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Few people stand on a platform for the Tokaido Shinkansen line at Tokyo Station on Jan. 2. | KYODO
Kyodo Jan 15, 2021
Nagoya – Central Japan Railway Co. said Friday about 9,500 employees will take several days off in the period between Jan. 25 and the end of February, as travel demand has declined amid a resurgence of coronavirus infections.
The railway company, which operates shinkansen connecting Tokyo and Osaka, decided to introduce such a measure for the first time since its founding in 1987 following the privatization of the state-owned Japanese National Railways.
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Japan rail passengers down 68% to record low over new year break Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
A platform for shinkansen bullet trains at JR Tokyo Station is deserted Sunday amid low passenger numbers during the New Year s holidays. | KYODO
Kyodo Jan 7, 2021
The number of people using shinkansen and conventional train services operated by Japan Railway companies plunged 68% during the year-end and New Year s period compared with a year earlier, to 4,879,000, marking the lowest level since comparable data was made available in 1991, six JR companies said Wednesday.