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Yomiuri Shimbun
3 days ago
- Business
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Japan's JR East to Launch New Overnight Train in Spring 2027; Overnight Train to Connect Tokyo, Northern Tohoku Region
Courtesy of East Japan Railway Co. An artist's rendering of East Japan Railway Co.'s overnight express train set to debut in 2027 East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will launch a new overnight express train in the spring of 2027, connecting the Tokyo metropolitan area and the northern part of the Tohoku region, the company said Tuesday. JR East aims to create an enjoyable travel experience by providing all passengers with their own private compartments. A 10-car express train currently used on the JR Joban Line will be converted into the overnight train, and one of the cars will be made into a dining car. The train will have compartments to accommodate one, two or four people will be able to carry about 120 passengers. The seats in some of the compartments will be able to be converted into sleeping spaces. The exterior of the sleeper train will be mostly blue, reminiscent of Japan's long-distance trains of the past that were nicknamed 'Blue Trains.' JR East will change the train's destination depending on the season and the schedule will be decided at a later date. According to the company, there will be two classes of compartments, and an upper-class compartment will be more expensive than Grand Class premier seats on the Tohoku Shinkansen train. 'We hope this train will be able to provide passengers with an enjoyable overnight travel experience, so that riding the train itself will be the purpose of their trips,' said President Yoichi Kise during Tuesday's press conference.
23-05-2025
- General
Tokyo's Yamanote Line Suspended Due to Wire Trouble
News from Japan May 23, 2025 13:02 (JST) Tokyo, May 23 (Jiji Press)--All services on East Japan Railway Co.'s busy Yamanote Line in Tokyo were suspended for hours early Friday morning due to wire trouble, found Thursday night. On the loop line, the company, better known as JR East, stopped the inner and outer circle services entirely from Friday's first train. The inner loop service, in which trains run counterclockwise, was resumed around 7 a.m., and the other service, which operates clockwise, around 8:25 p.m. But the number of trains was reduced, affecting some 197,000 passengers. According to JR East, a Yamanote Line train conductor Thursday night reported that sparks were seen flying from a pantograph. In response, JR East conducted an inspection and found abnormalities in 21 of the 50 Yamanote Line trains. The company stopped the outer circle service from around 9:50 p.m. until the last train of the day. [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
