JR Joban Line Resumes After Suspension from Morning Due to Power Outage (Update 3)

The Yomiuri Shimbun

8:37 JST, January 30, 2026 (updated at 11:00 JST, Jan. 30)

Train service on the JR Joban Line resumed around 2 p.m. Friday after its suspentsion from early morning due to a power outage

The Takasaki and Utsunomiya lines resumed operations earlier.

According to East Japan Railway Co., the power outage at Ueno Station occurred around 7 a.m. on Friday due to a broken overhead wire. Services on the JR Takasaki, Utsunomiya and Joban lines were immediately suspended due to the power outage.