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On April 14, 2022 (Thu), JR East will resume operation of all sections of the Tohoku Shinkansen, which had been suspended between Fukushima and Sendai due to the impact of the earthquake.
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JR East announced that it plans to resume operation of the Tohoku Shinkansen, which is partially closed due to the earthquake that occurred off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, from April 14, 2022 (Thu).
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JR East shifts the “Suigun Line Cycle Train” to an official service that can be used throughout the year from April 2022, which has undergone demonstration experiments.
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JR East will resume operation of the Tohoku Shinkansen, which has been disrupted between Koriyama and Ichinoseki due to the impact of the earthquake, from the section where restoration has been completed.
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JR East will operate the extra train “SL Gumma” towed by a steam locomotive (SL) on the Joetsu Line and Shin-etsu Line during Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan) 2022.
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JR-East will newly operate the “Ao no Zekkei (The Blue Superb View) Nemophila” between Omiya and Katsuta as extra trains that matches the best time to see Nemophila.
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East will operate extra trains that goes directly between Nagano / Suwa areas in conjunction with the major festivals, mainly on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from April to June 2022.
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JR East will suspend all train between Haijima Station and Ome Station on the Ome Line from around 21:00 on November 28, 2020 (Saturday) to around 6:40 on November 29, 2020 (Sunday) due to track switching work at Ushihama Station.
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JR East Akita Branch Office will release a specially planned ticket “Akita Holiday Pass” (あきたホリデーパス) that allows unlimited rides on railways in Akita Prefecture at a reasonable price. You can get on and off the local trains (including rapid service) of the JR line, the Akita Nairiku Jukan Railway Akita-nairiku Line, and the Yuri Kogen Railway Chokai-sanroku Line in the valid area for one day. If you purchase a limited express ticket, express ticket, or reservation seat ticket additionaly, you can also ride limited express trains (including the Akita Shinkansen), express trains (“Moriyoshi” on Akita-nairiku Line), and rapid service “Resort Shirakami” and so on. The price is 2,440 yen for…
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JR East Mito Branch Office announced that the train operation will resume by the end of March 2021 between Fukuroda Station and Hitachi-Daigo Station on the Suigun Line, which has been disrupted due to the Typhoon No. 19 in October 2019.
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