Tohoku Shinkansen Services Suspended for Tokyo-Sendai

   Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)--All Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo Station and Sendai Station in northeastern Japan have been suspended Tuesday due to an inspection of a malfunctioning out-of-service train on the high-speed line.
   The outbound out-of-service train became unable to accelerate around 11:25 a.m. the same day while it was traveling the section between Utsunomiya and Nasushiobara stations in Tochigi Prefecture, and then stopped for inspection, according to East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, the operator of the Shinkansen line.
   Services will likely be resumed around 5 p.m., JR East said.
   The outbound Hayabusa No. 17 train, which was traveling after the malfunctioning train, also stopped between Utsunomiya and Nasushiobara. Its 682 passengers were transferred to an inbound train that was stopped next to it.

(2025/06/17-17:01)