At the time when the train detected shaking due to the derailment of the Tohoku Shinkansen due to the earthquake that observed a seismic intensity of 6 or higher, the driver was traveling at a speed of about 150 km / h, and the driver said to JR East that he would push up after the train stopped. I felt a strong tremor. "
The Tohoku-Hokkaido Shinkansen, which was derailed by the earthquake on the 16th of this month, is still out of service between Koriyama Station in Fukushima Prefecture and Ichinoseki Station in Iwate Prefecture. I am.
It is believed that the train derailed just before it stopped or immediately after it stopped, but according to JR East, the driver told the company that "a power outage occurred while decelerating toward the nearest station, and an emergency brake was applied. There wasn't much shaking while driving, but I felt a strong shaking that pushed me up after the train stopped. "
In addition, when the emergency brake was activated when the shaking of the earthquake was detected by analyzing the running record, the train was running at about 150 km / h.
The maximum width of the derailment was about 1 meter, and 10 of the 68 axles had no device to prevent major damage, and the disengaged wheels were far beyond the expected range. That is.
In addition, it was found that one new passenger was injured, and the total number of injured in this accident was four.
The degree of injury is minor.
JR East is rushing to restore operations with the aim of resuming operation on all lines around the 20th of next month.