trains Maintenance

High-speed Trains Maintenance

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - A ground service mechanic inspects a bullet train at the maintenance garage of the Nanjing South Bullet Train service station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

High-speed Trains Maintenance

High-speed Trains Maintenance

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - A ground service mechanic inspects a bullet train at the maintenance garage of the Nanjing South Bullet Train service station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

High-speed Trains Maintenance

High-speed Trains Maintenance

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - A ground service mechanic inspects a bullet train at the maintenance garage of the Nanjing South Bullet Train service station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Dec 10, 2024.

Japan: Shinkansen Services Halted After Two Linked Cars Disconnected

Tohoku Shinkansen services were suspended for hours after two linked trains uncoupled between Furukawa and Sendai stations in Miyagi Prefecture, northeast Japan on Thursday, September 19. JR East halted all bullet train services between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori in Aomori Prefecture for inspection. This video shows a bullet train stopped in Osaki City, about 8 kilometers south of Furukawa station. There is no injuries reported among the some 320 people aboard.

Dinosaur museum in central Japan

Dinosaur museum in central Japan

Fukui Prefecture's Dinosaur Museum in Katsuyama is packed with visitors on Aug. 6, 2024. A record 1.18 million people visited the museum in the year following its July 2023 reopening after renovation, partly thanks to the extension of the bullet train service to the central Japan prefecture in March 2024.

Dinosaur museum in central Japan

Dinosaur museum in central Japan

Fukui Prefecture's Dinosaur Museum in Katsuyama is packed with visitors on Aug. 6, 2024. A record 1.18 million people visited the museum in the year following its July 2023 reopening after renovation, partly thanks to the extension of the bullet train service to the central Japan prefecture in March 2024.

Japan: Bullet Train Service Suspended After Strong Quake Strikes Off Kyushu 2

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, southern Kyushu Thursday afternoon, August 8 triggering a tsunami advisory. Shinkansen (bullet train) services were temporarily suspended due to power outage caused by the quake. This video was filmed on a Shinkansen train heading to Toyohashi Station in central Japan.

Japan: Bullet Train Service Suspended After Strong Quake Strikes Off Kyushu

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, southern Kyushu Thursday afternoon, August 8 triggering a tsunami advisory. Shinkansen (bullet train) services were temporarily suspended due to power outage caused by the quake. This video was filmed inside a Shinkansen train halted near Hakata Station in Fukuoka.

Japan: Travel Chaos Erupts After Bullet Trains Suspended Due To Maintenance Train Accident 9

Travel chaos erupted at railway stations across Japan on Monday, July 22 after bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were partially suspended due to a collision of maintenance vehicles on tracks. Videos posted on social media show major stations along the Tokaido Shinkansen Line packed with stranded travelers.

Tokyo-Osaka bullet train service resumes after halt

Tokyo-Osaka bullet train service resumes after halt

A train service information board at JR Hamamatsu Station in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan, shows the resumption of services on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines on the morning of July 23, 2024. An accident involving railway maintenance vehicles caused an all-day suspension on part of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line a day earlier, while the Sanyo Shinkansen Line was also disrupted by the accident.

Japan: Travel Chaos Erupts After Bullet Trains Suspended Due To Maintenance Train Accident 8

Travel chaos erupted at railway stations across Japan on Monday, July 22 after bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were partially suspended due to a collision of maintenance vehicles on tracks. Videos posted on social media show major stations along Tokaido Shinkansen Line packed with stranded travelers.

Japan: Travel Chaos Erupts After Bullet Trains Suspended Due To Maintenance Train Accident 5

Travel chaos erupted at railway stations across Japan on Monday, July 22 after bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were partially suspended due to a collision of maintenance vehicles on tracks. Videos posted on social media show major stations along Tokaido Shinkansen Line packed with stranded travelers.

Japan: Travel Chaos Erupts After Bullet Trains Suspended Due To Maintenance Train Accident 6

Travel chaos erupted at railway stations across Japan on Monday, July 22 after bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were partially suspended due to a collision of maintenance vehicles on tracks. Videos posted on social media show major stations along Tokaido Shinkansen Line packed with stranded travelers.

Japan: Travel Chaos Erupts After Bullet Trains Suspended Due To Maintenance Train Accident 7

Travel chaos erupted at railway stations across Japan on Monday, July 22 after bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were partially suspended due to a collision of maintenance vehicles on tracks. Videos posted on social media show major stations along Tokaido Shinkansen Line packed with stranded travelers.

Japan: Travel Chaos Erupts After Bullet Trains Suspended Due To Maintenance Train Accident 3

Travel chaos erupted at railway stations across Japan on Monday, July 22 after bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were partially suspended due to a collision of maintenance vehicles on tracks. Videos posted on social media show major stations along Tokaido Shinkansen Line packed with stranded travelers.

Japan: Travel Chaos Erupts After Bullet Trains Suspended Due To Maintenance Train Accident 4

Travel chaos erupted at railway stations across Japan on Monday, July 22 after bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were partially suspended due to a collision of maintenance vehicles on tracks. Videos posted on social media show major stations along Tokaido Shinkansen Line packed with stranded travelers.

Japan: Travel Chaos Erupts After Bullet Trains Suspended Due To Maintenance Train Accident 2

Travel chaos erupted at railway stations across Japan on Monday, July 22 after bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were partially suspended due to a collision of maintenance vehicles on tracks. Videos posted on social media show major stations along Tokaido Shinkansen Line packed with stranded travelers.

Japan: Travel Chaos Erupts After Bullet Trains Suspended Due To Maintenance Train Accident

Travel chaos erupted at railway stations across Japan on Monday, July 22 after bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were partially suspended due to a collision of maintenance vehicles on tracks. Videos posted on social media show major stations along Tokaido Shinkansen Line packed with stranded travelers.

CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(240718) -- HEZE, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Passengers show their tickets on bullet train G4007 from Heze to Zhengzhou, July 18, 2024. The section from Zhuangzhai in east China's Shandong Province to Lankao in central China's Henan Province was put into service on Thursday, marking the full operation of the 472-kilometer-long Rizhao-Lankao high-speed railway. The railway line starts from Rizhao West Railway Station and ends at Lankao South Railway Station, linking cities like Rizhao, Linyi, Jining, Heze, Shangqiu and Kaifeng, which prominently shortens the travel time between the major cities in Shandong and Henan provinces. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Guo Xulei)

CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(240718) -- HEZE, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Passengers pose for a photo on bullet train G4007 from Heze to Zhengzhou, July 18, 2024. The section from Zhuangzhai in east China's Shandong Province to Lankao in central China's Henan Province was put into service on Thursday, marking the full operation of the 472-kilometer-long Rizhao-Lankao high-speed railway. The railway line starts from Rizhao West Railway Station and ends at Lankao South Railway Station, linking cities like Rizhao, Linyi, Jining, Heze, Shangqiu and Kaifeng, which prominently shortens the travel time between the major cities in Shandong and Henan provinces. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Guo Xulei)

CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(240718) -- HEZE, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The bullet train G4007 from Heze to Zhengzhou departs from Heze East Railway Station in Heze City, east China's Shandong Province, July 18, 2024. The section from Zhuangzhai in east China's Shandong Province to Lankao in central China's Henan Province was put into service on Thursday, marking the full operation of the 472-kilometer-long Rizhao-Lankao high-speed railway. The railway line starts from Rizhao West Railway Station and ends at Lankao South Railway Station, linking cities like Rizhao, Linyi, Jining, Heze, Shangqiu and Kaifeng, which prominently shortens the travel time between the major cities in Shandong and Henan provinces. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Guo Xulei)

CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(240718) -- HEZE, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member helps a child board the bullet train G4007 from Heze to Zhengzhou at Heze East Railway Station in Heze City, east China's Shandong Province, July 18, 2024. The section from Zhuangzhai in east China's Shandong Province to Lankao in central China's Henan Province was put into service on Thursday, marking the full operation of the 472-kilometer-long Rizhao-Lankao high-speed railway. The railway line starts from Rizhao West Railway Station and ends at Lankao South Railway Station, linking cities like Rizhao, Linyi, Jining, Heze, Shangqiu and Kaifeng, which prominently shortens the travel time between the major cities in Shandong and Henan provinces. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Guo Xulei)

CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(240718) -- HEZE, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Performers from Heze perform on bullet train G4007 from Heze to Zhengzhou, July 18, 2024. The section from Zhuangzhai in east China's Shandong Province to Lankao in central China's Henan Province was put into service on Thursday, marking the full operation of the 472-kilometer-long Rizhao-Lankao high-speed railway. The railway line starts from Rizhao West Railway Station and ends at Lankao South Railway Station, linking cities like Rizhao, Linyi, Jining, Heze, Shangqiu and Kaifeng, which prominently shortens the travel time between the major cities in Shandong and Henan provinces. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Guo Xulei)

CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-RIZHAO-LANKAO-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(240718) -- HEZE, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yang Xiuling (R), an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, shows her paper-cutting works on bullet train G4007 from Heze to Zhengzhou, July 18, 2024. The section from Zhuangzhai in east China's Shandong Province to Lankao in central China's Henan Province was put into service on Thursday, marking the full operation of the 472-kilometer-long Rizhao-Lankao high-speed railway. The railway line starts from Rizhao West Railway Station and ends at Lankao South Railway Station, linking cities like Rizhao, Linyi, Jining, Heze, Shangqiu and Kaifeng, which prominently shortens the travel time between the major cities in Shandong and Henan provinces. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Guo Xulei)

Power failure halts Tokyo-Osaka bullet train services

Power failure halts Tokyo-Osaka bullet train services

People wait for the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train service to resume at JR Shizuoka Station in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on July 6, 2024, after services between Tokyo and Osaka were suspended due to a power outage the same day.

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240414) -- BEIJING, April 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 9, 2024 shows the Lane Xang (L) passenger train and the Fuxing bullet train (R) at Mohan port in southwest China's Yunnan Province. A year ago, the China-Laos Railway launched its international passenger service, with one pair of trains running between Kunming in China and Vientiane in Laos. Within the past year, the international service of the China-Laos Railway transported 180,000 cross-border passengers from 87 countries and regions, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Xinhua)

CHINA-YUNNAN-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-ONE YEAR (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-ONE YEAR (CN)

(240413) -- KUNMING, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 9, 2024 shows the Lane Xang (L) passenger train and the Fuxing bullet train (R) at Mohan port in southwest China's Yunnan Province. A year ago, the China-Laos Railway launched its international passenger service, with one pair of trains running between Kunming in China and Vientiane in Laos. Within the past year, the international service of the China-Laos Railway transported 180,000 cross-border passengers from 87 countries and regions, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. The China-Laos Railway, a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, began operations in December 2021. The 1,035-km railway connects China's Kunming with Vientiane in Laos. (Xinhua)

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

FUKUI, Japan, March 16 Kyodo -The first train bound for Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, departs JR Kanazawa Station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.(Kyodo)

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over JR Fukui Station in Fukui, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, to celebrate the start of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over JR Fukui Station in Fukui, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, to celebrate the start of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flying over Fukui, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, to celebrate the start of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flying over JR Fukui Station in Fukui, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, to celebrate the start of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flying over Fukui, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, to celebrate the start of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over JR Fukui Station in Fukui, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, to celebrate the start of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.