Abukuma Express resumes full-line operation for the first time in a year Damaged by Typhoon No. 19 last year October 31, 12:33
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The Abukuma Express, which connects Miyagi and Fukushima, which was severely damaged by Typhoon No. 19 last year and was interrupted in some sections, resumed operation on the entire line for the first time in about a year on the 31st.
Abukuma Express was cut off at 15.4 km between Marumori Station in Miyagi Prefecture and Tomino Station in Date City, Fukushima Prefecture, due to sediment flowing into the section that straddles Miyagi and Fukushima due to typhoon No. 19 in October last year. However, since the restoration work was completed and the safety was confirmed, the operation was resumed on the entire line for the first time in about a year on the 31st.
At the commemorative ceremony held at Marumori Station, President Hisakichi Sugawara of Abukuma Express said, "We are facing double difficulties with the new Corona due to typhoon damage, but we would like to work on revitalizing the area along the railway line." did.
After that, the ribbon-cutting ceremony was carried out, and at 10:42 am, the train for Tomino Station, which carried many passengers, departed.
For the time being, Abukuma Express will reduce the number of unreachable sections compared to before the disaster, and will reduce the operating speed to about 45 km / h, which is half of what it used to be.
A woman in her 70s in Marumori-cho said, "I have been looking forward to this day because it has been really inconvenient for the past year. I will continue to use it."
President Sugawara of Abukuma Express said, "The damage caused by Typhoon No. 19 far exceeded the damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake, and it was a difficult road to recovery. I would like to do my best to become a railway that is loved by the region." I was talking.