
JR Central Operates First Overnight Tokaido Shinkansen Service, the Tokaido Lumiere Express
JR East will suspend services on sections of the Narita Line from the first trains on August 14 until around noon.
Services will be suspended between Chiba and Narita stations, between Narita and Narita Airport stations, and between Kioroshi and Abiko stations. Operations will resume after the weather improves and inspections are completed.
In the Sobu area, services will also be suspended from the first trains until around noon on the same day on the Uchibo Line, Sotobo Line, Kururi Line, Togane Line, and the section of the Sobu Main Line between Chiba and Naruto stations.
Keisei Electric Railway has also said that services across its entire network may be suspended or disrupted from the first trains on the same day.
At Narita Airport, operating hours for the runways have been extended until 1 a.m. due to significant delays caused by thunderstorms. Sleeping bags, drinking water, and food are being distributed to passengers.