railsquid Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Due to pay a visit to Kansai on Saturday before strolling along the coast to the Kanto area. Comparisons are being drawn with last year's No. 21 (the one which knocked out the Kansai airport bridge) and the recent No. 15 (which left the southern half of Chiba without power). https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/10/08/national/extremely-large-typhoon-draws-bead-japan-hit-main-islands-weekend/ Link to comment
TheNicofabi Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 These Typhoons really want me to go back and help with reconstructions... it pains me to have lived in the area just less than a year ago and not being able to help... Link to comment
gmat Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 JR East eyes halting many train services this weekend due to typhoon https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191010/p2g/00m/0na/052000c Grant 2 Link to comment
katoftw Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 29 minutes ago, gmat said: JR East eyes halting many train services this weekend due to typhoon https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191010/p2g/00m/0na/052000c Grant And people will still try to go to work like the last big one. Link to comment
gmat Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 And crazy people will cycle to empty stations to shoot them in the middle of the typhoon. Or maybe only one will. Grant Link to comment
gmat Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Nother article about public transport suspension due to the approaching typhoon, this from JT; Typhoon threatens to disrupt public transport in Japan over weekend https://japantoday.com/category/national/update4-typhoon-threatens-to-disrupt-public-transport-in-japan-over-weekend Also this from Mainichi News People threatened by fierce Typhoon Hagibis in Japan advised to prepare for disaster https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191010/p2a/00m/0na/030000c Japan weather agency calls for caution as violent Typhoon Hagibis draws closer https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191010/p2a/00m/0na/002000c Editorial comment on Asahi Evening News EDITORIAL- Make the best of lessons from past to prepare for coming typhoon http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201910100034.html RUGBY/ 2 key World Cup matches get the boot as typhoon threatens safety http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201910100068.html Fans frustrated as typhoon disrupts World Cup https://japantoday.com/category/rugby-world-cup-2019/'very-disappointed'-fans-frustrated-as-typhoon-disrupts-world-cup Grant Link to comment
railsquid Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 Tomorrow there will be a gradual shutdown of JR East lines in the Kanto area between ca. 10am and 2pm, other lines generally at some point between those hours. No guarantees when service will restart on Sunday. Link to comment
railsquid Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 NHK are illustrating their "planned service interruption" page with what look like paper models of various trains: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20191011/k10012122151000.html Link to comment
Sheffie Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 (edited) Qualifying for the F1 Grand Prix from Suzuka is rescheduled for Sunday. I guess Saturday is expected to be rough. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.how-f1-is-dealing-with-the-threat-of-typhoon-hagibis.7bVmVh24rQERMiTWiGVTXi.html Edited October 11, 2019 by Sheffie Link to comment
railsquid Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Sheffie said: Qualifying for the F1 Grand Prix from Suzuka is rescheduled for Sunday. I guess Saturday is expected to be rough. There are certainly indications that may be the case, even Tokyo Disneyland is closing for the first time since 1984 due to weather-related conditions, so it must be bad. Link to comment
chadbag Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 My wife has been monitoring the twitter and other news sources, following the storm and the prep for it. Her sister was visiting in Kobe and returned home to Yokohama early in order to not get stuck due to Shinkansen / rail closure. Said all the stores are out of bread, cup noodles, water, etc. Her sister in Yokohama has gotten her "bug out" bag (evacuation backpack) prepared in case of need. Hopefully everyone rides it through. Link to comment
railsquid Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 It's been raining pretty continuously here in Tokyo for since last night, and the main event is still to come. Link to comment
railsquid Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 NHK live stream here: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/live/ Link to comment
marknewton Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 To all our members and friends in Japan, stay safe and stay well, I'm hoping for the best for everyone. Cheers, Mark. 4 Link to comment
gmat Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Some photos of deserted Sangenjaya around noon and the last trams running before the typhoon arrives. Typhoon Hagibis approaching. Tokyo shut down pics. Chazawa-dori (茶沢通り) road looking towards Sangenjaya Station. 12 Oct 2019 11:15AM Some stores had windows taped up. Empty bicycle parking lot near Seiyu Department Store. Closer to Sangenjaya Station. 11:22AM. Nishi-taishido #5 Crossing/Kannana Dori Wakabayashi Crossing 11:34AM This is the last tram run to Sangenjaya Station. It will return to Kamimachi Staion where the line will shut down. 11:34AM. Setagaya #2 Crossing/first crossing east of Kamimachi Station. 11:46AM Kamimachi Station across the street. 11:46AM. There were only two trams running at this time. One was returning from Shimo-takaidoi Station and the other from Sangenjaya Station. The station was empty. 11:47AM. Across the street is an Ozeki Supermarket, also closed. 11:47AM. Most of the lines shown were shutting down. It wasn't clear in English. 11:48AM Setagaya Line notice. But the last tram had not yet arrived. 11:49AM. 11:50AM. The station had the bar screen lowered to show the line was no running. 11:52AM. Close up. 11:52AM. The last tram arrives from Sangenjaya Station. 11:53AM. A maintenance staff member came to take over the tram. Another maintenance worker approaches. Behind the last tram frtom Shimo-takaido Station arrives. 11:54AM. The Gotokuji painted tram arrived from Shimo-kitazawa Station. 11:54AM 11:54AM. 11:54AM. 11:55AM. Last passengers. 11:55AM. Checking the tram before parking it. 11:55AM. Driver and conductor going back to the station. 11:57AM. Maintenance crew moves the tram to park it. 11:57AM 11:58AM. When I left, the two trams were parked like this. 11:59AM. I believe that this is how the trams are parked over night. There was a lone man waiting at the station as I started to leave. I told him that the trains had stopped running. Grant 5 2 Link to comment
railsquid Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 Add in an earthquake to test NHK's emergency screen layout: Link to comment
katoftw Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Did you feel it? I have read mixed reports on facebook. Some say yes. Some say no. 1 Link to comment
railsquid Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 26 minutes ago, katoftw said: Did you feel it? I have read mixed reports on facebook. Some say yes. Some say no. Mrs. Railsquid noticed it and I assumed it was the wind shaking the house, but for once she was right. Link to comment
Suica Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 (edited) wow... Edited October 12, 2019 by Suica 2 1 4 Link to comment
Yavianice Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 You'd think they would store their valuable Shinkansen on high ground/bridges rather than in flood prone areas? 2 Link to comment
gmat Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Suspension of trains, flights in Japan on Sunday due to typhoon https://japantoday.com/category/national/suspension-of-trains-flights-in-japan-on-sun.-due-to-typhoon In Photos - Typhoon Hagibis strikes central, eastern Japan https://mainichi.jp/english/graphs/20191012/hpe/00m/0na/001000g/1 Train stations, tourist spots empty as typhoon nears http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201910120028.html Grant Link to comment
trainsforever8 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Gosh those flooded brand-new Shinkansens... are they good for the scrape-yard or is there a chance they might still work? The electrical components must be completely broken Link to comment
Suica Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, trainsforever8 said: Gosh those flooded brand-new Shinkansens... are they good for the scrape-yard or is there a chance they might still work? The electrical components must be completely broken Pretty sure those sets are done for. The water reaches above the door line so ther interior will be flooded as well. Being 7 sets short is gonna hurt the Hokuriku Shinkansen. I wonder what they're gonna do about it. According to this article 10 sets are submerged. That's more than half the E7 series fleet. Edited October 13, 2019 by Suica 1 Link to comment
katoftw Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Being so new. They wont be scrapped. But a large expensive overhaul/rebuild. Link to comment
Yavianice Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 I wonder if they will put the old E2 8 part series back in service between Tokyo and Nagano to compensate for the drowned E7 sets. Link to comment
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