About 2,300 people rested in Shinkansen "train hotels" Saturday morning as a result of a Tokyo fire that suspended services on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line for hours.
The Metropolitan Police Department and the Tokyo Fire Department began an on-site inspection Saturday of the fire, which started Friday morning at a building near East Japan Railway Co.'s Yurakucho Station in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.The final Tokaido Shinakansen train arrived at Tokyo Station at 1:55 a.m. on Saturday, about two hours behind schedule. Passengers who missed their connections due to the delays were allowed to stay in a "train hotel" comprising three 16-car trains.
As many as about 2,200 people rested in the "train hotel" until about 5 a.m. Saturday morning, when the conventional lines were running again.
Source: The Japan News
As many as about 2,200 people rested in the "train hotel" until about 5 a.m. Saturday morning, when the conventional lines were running again.
Source: The Japan News
