On the morning of the 26th, at Fujimigaoka Station in Suginami Ward, Tokyo, the Keio Inokashira Line broke down in the track switching part and stopped driving for about two and a half hours on the up and down lines between Fujimigaoka Station and Kichijoji Station, but at 11:00 am. I started driving again.
On the Keio Inokashira Line, a breakdown was confirmed near Fujimigaoka Station in Suginami Ward, Tokyo around 8 am on the 26th.
As a result, there was a continuous suspension of operation on the inbound and outbound lines between Fujimigaoka Station and Kichijoji Station.
According to Keio Electric Railway, after that, the faulty parts were replaced, and the entire line resumed operation around 11:10 am, about two and a half hours after the suspension of operation.
A total of 105 trains were suspended or delayed due to this suspension of operation, affecting 24,000 people, including commuters and school commuters.
At the station, students are also confused
On the premises of Kichijoji Station on the Keio Inokashira Line, which had been suspended since the morning of the 26th, many people asked about alternative transportation.
On the 26th, it was the test day for the recommendation entrance exam for metropolitan high schools.
A third-year junior high school girl taking a recommendation entrance examination for a metropolitan high school said, "I was very impatient because the train was stopped. I didn't have a mobile phone, so I used a public phone to call the junior high school and the high school I was taking the exam for. I was relieved when I was told that I was fine. I would like to calm down and head to high school."
Recommended entrance examination for metropolitan high school Students who are late take the exam at a later start time
The 26th is the day of taking the recommended entrance exam for metropolitan high schools, and according to the city, some students have been confirmed to be late for the exam due to the suspension of driving on the JR Chuo Line and Keio Inokashira Line.
Each high school that is the venue is taking measures such as delaying the start time of the exam for late students.
User “Walked for about an hour”
Some users of the Keio Inokashira Line, whose driving was suspended in some sections, said that they walked through the suspended section in order to make it in time for work or meetings.
A man who went to a business partner said, ``I walked from Fujimigaoka Station to Kichijoji Station. I think it took about an hour. was
Also, a woman who was meeting with her friend said, "I thought it would be faster than going by another route, so I walked the section where driving was suspended. I'm glad I resumed driving."