Due to the approach of Typhoon No. 10 (Shanshan) to Japan, JR Central has announced the cancellation of all trains between Mishima and Nagoya on August 30th.
The Kodama train will temporarily be operated between the stations below, with a few trains per hour in each direction:
1) Tokyo and Mishima
2) Nagoya and Shin-Osaka
The Sanyo Shinkansen will also implement a "planned suspension" between Hiroshima and Hakata stations from the first train of the day until around 10:00 AM on August 30th.
Trains will continue to operate between Shin-Osaka and Hiroshima stations.
The latest operational status of Shinkansen can be searched from the following links:
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
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