JR Joban Line Test operation open before resuming full line operation for the first time in 9 years Fukushima March 2 16:45
Before the JR Joban Line, which has been suspended on some sections in Fukushima Prefecture due to the nuclear accident, will resume operation on the entire line for the first time in nine years on March 14, a test run will be held on the 2nd. Published on.
The JR Joban Line is still suspended on the 20.8 km section between Namie Station in Namie Town, Fukushima Prefecture and Tomioka Station in Tomioka Town due to the effects of the nuclear power plant accident, but decontamination along the line has progressed. On the 14th of this month, the entire line will resume operation for the first time in nine years.
On the 2nd, the state of the trial run being performed in the suspended section was disclosed to the press.
The train stopped at three stations in the suspended section and proceeded. Of these, a bridge that had collapsed due to the earthquake was replaced by a new one around Futaba Station in Futaba-cho, where evacuation orders were canceled on April 4. Was confirmed.
In addition, around Ainomori Station in Tomioka, where evacuation orders will be lifted this month, azaleas that have been cut down leaving their roots to lower radiation levels after the nuclear accident have begun to bloom again last year. That is.
Mr. Yuki Nishiuchi, JR East driver, said, "I would like many passengers to see the towns along the line regain their vitality when driving resumes."