On the night of the 28th, the JR Seto Ohashi Line, which connects Okayama and Kagawa prefectures, was temporarily suspended due to strong winds, and a rapid train with more than 90 passengers was stuck on the Seto Ohashi for about 2 hours and 40 minutes.
According to JR Shikoku, at around 8:15 pm on the 28th, the anemometer installed on the Seto Ohashi Bridge exceeded the regulation value of 25 meters, so we suspended operation on some sections of the JR Seto Ohashi Line.
Due to this, the rapid train "Marine Liner No. 59" from Okayama to Takamatsu got stuck on the Seto Ohashi Bridge for about 2 hours and 40 minutes.
The rapid train resumed operation because the wind weakened before 11:00 pm on the 28th, and arrived at Takamatsu Station, the final stop, at around 11:20 pm.
A 20-year-old male college student in Takamatsu City who was on the rapid train said, "No one around me was sleeping and complaining of poor physical condition. The train was shaking all the time, so I was scared and uncomfortable. I wanted to go home. "
In addition, an office worker in his 50s in Takamatsu City said, "Because of the corona disaster, there were few people talking in the car, and many people were quiet and calm, but there were people who were making a loud noise, so ventilation was proper. I was worried if it was done. "
According to JR Shikoku, there were more than 90 passengers and crew on the rapid train, but no one complained of poor physical condition.
JR Shikoku was planning to suspend all day for limited express trains and rapid trains crossing Seto Ohashi on the Seto Ohashi Line after 9 pm on the Seto Ohashi Line due to strong winds, but "the anemometer exceeded the regulation value earlier than expected. ".