Japan: Massive Crowding at Stations After Knife Scare on Saikyo Line

17-year-old boy was arrested on Friday, January 23, following reports of a man armed with a knife on a Saikyo Line train in Tokyo’s Kita Ward. While no injuries were reported, several train lines were suspended, forcing some passengers to walk along the tracks and causing massive crowding at stations as commuters were left stranded.

Japan: Teen Arrested Over Knife on Tokyo Train as Passengers Evacuate onto Tracks

A 17-year-old boy was arrested on Friday, January 23, following reports of a man armed with a knife on a Saikyo Line train in Tokyo’s Kita Ward. While no injuries were reported, several train lines were suspended, forcing some passengers to evacuate onto the tracks and walk to the nearest station.

Travelers rush to bullet train as service resumes

Travelers rush to bullet train as service resumes

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Travelers get on a bullet train at Hiroshima Station on Oct. 9 as service resumed following a safety check in tunnels on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line linking Osaka with Fukuoka. A large block of concrete weighing 226 kilograms fell from the wall of a tunnel earlier in the day, halting bullet train services between Hiroshima and Hakata stations.

Travelers rush to bullet train as service resumes

Travelers rush to bullet train as service resumes

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Travelers get on a bullet train at Hiroshima Station on Oct. 9 as service resumed following a safety check in tunnels on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line linking Osaka with Fukuoka. A large block of concrete weighing 226 kilograms fell from the wall of a tunnel earlier in the day, halting bullet train services between Hiroshima and Hakata stations.