JR East To reduce the number of all Shinkansen and some limited express trains by 20 to 50%

JR East All Shinkansen and some limited express trains 20 to 50% reduced flights May 8 17:15

Since the number of users has decreased due to the effect of the new coronavirus, JR East announced that it will operate about 20% to 50% of all Shinkansen including Tohoku Shinkansen and some limited express trains after May 28. Did.

According to JR East, the number of operating trains will be reduced on the Tohoku / Hokkaido Shinkansen, the Akita Shinkansen, the Yamagata Shinkansen, the Joetsu Shinkansen, and the Hokuriku Shinkansen, as well as the Chuo Line and Joban Line limited express trains.

Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, these Shinkansen and limited express trains are already operating on the timetables that were temporarily closed, but after May 28, some regular trains will also be stopped.

JR East plans to reduce the current schedule by about 20% to 50%, and will announce a detailed operation plan in the middle of May.

On the other hand, JR Tokai, West Japan, and Kyushu also announced the suspension of some Shinkansen regular trains on the 7th.