JR Yamanote Line Large-scale suspension from first departure

Large-scale suspension from the first day of the JR Yamanote Line.

On the JR Yamanote Line, track switching work for the opening of “Takanawa Gateway Station” in the spring of next year has been underway since dawn on the 16th. Due to this influence, it has been suspended for about one-third of the section from the first train on the 16th, and JR is calling to check the latest service information.

The sections that are suspended are the section from Osaki Station, which is about one third of the Yamanote Line, to Ueno Station via Tokyo Station, and the section between Shinagawa Station and Tamachi Station on the Keihin Tohoku Line.

This is because a large-scale track switching work for the opening of "Takanawa Gateway Station" that will open between Shinagawa Station and Tamachi Station in the spring of next year has been underway since the dawn of the 16th. This is the first time that JR has been suspended due to construction.

The switchover works are carried out by approximately 1,700 JR East staff, etc., and at this point near Shinagawa Station, the railway line used so far was cut off and removed from around 3 am, or at the new station. Work to connect to a new track that was connected.

After this work is completed, work will be done to change the wires and signals to match the new track, and after that it will be confirmed that there are no abnormalities in the facility, and operation will resume on all lines around 4pm on the 16th. is.

On the other hand, between Shinagawa Station and Tamachi Station on the Keihin Tohoku Line will be suspended throughout the 16th and will resume operation from the first train on the 17th. As a result, JR will increase the number of Ueno Tokyo and Saikyo lines, and transfer will be carried out on the Tokyo Metro, Toei Subway, Rinkai Line, Tokyu Line, and Keikyu Line.

Mr. Keisuke Seki, the JR East Construction Department, said, “It is very difficult to move three at the same time, but it has been going smoothly so far. We want to continue the construction as planned and resume it as planned.” I was talking.