Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

TOKYO, Japan, May 23 Kyodo - A signage at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo notifies passengers of the suspension of the busy Yamanote Line on the morning of May 23, 2025, following problems with some pantographs the previous night. (Kyodo)

Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

A sign at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo notifies passengers of the suspension of the outer loop of the busy Yamanote Line late on the night of May 22, 2025, following problems with some pantographs.

Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

A sign at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo notifies passengers of the suspension of the outer loop of the busy Yamanote Line late on the night of May 22, 2025, following problems with some pantographs.

Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

A signage at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo notifies passengers of the suspension of the busy Yamanote Line on the morning of May 23, 2025, following problems with some pantographs the previous night.

Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

A signage at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo notifies passengers of the suspension of the busy Yamanote Line on the morning of May 23, 2025, following problems with some pantographs the previous night.

Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

People walk at around ticket gates of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on May 23, 2025. Train services on the busy Yamanote Line in downtown Tokyo resumed in the morning after operations were suspended following problems with some pantographs the previous night.

Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

A train is stopped on the outer loop track of the busy Yamanote Line at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo in the late night of May 22, 2025, following problems with some pantographs.

Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

A train is stopped on the outer loop track of the busy Yamanote Line at JR Shibuya Station in Tokyo in the early hours of May 23, 2025, following problems with some pantographs.

Bullet train stoppage caused by fallen concrete

Bullet train stoppage caused by fallen concrete

Photo shows a Hikari No. 351 bullet train whose roof was damaged by falling concrete June 27. The train on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line was passing through Fukuoka Tunnel in Hisayama, Fukuoka Prefecture, when the concrete damaged its pantographs, causing a temporary halt to services.

Bullet train stoppage caused by fallen concrete

Bullet train stoppage caused by fallen concrete

Photo shows a Hikari No. 351 bullet train whose roof was damaged by falling concrete June 27. The train on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line was passing through Fukuoka Tunnel in Hisayama, Fukuoka Prefecture, when the concrete damaged its pantographs, causing a temporary halt to services.