Japan’s Sanyo Shinkansen Service Suspended Between Hakata, Hiroshima Due to Overhead Wire Obstruction

The Yomiuri Shimbun

13:40 JST, March 13, 2026

Services on the Sanyo Shinkansen line are suspended between Hakata and Hiroshima stations as of Friday morning as a piece of plastic that got caught in the overhead wires at JR Kokura Station, West Japan Railways Co. announced.

According to JR West, the driver of the Nozomi 103 train bound for Hakata from Tokyo discovered the problem and took steps to shut off the power supply, causing a power outage between Hakata and Shin-Shimonoseki stations from 11:03 a.m. to ensure safety.