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The JR Joban line train, which left Sendai station on the night of the 15th as an alternative means of transportation for the Tohoku-Hokkaido line, which was suspended due to the earthquake that registered a seismic intensity of more than 6 in both Miyagi in Fukushima. prefectures, was repeatedly en route due to strong winds, taking 8 hours and 43 minutes to stop, and arrived at Ueno Station before dawn on the 16th. On Twitter, JR East’s response was praised, transporting about 220 passengers while confirming security.
According to JR East, due to heavy rains and strong winds on the 15th, there were a number of suspensions between Iwaki and Sendai. The temporary express train leaving at 1:57 pm was also considered suspended, but many users said they wanted it to move in some way. For this reason, he announced that he would arrive in Ueno tomorrow morning and then departed Sendai at 5:55 p.m., about four hours later.
Trains often stop in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures due to high winds. When I got to Iwaki station, the date changed. From Iwaki, it operates as the limited express “Hitachi 22” and arrives in Ueno at 2:38 am on the 16th. Approximately 8 hours later than planned.
According to the JR East Mito branch, the journey was sure to take a long time, so we provided bread and drinks to passengers at each station in Sendai, Haranomachi and Iwaki. Upon arriving in Ueno, we distributed light meals so that we could stay in the car until the first train on the Yamanote Line.
On Twitter, on the night of the 15th, when passengers posted a video of an in-car broadcast saying “Ueno is coming tomorrow morning,” railroad fans and residents along the Joban Line responded. Messages like “Thank you for JR operating in high winds” and “Hitachi No. 22 do your best” were received one after another. There was also a tweet that reminded me of the JNR era when many night trains ran on the Joban line.
Yuma Fukuda (18), a third-year high school student in Nishitokyo city, Tokyo, who returned from visiting Sendai, said: “The Joban Line, which had been out of service for a long time due to the Great East Earthquake from Japan, backed the Shinkansen in this (Joban) earthquake. It felt like a payment (for the line). “
There was a post on Twitter that said, “I did my best to race because the trainees were on board,” but according to the Mito branch, when I checked for trainees, no one offered it.
