Japan calls for a 14 day moratorium on commuting

[sharon sanders]

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The ministry called for commuting refrain
23:00 minutes January 14 at 3 twitter tweet (click on the site leaves the NHK)

The planned outage will be made from the morning of 14 railway companies, or reduce the number of trains operated, and to the suspension portion of the prospect, the Ministry of Land, to the confusion many people stuck in the station during rush hour As it sometimes happens, if the morning is calling for 14 and want to refrain from considering commuting.

By Tokyo Electric Power Co. has decided to rolling blackouts, railway companies in the metropolitan area, has advanced at a rapid 14-day review of travel plans, or reduce the number of trains operating on many routes, suspension parts or are expected to. MLIT has decided that due to sudden power failure, enough information right message to the user, and as usual the morning to work on a lot of people, it is also expected to cause confusion to stay at the station. Therefore, the Ministry of Land, if the morning is calling for 14 and want to refrain from considering commuting.

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20110314/t10014652341000.html

 

[Sally Furniss]

Re: Japan calls for a 14 day moratorium on commuting

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[sharon sanders]

Re: Japan calls for a 14 day moratorium on commuting

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Significant impact on railway rolling blackouts

24 mins 3 NEW January 14 at 6:00
Load shedding is carried out by the morning of September 14 is expected to be affected in a big train. JR [JR] is the impact of rolling blackouts. The first bullet train. Tokaido Shinkansen, Joetsu Shinkansen, Nagano Shinkansen is scheduled to be operated. In addition, JR local trains will run at the East is just six lines below. All lines Yamanote Line, Chuo Line express train, while in Tachikawa from Tokyo, while the Keihin Tohoku Line Akabane from Kamata, while the express train of Joban Line from Ueno Matsudo, Matsudo Joban Line local train from Ayase During and Saikyo Line is expected to be operated from about 8:00 am between Oosaki Omiya. However, the number of conventional lines can drive a train to stay is that 20% of normal. This route also suspended all day.

Suspension lines are as follows. Tokaido Line, Yokosuka Line, Sobu Line express train, local train Sobu Line, Keiyo, Musashino, Tohoku Line, 川越線, 高崎線, Yokohama Line, Sagami Line, 鶴見線, Nambu line, Negishi, Ito line 外房線, Uchibo line, Narita Line, Kashima Line, 久留里線, 東金線, 青梅線, 五日市線, Hachiko, Koumi Line, 水郡線, Joetsu, 吾妻線, 両毛線, 水戸線, Nikko Line, 烏山線, and Shin-Etsu Line. Conventional lines of JR Tokai, is that in some sections through the suspension during periods of Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture is made rolling blackouts.

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