JR East to reduce train services from June 24

[gmat]

Saw mention of this on the Japanese version of the news last night.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/jr-east-to-reduce-train-services-from-june-24

 

Best wishes,

Grant

[keitaro]

love the comment from yuriotani

 

 

obviously doesn't know how the world works ....

[miyakoji]

I'd probably read japantoday a lot more if they had a JR tag.

[bikkuri bahn]

Here are the specific service reductions in terms of remaining service (from noon to 3pm):

 

Tokaido Line (Tokyo-Atami) 70~85% of capacity (i.e. 15~30% reduction)

Sobu Rapid (Tokyo-Chiba): 85%

Chuo/Sobu local service (Nakano-Chiba) 70~80%

Yokosuka Line (Zushi-Kurihama) 75%

Chuo Line rapid service (Tokyo-Takao) 80~90%

Yamanote Line 95%

Keihin Tohoku/Negishi Line (Minami Urawa-Ofuna) 70~80%

Nanbu Line (Kawasaki-Tachikawa) 60~85%

Yokohama Line (Higashi Kanagawa-Hashimoto) 70%

Musashino Line (Fuchuhonmachi-Nishi Funabashi) 80%

Keiyo Line (Tokyo-Nishi Funabashi) 70%

Saikyo/Kawagoe Lines (Osaki-Omiya) 90%

Tohoku Line (Ueno-Furukawa) 85%

Joban Rapid (Ueno-Toride) 85%

Takasaki Line (Ueno-Kagohara) 85%

 

These figures are interesting as they give you an idea of the original passenger traffic levels/demand of these lines and the relative importance they hold in the Kanto area rail network.

[bikkuri bahn]

TV news report re. above

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVMkFN03JKQ&feature=player_embedded