JR Hokkaido will suspend service on the Muroran Line until at least September 2.
At around 10:30 p.m. on August 27, an out-of-service train bound for Sapporo Station from Toya Station (a six-car KiHa 261 series train) collided with a fallen tree that had washed onto the tracks with mud and debris in front of the New Entomo Tunnel due to heavy rain, causing the train to stop. The first axle of the lead car derailed.
In addition, at around 8:33 p.m. the same day, it was confirmed that the trackbed had been washed away between Shizukari and Koboro stations on the Muroran Line. Subsequent inspections found mud and debris flowing onto the tracks and track flooding at several locations.
As a result, service has been suspended between Oshamambe and Date-Mombetsu stations on the Muroran Line. Restoration work is currently expected to take at least until September 2. Substitute transportation services are scheduled to begin on August 30.
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