Shinkansen Service Alert: Typhoon Impact on Operations in Japan
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Typhoon No. 7, an extremely powerful storm, is forecasted to make landfall in mainland Japan on August 16. Due to the expected strong winds and heavy rainfall warnings, some Shinkansen and Limited Express train operations have been planned to be suspended.
JR Central has already announced that all operations of the Tokaido Shinkansen between Tokyo and Nagoya will be canceled today.
Additionally, only a few special trains will be operating every hour between Nagoya and Shin-Osaka.
For the latest updates on the operations of other Shinkansen and Limited Express trains, please refer to the official websites of each JR company.
The Latest train Operation status can be searched from the following links:
List of train numbers will be shown in these links when there's any cancellation or delay. No special message will be shown when everything is on schedule.
JR Central (Tokaido Shinkansen: Tokyo - Nagoya - Kyoto - Shin-Osaka)
https://traininfo.jr-central.co.jp/shinkansen/pc/en/index.html
JR West (Sanyo Shinkansen: Shin-Osaka - Okayama - Hiroshima - Hakata)
http://global.trafficinfo.westjr.co.jp/en/sanyo
https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
JR East
(Tohoku Shinkansen: Tokyo - Sendai - Akita - Shin-Aomori - Shin-Hakodate Hokuto)
(Hokuriku Shinkansen: Tokyo - Karuizawa - Nagano - Toyama - Kanazawa)
http://traininfo.jreast.co.jp/train_info/e/service.aspx
