JR East to Perform Track Switching Work at Oimachi Station on November 17th, Suspending Service between Kamata and Shinagawa Stations until Approximately 4:30 PM

East Japan Railway Company (JR East) will carry out track switching work at Oimachi Station on November 17th.

This is part of the “Hiromachi District Development around Oimachi Station (tentative name)” project being advanced in collaboration with Shinagawa Ward, involving partial platform widening work for the Keihin-Tohoku Line.

The section between Kamata and Shinagawa stations will be suspended, and there will also be cancellations of rapid services and reductions of train services in other sections. The suspension will last from the first train on November 17th until approximately 4:30 PM. If the work cannot be carried out due to bad weather, it will be postponed to December 15th, but the Keihin-Tohoku Line trains will still be suspended until around 4:30 PM. Additionally, substitute transportation will be provided by the Keikyu Corporation, Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit, Tokyu Corporation, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation.

Due to the platform widening work, parts of the platform for the Keihin-Tohoku Line towards Omiya (cars 8 to 10) will have their platform doors removed after mid-August. They are scheduled to be reinstalled around August 2025.