Tokaido Shinkansen line closed after maintenance vehicle accident

Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services suspended between Nagoya and Hamamatsu stations following an accident involving maintenance vehicles.

The Central Japan Railway Company said the recovery work will continue until Monday evening and it cannot predict when trains will be able to use the affected section.

A maintenance vehicle was rear-ended between Toyohashi and Mikawa-Anjo stations at around 3:30 a.m. on Monday. Both vehicles were derailed.The operator is urging travelers not to use the Tokaido Shinkansen line until services are fully restored, to avoid congestion at stations.