On the night of the 2nd, there was a problem on the JR Kawagoe Line where the inbound and outbound trains were approaching each other and stopped on a single track.
Passengers were trapped in the car for about 3 hours, and JR is investigating the cause of the trouble.
Before 10:00 p.m. on the 2nd, between Sashiogi Station in Saitama City and Minami-Furuya Station in Kawagoe City on the JR Kawagoe Line, both 10-car inbound and outbound trains approached each other several hundred meters and stopped. has happened.
Due to this, the Kawagoe Line stopped driving for about 3 hours between Omiya Station and Kawagoe Station, and about 200 passengers were trapped inside the two cars.
Driving resumed after 1:00 am on the 3rd, and according to JR East, no one got sick.
Most of the Kawagoe Line is a single track, with some exceptions, and JR is investigating the cause of the trouble because the inbound and outbound lines usually pass each other at certain points such as stations.