Tokaido Shinkansen Service Resumed after Power Outage Caused by Snake (UPDATE 1)

The Yomiuri Shimbun

18:59 JST, April 30, 2025

The Tokaido Shinkansen service was resumed at around 7 p.m. after it was briefly suspended between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka stations in the westbound direction and between Shin-Osaka and Hamamatsu stations in the eastbound direction on Wednesday evening.

According to JR Tokai, the suspension is due to a power outage that occurred between Gifu-Hashima and Maibara stations because a snake got entangled in a power line.