The Tohoku-Hokkaido Shinkansen, which was derailed by the earthquake on the 16th of this month, has been operating since the 22nd, shortening the section between Koriyama in Fukushima Prefecture and Ichinoseki in Iwate Prefecture.
"Nasu Shiobara-Koriyama" and "Ichinoseki-Morioka" resumed operation
In the earthquake on the 16th of this month, when tremors with a seismic intensity of 6 or higher were observed in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, the down train running in Miyagi prefecture was derailed, and between Nasu-Shiobara in Tochigi prefecture and Morioka in Iwate prefecture. Has been interrupted.
JR East is proceeding with restoration work, and from the 22nd, it has resumed operation between Nasushiobara and Koriyama and between Ichinoseki and Morioka, shortening the non-communication section between Koriyama and Ichinoseki.
In the future,
▼ between Koriyama and Fukushima around the 2nd of next month,
▼ between Sendai and Ichinoseki around the 4th of next month, and
▼ aiming to resume operation on all lines around the 20th of next month. increase.
For non-stop sections, temporary trains on conventional lines will be used for alternative transportation, so between Sendai and Ichinoseki on the Tohoku Main Line, there will be 4 temporary rapid trains going down from the 22nd and 3 going up. I am going to operate.
On the other hand,
between Koriyama and Sendai, a temporary rapid train service was canceled for the time being because a bridge in Fukushima Prefecture was found to be damaged on the 21st.