Train service in Tokyo area March 15th
Day two of rolling blackouts and reduced rail services. The railways
have learned some lessons.
On March 14th (Monday) Seibu Railway saw that electricity was available
and ran many more trains than initially planned. Seibu says that it
will not do this again, due to the risks of creating congestion at
transfer points and stranding passengers with insufficient return
service. We can imagine that all rail operators were told by the
Transport Ministry to stick to initial plans.
It is clear from the first-day experience that Tokyo Electric Power
Company (TEPCO) is not good at predicting demand. In addition they
cannot precisely control the blackout area when a certain switch is
tossed. According to news reports many rail facilities rely on
commercial electricity of this unstable nature.
Unlike usual service suspensions, ticket and pass holders are not
allowed to use alternative routes. (The measure called "furikae yusou"
in Japanese is not in effect.) In short, you have to buy a new ticket.
Another site is providing the same information. It is updated frequently.
Kanto Train Status: http://donotstuck.blogspot.com
Following is a summary of official announcements by rail operators:
(compiled 5AM-6AM March 15 2011)
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Keisei
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Services before Noon:
Only Ueno - Takasago - Kanemachi and Oshiage - Hokuso Line will operate.
No service to Narita Airport.
Services after Noon:
Ueno - Narita Airport via old line (Tsudanuma).
Oshiage - Hokuso Line.
Kanemachi Line.
New line (Hokuso) to Narita Airport will be open between Noon - 5PM.
Extra fare trains Skyliner, Cityliner etc. will not run all day.
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Keikyu
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Trains will run to Haneda Airport.
No service south of Kanazawa Hakkei between 6AM-10AM.
No service between Shinagawa and Sengakuji whole day.
(Sengakuji is far from JR stations. Transfer from Subway Asakusa Line
to JR Yamanote Line is convenient at Mita.)
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Tokyo (Haneda) Monorail
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Will operate according to weekend timetable.
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JR East
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No service to Narita Airport.
The following sections will be closed:
Narita Line beyond Narita.
Joban Line Rapid east of Toride.
Joban Line Local east of Matsudo.
Tohoku Line north of Utsunomiya (and Nikko Line).
Tokaido Line west of Atami (and Ito Line).
Sobu Line west of Chiba (and Uchibo Line, Sotobo Line).
Musashino Line south of Nishi-Funabashi.
Kawagoe Line (9AM-3PM).
Note that transfer from Musashino Line to Joban Line is not possible,
for Shin-Matsudo is a local-only stop.
Tohoku Shinkansen will resume operation to Nasu-Shiobara around Noon
March 15th. (Nasu-Shiobara is one stop north of Utsunomiya).
Uetsu Line and Ouu Line have resumed operations.
It is now possible to travel to reach Akita and Hirosaki by the coast
line. Hirosaki to Aomori (about 30km) is still closed.
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JR Central
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Tokaido Shinkansen will operate as usual.
The following (conventional) lines will be closed:
Tokaido Line (Atami - Fuji)
Gotenba Line
Minobu Line
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Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway
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No line closures are planned but frequency will be reduced.
Streetcar Arakawa Line may not operate.
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Tokyu
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Toyoko Line will operate at 70% frequency,
Den'en-Toshi Line at 50% frequency.
Other lines will be open.
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Odakyu
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Local and Semi-Express only. Express, Rapid-Express and Romance car
will not run.
First train - 11:50AM
No service west of Sagami-Ono.
11:50AM - 4:30PM
Shinjuku - Kyodo only.
4:30PM - 7:30PM
Shinjuku- Sagami-Ono only.
(no service on Tama branch)
7:30PM - last train
No service on Tama branch till 10:30.
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Keio
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No service west of Chofu 5:30PM -10PM.
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Seibu
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Ikebukuro Line: no service west of Nerima-Takanodai.
(Toshima branch will run.)
Shinjuku Line: no service west of Saginomiya.
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Tobu
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Open all day:
Isezaki Line (Asakusa - Takenozuka)
Kameido Line
Noda Line (Omiya - Kasukabe)
Tojo Line (Ikebukuro - Narimasu)
Morning rush hour:
Isezaki Line and Nikko Line (Asakusa - Kuki, Minami-Kurihashi)
Noda Line (Omiya - Kasukabe - Kashiwa - Funabashi)
Tojo Line (Ikebukuro - Narimasu - Ogawamachi)
(It appears that Narimasu - Ogawamachi already closed at 6:20 AM)
Evening to night schedule is not announced yet (5AM).
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Tsukuba Express
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All sections will be open at 50%-60% frequency.
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Sagami Railway (Sotetsu)
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No service between Futamatagawa- Ebina 2PM - 10:40PM.
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Yokohama Subway
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All sections will operate.
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I hope this information helps.
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