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A JR East staff hold a sign that reads some late-night train services will be suspended at JR Shinjuku Station on Tuesday. | KYODO
Kyodo Jan 19, 2021
Ahead of the changes in departing times of the last trains in the Tokyo area on Wednesday, staff at East Japan Railway Co. called on the people at JR Shinjuku Station on Tuesday to be aware that the last trains will be leaving early.
Last trains in Tokyo area to leave earlier from Wed night to help stem virus surge Jan. 19 07:04 pm JST Jan. 19 | 07:11 pm JST TOKYO
Twenty-five train operators in the the Tokyo metropolitan area will move up their last departure times by around 30 minutes from Wednesday night to help stem the spread of the resurgent coronavirus.
The schedule change comes after the governors of Tokyo and the three neighboring prefectures of Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama, as well as the transport ministry, made the request earlier this month.
East Japan Railway (JR East) will suspend a total of 42 trains on weekdays and 40 trains on Saturdays and Sundays on its 11 lines, which include the Yamanote, Chuo, Keihin Tohoku and Keiyo lines.
2021-01-13 13:36:19 GMT2021-01-13 21:36:19(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TOKYO, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) East Japan Railway Co. on Wednesday said the last trains of the day will depart earlier in the Tokyo metropolitan area starting from Jan. 20, in a bid to curb the further spread of the virus.
The operator, also known as JR East, said the earlier departures of the trains will affect 11 lines it runs. It is believed that other operators in the metropolitan region may follow suit.
Along with the transport ministry, the governors of Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures, have asked railway operators to expedite the departure times of the final trains ahead of already planned scheduled changes that had initially been made to come into effect in March.