Some of the Shinkansen regular trains are also suspended Suspended due to new coronavirus May 7 17:44

Since the number of users has decreased due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the Tokaido Shinkansen, Sanyo Shinkansen, and Kyushu Shinkansen will also be suspended for a while from the 11th of this month for the time being. Of these, the number of Nozomi trains on the Tokaido Shinkansen is less than half.

According to JR companies due to the effect of the new coronavirus, the three Shinkansen bullet trains of Tokaido, Sanyo, and Kyushu will also be suspended from some temporary trains from 11th of this month in addition to the temporary trains already suspended. ..

Of these, the Tokaido Shinkansen will reduce the number of trains operated on a weekday to 251, which is 66% of the average number of trains operated last year.

In particular, "Nozomi" will be reduced to 43% of the previous year.

JR companies are calling for confirmation of the latest status on their website, etc., as the operation plan may change further depending on the usage status.