On the 4th, the Tohoku-Hokkaido Shinkansen, which had been partially interrupted by the last month's earthquake that observed shaking with a seismic intensity of 6 or higher, resumed operation between Ichinoseki and Sendai in Iwate Prefecture.
Along with this, the Hokkaido Shinkansen and Akita Shinkansen have also resumed direct operation to Sendai.
Due to the derailment of trains and damage to equipment, the Tohoku-Hokkaido Shinkansen was interrupted between Ichinoseki in Iwate Prefecture and Koriyama in Fukushima Prefecture due to the earthquake on the 16th of last month, but it was operated between Fukushima and Koriyama on the 2nd. After resuming the operation, the operation was resumed between Ichinoseki and Sendai, where the restoration work was newly completed.
Along with this, the Hokkaido Shinkansen, which had been a round-trip operation between Shin-Hakodate Hokuto and Shin-Aomori, resumed direct operation from the 4th to Sendai.
At Shin-Hakodate Hokuto Station, you can see people heading toward Sendai, and a woman in her 70s heading for a relative's house in Morioka said, "I thought I had to change trains in Shin-Aomori, but I checked yesterday. I knew that I could go directly, so I changed my ticket. Thank you. "
An 18-year-old man heading to Sendai for the entrance ceremony said, "It's good to restart. I thought it would take more time, but I feel relieved."
In addition, the Akita Shinkansen, which had been operating back and forth between Akita and Morioka, has resumed direct operation between Akita and Sendai.
However, it takes about 50 minutes from Akita to Sendai because it stops at all stations between Morioka and Sendai.
A man who was visiting Akita on a business trip from Sendai said, "I've been using the high-speed bus so far, so I'm glad that the Shinkansen has been restored."
JR East is aiming to resume operation around the 20th of this month between Fukushima and Sendai, which will be the remaining non-stop section.