Tohoku Shinkansen Services Resumed (Update 1)

The Yomiuri Shimbun

12:24 JST, March 26, 2025

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) resumed the Tohoku Shinkansen services at around 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday.

The Tohoku Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Morioka stations had been suspended since 10:30 a.m. due to strong winds.

An anemometer installed between Sendai and Shiroishi Zao stations recorded wind speed exceeding the permissible limit for train operations.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, Shiroishi in Miyagi Prefecture recorded a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 34 meters per second at 10 a.m., the strongest ever recorded there in March.