Due to the effects of snow and wind, JR Hokkaido may suspend operations mainly during the morning commuting hours.
(Information as of 5:50 am on the 2nd)
Sapporo area
Suspension of operation of rapid and local trains departing from and arriving in the Sapporo area (both from the first train)
▼ Airport rapid service until around 9:30 am
▼ Hakodate Line
▽ Between Sapporo and Iwamizawa until around 11:00 am
▽ Between Sapporo and Otaru Until around 10:00
a.m. ▼ Chitose Line until around 10:00
a.m. ▼ Gakuen-toshi Line until around 11:00 a.m. on all lines.
Outside Sapporo area
Operation suspended outside the Sapporo area (both from the first train)
▼Hakodate Line
▽Between Otaru and Kutchan until around 1:50pm
▽Between Kutchan and Oshamambe until around 4:50
pm▼Nemuro Line
▽Takigawa and Between
Furano and Higashishikagoe
until around 3:30 p.m. Between
Iwamizawa and Tomakomai until around 3:50 p.m. on the Muroran Line Local
trains on the Ishikatsu Line run south Between Chitose and Shin-Yubari until around 4:40 p.m.
Sekihoku Line between Kamikawa and Abashiri until around 5:20 p.m.
Soya Line between Otoineppu and Wakkanai until around 1 p.m.
Nemuro Line
▽Upbound between Kushiro and Obihiro until around 1:30pm
▽Upbound between Obihiro and Shintoku until around 11am
▽
Downbound
between Shintoku and Kushiro until around 1pm
Upbound between Nemuro and Kushiro until around 7:00 p.m.
Downbound
between Kushiro and Nemuro until around 4:00 p.m.
▼ In addition, the Rumoi Line has suspended operation all day long, and JR Hokkaido has said that it will be difficult to resume operation until at least the 6th of this month because snow removal work will take time, and there is no prospect of resumption.
425 flights suspended
Along with this, a total of 425 trains, including 43 limited express trains connecting various parts of Hokkaido, are expected to be suspended.
JR is calling on you to check the latest operation status on its website, etc., as the time period for suspension of operation may change depending on the weather in the future, and the number of suspensions and delays may increase.
Empty flights (as of 6am)
A total of 13 flights to and from New Chitose Airport have been canceled due to snow and wind.
Japan Airlines has
7 flights connecting Haneda and Memanbetsu, etc.,
Peach Aviation has 4 flights connecting Narita and Kansai,
All Nippon Airways has 1 flight
connecting Haneda, and Skymark has 1 flight connecting Haneda.
Airlines are urging customers to check the latest flight status on their websites.
Operation canceled in Tohoku area
In preparation for snow and strong winds, JR East announced the prospect of canceling the operation of some sections of conventional lines running in the Tohoku region from the first train on the 2nd.
According to JR East, the
Ban-etsu West Line will stop operating between Bandai-Atami Station and Aizu-Wakamatsu Station in Fukushima Prefecture from the first train until around noon.
In addition, we have decided to reduce the number of trains
▽ Senseki Tohoku Line between Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture and Ishinomaki Station from around 9 am to around 3 pm
▽ Tohoku Main Line from Shiroishi Station in Miyagi Prefecture to Kogoda Station and
▽ between Haranomachi Station in Fukushima Prefecture and Sendai Station on the Joban Line, both from around 9:00 am to around 4:00 pm.
In addition, delays and suspensions are expected
▽ Between Niwasaka Station in Fukushima Prefecture and Yonezawa Station in Yamagata Prefecture on the Ou Main
Line ▽ Between Naruko Onsen Station in Miyagi Prefecture and Shinjo Station in Yamagata Prefecture on the Rikuu East Line
▽ Tadami Line It is between Aizusakashita Station in Fukushima Prefecture and Oshirakawa Station in Niigata Prefecture.
JR East urges users to check the latest information on their website, etc., as trains may be delayed or canceled due to snow and strong wind conditions.