After a heavy snowfall in January caused trains to be stuck for a long period of time without operating equipment to melt the snow on the tracks, JR West decided that there was a possibility of further snowfall, and hastened to work to activate the equipment. Therefore, the JR Kyoto Line and other lines were temporarily suspended, but after 6:00 pm, all lines resumed operation.
In addition to the possibility of snowfall on the 15th, JR West did not operate a device that melts snow at points on the track based on the expected amount of snowfall in January, and the train was stuck and passengers were killed. In light of the fact that people were confined for a long period of time, it was decided to hurriedly start operating snow-melting equipment around Kyoto Station.
Along with this, some sections of the JR Kyoto Line, Biwako Line, Kosei Line, etc. had been suspended from 5:00 p.m. resumed.
As of 6:30 p.m., trains are still delayed because of this.
Overlapping with the return rush, the station is crowded with passengers waiting to resume operation
This time, due to the fact that the suspension of operation overlapped with the evening rush hour, and the fact that the company was notified just before, JR Kyoto Station had a large impact, such as congestion in the premises with passengers waiting for the resumption of operation. came out.
Meteorological Observatory "No risk of heavy snow at this time"
According to the Osaka District Meteorological Observatory, the area around Japan has a weak winter-type atmospheric pressure pattern, and in the Kinki region, there are places where it is snowing, mainly in the northern part.
There are places where it is snowing even in the flatlands of Kyoto City, but as of 5:30 pm, no snow has been observed.
Snow will continue to fall in some places, mainly along the mountains in the Kinki region, but it is expected that it will hardly accumulate on flatlands.