World · East Asia & Pacific · 16 hrs ago
Tohoku Shinkansen services resume after object found on wire
The Tohoku Shinkansen resumed service between Tokyo and Morioka on Sunday morning.
The line, operated by JR East, runs through northeastern Japan.
Trains in both directions were stopped after an object was found hanging from a wire in Fukushima Prefecture at about 6:40 a.m.
Services resumed at about 9 a.m.
after the object was removed.
Separately, Tokaido Shinkansen trains between Tokyo and Shin-Yokohama were halted when an object was found on a wire, then resumed about 20 minutes later.
Both suspensions ended after the objects were removed, and no further action was announced.
Tohoku Shinkansen services resumed between Tokyo and Morioka on Sunday after a suspension to remove an object hanging from a wire.
The object was found on a section of track in Fukushima Prefecture at around 6:40 a.m.
Both lines heading to and from Tokyo were affected.
JR East said operations resumed at around 9 a.m.
- Who
- JR East operated the affected Tohoku Shinkansen services.
- What
- Services resumed after a suspension to remove an object hanging from a wire.
- When
- November 8, 2026; the object was found around 6:40 a.m. and operations resumed around 9 a.m.
- Where
- Between Tokyo Station and Morioka Station, with the object found in Fukushima Prefecture.
- Why
- An object hanging from a wire prompted the suspension.
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An object was found on a section of the Tohoku Shinkansen in Fukushima Prefecture.
Tohoku Shinkansen operations resumed between Tokyo and Morioka.
- Route
- Tokyo Station–Morioka Station
- Affected lines
- Both lines heading to and from Tokyo
- Object found
- Fukushima Prefecture
- Discovery time
- Around 6:40 a.m. on November 8, 2026
- Resumption
- Around 9 a.m. on November 8, 2026