Tokyo's Yamanote Line trains start after signal glitch suspension
KYODO NEWS
3 hours ago
TOKYO - Services commenced on the Yamanote loop line in central Tokyo around 9.a.m. Monday after a traffic signal glitch prompted a suspension from the first scheduled trains, its operator said.
East Japan Railway Co. said a sign indicating an error in traffic signaling equipment at Osaki Station on the line turned on around 2:25 a.m.
Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Yamanote loop line trains parked at an East Japan Railway train yard in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward amid a service suspension on the morning of July 24, 2023. (Kyodo)
Before services started, people at Shimbashi Station were seen asking station staff for information, while a handwritten sign stated that trains had been suspended.
A 29-year-old man commuting to Ebisu Station called his office to report the delay.
"I was planning to arrive early at my office but now I won't make it to a meeting," he said.
A display at JR Yurakucho Station announces services have been suspended on the Yamanote loop line on the morning of July 24, 2023. (Kyodo)
KYODO NEWS
3 hours ago
TOKYO - Services commenced on the Yamanote loop line in central Tokyo around 9.a.m. Monday after a traffic signal glitch prompted a suspension from the first scheduled trains, its operator said.
East Japan Railway Co. said a sign indicating an error in traffic signaling equipment at Osaki Station on the line turned on around 2:25 a.m.
Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Yamanote loop line trains parked at an East Japan Railway train yard in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward amid a service suspension on the morning of July 24, 2023. (Kyodo)
Before services started, people at Shimbashi Station were seen asking station staff for information, while a handwritten sign stated that trains had been suspended.
A 29-year-old man commuting to Ebisu Station called his office to report the delay.
"I was planning to arrive early at my office but now I won't make it to a meeting," he said.
A display at JR Yurakucho Station announces services have been suspended on the Yamanote loop line on the morning of July 24, 2023. (Kyodo)
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Summary
Tokyo's Yamanote Line trains resumed service around 9am on July 24, following a temporary suspension due to a traffic signal glitch at Osaki Station. The disruption, which occurred at approximately 2:25 am, was reported by East Japan Railway Co. Commuters were affected, with some missing meetings