The Tokaido Shinkansen service will be reduced by about 20% from the 24th of this month New Corona April 16th 18:10

JR Tokai revealed that the number of passengers on the Tokaido Shinkansen will drop significantly due to the spread of the new coronavirus, so the temporary train of Nozomi will be suspended from 24th of this month, and the number of trains will be reduced by about 20% per day. Did.

As a result, of the Tokaido Shinkansen that operates 378 vertical lines in total per day, about 80 temporary trains of "Nozomi" that operate during times when there are many users will be suspended, which is about 20% of the total. .

The period is for the time when the emergency is declared, and we plan to cancel the operation of temporary trains during large holidays. The detailed timetable will be announced around 20th of this month, and the tickets and limited express tickets that have already been sold for the canceled trains will be refunded without any fees.

According to the company, the number of users of the Tokaido Shinkansen from the beginning of this month to the 7th is 80% less than the same period of last year, and 90 days from the 8th to the 15th after the declaration of emergency. It has decreased by as much as%.

Shin Kaneko, who had a press conference, said, "We will be suspended within a range where there is no problem with stable transportation because the users are depressed more than expected. The crew members who have been suspended will work from home and do not consider temporary leave." Said.